[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36525-36526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14478]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC730


Fisheries of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, 
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 34 assessment process webinars for Highly 
Migratory Species (HMS) Atlantic Sharpnose (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) 
and Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) sharks.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 34 assessment of HMS Atlantic Sharpnose and 
Bonnethead sharks will consist of an in-person workshop and a series of 
webinars. This notice is for the webinars associated with the 
assessment portion of the SEDAR process. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR 34 Assessment Workshop webinars will be held on: July 
18, 2013; July 30, 2013; and September 5, 2013. All webinars are

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scheduled from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST).

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held via a GoToWebinar 
Conference. The webinars are open to the public. Those interested in 
participating should contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATON CONTACT) to request an invitation providing webinar access 
information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in 
advance of each webinar.
    SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 
29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries 
Commissions, have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review 
(SEDAR) process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish 
stocks in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-step process 
including: (1) Data/Assessment Workshop; and (2) a series of webinars. 
The product of the Data/Assessment Workshop is a report which compiles 
and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are 
appropriate for assessment analyses, describes the fisheries, evaluates 
the status of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks, projects 
future population conditions, and recommends research and monitoring 
needs. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf of 
Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and 
NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, HMS Management Division, and 
Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include: data 
collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists; 
biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including 
fishermen, environmentalists, and non-governmental organizations 
(NGOs); international experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and 
state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion in the Assessment Process webinars are as 
follows:
    1. Participants will use datasets and initial assessment analysis 
recommended from the in-person workshop to employ assessment models to 
evaluate stock status, estimate population benchmarks and management 
criteria, and project future conditions.
    2. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods and 
configurations for determining stock status and estimating population 
parameters.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: June 13, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-14478 Filed 6-17-13; 8:45 am]
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