[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62586-62587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24586]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC911
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 38 data webinar for Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic King Mackerel.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic
King Mackerel will consist of several workshops and a series of
webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 38 data webinar will be held on Wednesday, November 6,
2013 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. eastern standard time (EST).
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar. The
webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in
participating should contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT below) to request an invitation providing webinar
access information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24
hours in advance of the 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 Workshop; (2) Assessment Workshop and a series of
Assessment webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a report which compiles and evaluates potential datasets
and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses.
The assessment workshop and webinars produce a report which describes
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates biological
benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The assessment is independently peer
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The product of the Review Workshop is
a Consensus Summary documenting panel opinions regarding the strengths
and weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data. Participants for
SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic,
and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Regional Office, Highly Migratory Species 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 during the data webinar are as follows:
1. Participants will present summary data and will discuss data
needs and treatments.
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 this meeting. 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.
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Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SEDAR 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: October 17, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-24586 Filed 10-21-13; 8:45 am]
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