[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47266-47267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19303]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XX60
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); South Atlantic red snapper
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 24 Assessment Stage 2 Webinars 1 & 2.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the South Atlantic stock of red
snapper will consist of a series of workshops and webinars: a Data
Workshop, a series of Assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. This
is the twenty-fourth SEDAR. This is notice of the Assessment Webinar
Stage 2 webinars for SEDAR 24. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: Assessment Stage 2 Webinar 1 will take place September 9, 2010.
Assessment Stage 2 Webinar 2 will take place September 21, 2010. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Assessment Webinars will be held live online via an
internet based conferencing service. The Webinars may be attended by
the public. Those interested in participating should contact Kari
Fenske at SEDAR. See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to request an
invitation providing webinar access information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari Fenske, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone:
(843) 571-4366; e-mail: [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 includes a Data Workshop, a Stock
Assessment Process and a Review Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Stock Assessment Process is a stock
assessment 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 Peer Review Evaluation Report
documenting Panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of
the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops
and Assessment Process are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils; the Atlantic and
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions; and NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Regional Office and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants
include data collectors and database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives
including fishermen, environmentalists, and NGO's; International
experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal
agencies.
SEDAR 24 Assessment Stage 2 Webinar 1 Schedule:
September 9, 2010: 1 p.m.--4 p.m.
Assessment panelists will review the public comments that were
received during the public comment period. The panelists will discuss
and begin to draft responses to comments.
SEDAR 24 Assessment Stage 2 Webinar 2 Schedule:
September 21, 2010: 1 p.m.--4 p.m.
Assessment panelists will review and finalize the responses to
public comments.
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
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action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed 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 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 Council office (see ADDRESSES)
at least 10 business days prior to each workshop.
Dated: August 2, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-19303 Filed 8-4-10; 8:45 am]
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