Overview
Agenda and Briefing Materials
A. Call to Order
B. Open Public Comment
Agenda Item B, Situation Summary: Open Public Comment
Agenda Item B.1, Attachment 1: Letter from Mark Cedergreen to Sam Rauch Regarding Saltwater Recreational Fishing Outreach and Allocation Review Issues
Agenda Item B.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Letter from Wayne Heikkila to Don McIsaac Regarding MSA Reauthorization Alternative to Marine Stewardship Council Certification
Agenda Item B.1, Supplemental Attachment 3: Response Letter to Mark Cedergreen from Sam Rauch
C. Managing Our Nations Fisheries 3
Agenda Item C, Situation Summary: Managing Our Nations Fisheries 3
Agenda Item C, Attachment 1: Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries 3, Detailed Agenda
D. CCC Meeting Protocols
Agenda Item D, Situation Summary: Council Coordination Committee Meeting Protocols
Agenda Item D, Attachment 1: Terms of Reference for the Council Coordination Committee
Agenda Item D, Attachment 2: Guidance to the Council Coordination Committee Regarding Meetings
Agenda Item D, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 3: Code of Federal Regulations and Magnuson-Stevens Act Language Regarding Council Meeting Procedures
Agenda Item D, Supplemental Attachment 4: Terms of Reference for the Council Coordination Committee
Agenda Item D, Supplemental Attachment 5: DRAFT MAY 8, 2013 Terms of Reference for the Council Coordination Committee
E. Budget Issues
Agenda Item E, Situation Summary: Budget Issues
Agenda Item E.1, Supplemental Attachment 1: Office of Management and Budget Presentation to the Council Chairs Committee; Gary Reisner, CFO (May 2013)
F. Consideration of MONF3 Conference Results
Agenda Item F, Situation Summary: Consideration of MONF3 Conference Results
Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 1: Pacific Fishery Management Council Report On Issues for Consideration Under Reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act and Revision of Federal Regulations
Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 2: North Pacific Fishery Management Council Report On Issues for Consideration Under Reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act and Revision of Federal Regulations
Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 3: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Report On Issues for Consideration Under Reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act and Revision of Federal Regulations
Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 4: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Report On Issues for Consideration Under Reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act and Revision of Federal Regulations
Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 5: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Report On Issues for Consideration Under Reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act and Revision of Federal Regulations
Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 6: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Report On Issues for Consideration Under Reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act and Revision of Federal Regulations
Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 7: Caribbean Fishery Management Council Report On Issues for Consideration Under Reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act and Revision of Federal Regulations
Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 8: New England Fishery Management Council Report On Issues for Consideration Under Reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act and Revision of Federal Regulations
Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 9: Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries 3 Conference Findings
G. ESA Transparency
Agenda Item G, Situation Summary: ESA Transparency
Agenda Item G, Attachment 1: CCC Letter to NOAA
Agenda Item G, Attachment 2: ESA Working Group Terms of Reference
Agenda Item G, Supplemental Attachment 3: Draft Six-Month Progress Report from MAFAC’s ESA Working Group
H. Electronic Monitoring
Agenda Item H, Situation Summary: Electronic Monitoring
Agenda Item H, Attachment 1: Electronic Monitoring Subcommittee Report
Agenda Item H, Supplemental Attachment 2: NMFS Policy of Electronic Technologies
Agenda Item H, Supplemental Attachment 3: Electronic Monitoring Subcommittee Draft Terms of Reference
I. Allocation Review Process
Agenda Item I, Situation Summary: Allocation Review Process
Agenda Item I, Attachment 1: Marine Fishery Allocation Report
Agenda Item I, Supplemental Attachment 2: Presentation from Sam Rauch; Allocation – Topics for Discussion
J. Office of the Inspector General Action Plan
Agenda Item J, Situation Summary: Office of the Inspector General Action Plan
Agenda Item J, Attachment 1: NOAA Needs to Continue Streamlining the Rulemaking Process and Improve Transparency and Consistency in Fisheries Management; Final Report No. OIG-13-011-I
Agenda Item J, Attachment 2: NOAA Action Plan and OIG Response Letter
Agenda Item J, Attachment 3: Overview of 1997 and 2005 NMFS Operational Guidelines for Fishery Management Actions
Agenda Item J, Attachment 4: 1997 Operational Guidelines
Agenda Item J, Attachment 5: 2005 Draft Operational Guidelines
Agenda Item J, Supplemental Attachment 6: DRAFT May 8 OIG Subcommittee Report
K. New NEPA Process
Agenda Item K, Situation Summary: New NEPA Process
Agenda Item K, Attachment 1: NEPA Policy Directive
Agenda Item K, Attachment 2: Introduction to NMFS Policy Directive: National Environmental Policy Act Compliance for Fishery Management Actions under the Magnuson-Stevens Act
Agenda Item K, Attachment 3: CCC Letter to NMFS
Agenda Item K, Attachment 4: NMFS Response Letter to CCC
Agenda Item K, Supplemental Attachment 5: Memo to NMFS Regional Administrators and Council Coordination Committee From Sam Rauch III, Regarding NEPA Compliance for Council-Initiated Fishery Management Actions under the Magnuson-Stevens Act
L. Discussion of Decisions and Follow-Up Activities
Agenda Item L, Situation Summary: Discussion of Decisions and Follow-Up Activities
Agenda Item L, Attachment 1: Council Coordinating Committee History
M. National Ocean Policy
Agenda Item M, Supplemental Situation Summary: National Ocean Policy
Agenda Item M.1, Supplemental Attachment 1: National Ocean Policy Implementation
Agenda Item M.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: National Ocean Policy Marine Planning