[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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