[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 60675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21187]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE817


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

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR 
process and assessment schedule. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet from 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 
September 20, until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The Steering Committee meeting will be held at the 
Town and Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; 
telephone: (843) 571-1000.
    SEDAR address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; 
www.sedarweb.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, Deputy Executive 
Director, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 
29405; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 
769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion are as follows:
    SEDAR Steering Committee Agenda, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 1 
p.m.-5 p.m. and Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

1. Review Assessment Projects Status Reports
2. Consider the Research Track Assessment Process and Changes in the 
SEDAR Standard Operating Procedures and Policies (SOPPs).
3. Review State-Sponsored Assessment Process: Goliath Grouper Benchmark 
Case Study
4. Address the SEDAR Assessment Schedule: Identify assessment 
capability, determine 2018 priorities and identify projects for 2019-
20.
5. Review Data Best Practices Terms of References (TORs) and Charge 
statement.
6. Progress Report on the Stock Identification and Meristics workshop: 
Timing, TORs, and stocks list.
7. Update on the NOAA Fisheries Stock Assessment Prioritization Plan: 
Cooperator progress and SEDAR role.

    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.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC 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: August 30, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21187 Filed 9-1-16; 8:45 am]
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