[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 67 (Thursday, April 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16186-16187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8126]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XO52
Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean;
Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee;
Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Steering Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR
assessment schedule and the SEDAR process. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet on Monday, May 18, 2009,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf,
296 State Street, Boston, MA 02109.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, SEDAR Program
Manager, SEDAR/SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax:
(843) 769-4520.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils; in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; implemented the Southeast
Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks. The SEDAR Steering Committee
meets twice annually to provide oversight of the SEDAR process,
establish assessment priorities, and provide coordination between
assessment efforts and management activities.
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During this meeting, the Steering Committee will receive reports on
recent SEDAR activities, consider benchmark and update assessment
scheduling for 2010-14, receive reports from the Councils regarding
research and monitoring priorities, and discuss procedural issues that
have arisen since the previous meeting.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this
meeting. Actions 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 Act, provided the public has been notified of the
Council's 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 South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council office at the address listed above at least 15
business days prior to the meeting.
Dated: April 6, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-8126 Filed 4-8-09; 8:45 am]
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