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February 2014 CCC Meeting

2014 Council Coordination Committee Meeting
Holiday Inn Capital Hotel  •  Columbia Ballroom  •  Washington, DC
February 19-20, 2014
 
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  Meeting Transcripts  
Wednesday - February 19, 2014
TIMEDISCUSSION ITEMPRESENTER
9:00 - 9:20
(20 min)		Welcome and Opening RemarksRick Robins
Sam Rauch
9:20 - 9:35
(15 min)		Remarks from LeadershipEileen Sobeck
9:35 - 10:05
(30 min)		NMFS UpdateEileen Sobeck
  • NMFS FY14 Priorities
  • National Standard 1
  • NEPA
  • IG Report
•NOAA Fisheries Update Presentation for the 2014 Interim CCC
10:05 - 10:20    - Break -     (15 min)  
10:20 - 11:00
(40 min)		Council Report Round RobinChairmen / EDs
 • Top three priorities for 2014 (5 min/Council)
•NEFMC Report
•SAFMC Report
•WPFMC Report
11:00 - 12:00
(60 min)		Management and Budget UpdatePaul Doremus
 • FY2014: Status, Council funding
 • FY2015: Update
 • Budget Outlook
 • FY2015 and beyond -- Management and Administration Costs
•OMB Presentation to the Council Chairs Committee
12:00 - 1:30    - Lunch -     (90 min)  
1:30 - 2:15
(45 min)		Councils/Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Endangered Specied Act Working Group UpdateJulie Morris
•Report from MAFAC on ESA Section 7 Recommendations on MSA Fishery Management Actions
2:15 - 3:15
(60 min)		Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Seafood Certification ProcessKeith Rizzardi
•Sustainable Fishery Certification: MAFAC Recommendations on a Role for NOAA
3:15 - 3:30    - Break -     (15 min)  
3:30 - 4:30
(60 min)		Fisheries AllocationSam Rauch
 • National SSC Tasking
 • Next Steps
•Fisheries Allocation
•Allocation Working Group Terms of Reference
•Review of Laws, Guidance, Technical Memorandums, and Case Studies Related to Fisheries Allocation Decisions
•Crabtree Letter to Boyd
•Rauch Letter to Lowman
4:30 - 5:30
(60 min)		National Science Programs ReviewRichard Merrick
Doug Lipton
Rick Methot
•Program Reviews: Improving Our Science
•Decision Tool for Determining Consequences of Management Choices
•Implementing an Assessment Prioritization Process
5:30    - Adjourn -
Thursday - February 20, 2014
TIMEDISCUSSION ITEMPRESENTER
9:00 - 10:00
(60 min)		Electronic Monitoring of FisheriesDorothy Lowman
Mark Holliday
  • Major findings
  • Effects on management
  • Where do we go from here?
•National Electronic Monitoring Workshop Summary
•Electronic Monitoring Subcommittee Terms of Reference
10:00 - 10:15    - Break -     (15 min)  
10:15 - 11:00
(45 min)		Revision of Operational GuidelinesMarian Macpherson
•Operational Guidelines Project
•Decision Matrix Handout
•RFMC Overview Matrix Handout
•Questions for Discussion Handout
•Next Steps
11:00 - 12:00
(60 min)		Revisions to CCC Terms of ReferenceRick Robins
  • Creating a National SSC
•May 2013 Terms of Reference for the Council Coordination Committee
•National Scientific and Statistical Committee Presentation
12:00 - 1:30    - Lunch -     (90 min)  
1:30 - 2:30
(60 min)		MSA ReauthorizationAll
•Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization: “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act“
2:30 - 2:45    - Break -     (15 min)  
2:45 - 3:45
(60 min)		NOAA's Habitat Conservation Initiatives and Partnership OpportunitiesKara Meckley
•NOAA’s Habitat Conservation Initiatives: Supporting Robust Fisheries
•Habitat Agenda Overview Handout
•Council Habitat Strategies Initiative Handout
3:45 - 4:30
(60 min)		Updates/Other BusinessRick Robins
  • Annual CCC Meeting
  • Other Business
•CCC Action Items
4:30    - Adjourn -