The Council Coordination Committee met February 27-28, 2018 in Washington, DC. Briefing materials and presentations are available on the NMFS Meeting Page.

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

8:30 – 8:40 Welcome/Introductions (Dan Hull/Chris Oliver)

8:40 – 9:10 NMFS Update & FY18 Priorities (Chris Oliver)

9:10 – 10:10 Aquaculture Initiative Updates (Paul Doremus/Michael Rubino)

• Marine Aquaculture - Next Steps

10:10 – 10:30 Regulatory Reform Update (Alan Risenhoover)

• Regulatory Reform E.O.’s

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:35 Legislative Outlook NMFS OLIA Congressional Staff (pending)

11:35 – 12:35 MSA Reauthorization & CCC Legislative Committee Report (Gregg Waugh/CCC)

• Overview Session

• Congressional Activities Report

• H.R. 200

• S. 1520

• CCC Working Paper

• South Atlantic Council Amendment Under Review (Excel)

12:35 – 1:30 Lunch on your own 1:30 – 2:00 NOAA Update and Administration Priorities RDML Timothy Gallaudet

2:00 – 2:30 Proposed National Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)

• New England Council Letter to DOI

• August 2017 New England Council Letter to BOEM

• February 2018 New England Council Letter to BOEM

2:30 – 3:15 FOIA Guidance (CCC/Adam Issenberg )

3:15 – 3:30 Break

3:30 – 4:30 Management and Budget Update (Brian Pawlak)

• Management and Budget Update

4:30 – 5:00 Recusal Policy Update (Adam Issenberg )

5:00 Adjourn for the day

Wednesday, February 28, 2028

9:00 – 10:00 Electronic Monitoring Policy Development (Cisco Werner/Brett Alger)

• Electronic Monitoring Policy Development

• Draft Procedural Directive on Cost Allocation in Electronic Monitoring Programs

10:00 –10:30 EBFM Regional Implementation (Cisco Werner/Sam Rauch)

• Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management and Climate Regional Action Plans

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 –11:45 MRIP Transition Implementation (Ned Cyr)

• MRIP FES Transition Update

• Pacific Islands Regional Implementation Plan

11:45 – 1:15 Lunch on your own

1:15 – 2:15 BSIA Guidance Update (Cisco Werner/Rick Methot)

• BSIA Guidance Update

• Draft Framework

2:15 – 2:45 NS1 Technical Guidance Update Alan Risenhoover

• NS1 Technical Guidance Update

2:45 – 3:00 Break

3:00 – 4:00 Other Business (Dan Hull)

• Review of CCC Committees

  • Overview of CCC Committees

• National SCS Workshop

  • Workshop Agenda and SCS 7 Plans

• SAFMC Penalty Increase for Non-reporting (Gregg Waugh)

  • Overview Session

  • MSA Permit Sanctions

  • South Atlantic Council Law Enforcement Committee Meeting Minutes

  • South Atlantic Council Executive Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

  • Fish Rules Mobile App

    • South Atlantic Council Overview

    • Fish App Handout

4:00 –4:15 Wrap Up and Next Meeting (Dan Hull)

4:15 Adjourn meeting