Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Crowne Plaza Hotel
8777 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring, MD

AGENDA

Discussion Item	Who	How long
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
9:00 a.m. – Morning session begins
Overview and open session with Councils	Rauch	1 hr
Council performance and metrics Presentation NMFS handout - Performance Measures Broken Out by Council, Jan2008 (formatted for 11x17 paper) Councils letter to D. Sampson, Oct 2006	Rauch/Risenhoover/ Thorburn	1 hr
Budget issues (General update and FY 2008 Allocation) Presentation	Reisner/Risenhoover	1 hr
12:00 – 1:00 – Break for lunch
1:00 p.m. – Afternoon session begins
FY 2008 Budget Allocation – continued, as needed	Reisner/Risenhoover	1-2 hrs
Council Administrative Session (closed)		3 hrs
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
8:30 a.m. – Morning session begins
MSRA Implementation – (Joint Session with Science Board during the morning) General overview / update (15 min) Annual catch limit and accountability measure guidance (1 hr) Presentation Handouts Management Actions to Address Overfishing Actions to End Overfishing By 1/2009 5-year research plans (30 min) Presentation Council SSCs, Peer Review, Stipends (45 min) Presentation MRIP (45 min) Presentation MRIP Fact Sheet MRIP Organization MRIP Timeline MRIP FAQs	Risenhoover Millikin Boreman/Murawski Murawski Boreman	3.5 hrs
12:00 – 1:00 – Break for lunch
1:00 p.m. – Afternoon session begins
Finalize FY 2008 budget discussions	Rauch/Risenhoover/ Reisner	1 hr
MSRA Implementation Revised NEPA / MSA procedures (1 hr) Presentation International provisions and regulations (1 hr) Presentation Exempted fishing permit procedures (30 min) Presentation EFP handout SOPPs guidance (30 min) “Omnibus” technical changes to regulations (15 min) Presentation (combined SOPPs & Omnibus changes) Jones Bill (20), copy of bill (Nov 6, 2007)	Leathery Lent Blackburn Chappell Chappell Rauch	3-4 hrs
Thursday, January 10, 2008
8:30 a.m. – Morning session begins
Complete MSRA implementation items, as necessary	Risenhoover	1- 2 hr
Status report, MPA system framework document Presentation Planned FY2008 Projects	J. Uravitch, MPA Center Director	20 min
National Fish Habitat Action Plan legislation Presentation	S.M. Stedman	20 min
Other issues / actions Permit fees Tax identification numbers	Risenhoover	1 hr
Wrap-up		30 min
Other handouts: National Bycatch Report update, Aug 2007