80_FR_34258 80 FR 34144 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

80 FR 34144 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 114 (June 15, 2015)

Page Range34144-34145
FR Document2015-14627

The SEDAR 41 assessments of the South Atlantic stocks of red snapper and gray triggerfish will consist of a series of workshops and webinars: Data Workshops; an Assessment Process; and a Review Workshop. This notice is for a webinar associated with the Data portion of the SEDAR process. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 114 (Monday, June 15, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14627]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD934


Fisheries of the 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 41 pre Data Workshop II webinar.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 41 assessments of the South Atlantic stocks of red 
snapper and gray triggerfish will consist of a series of workshops and 
webinars: Data Workshops; an Assessment Process; and a Review Workshop. 
This notice is for a webinar associated with the Data portion of the 
SEDAR process. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: A SEDAR 41 pre Data Workshop II webinar will be held on 
Wednesday, July 1, 2015, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The established 
times may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion 
of discussion relevant to the assessment process. Such adjustments may 
result in the meeting being extended from, or completed prior to the 
time established by this notice.

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 Julia Byrd 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 each 
webinar.
    SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 
29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: 
(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 three-step process 
including: (1) Data Workshop(s); (2) Assessment Process; and (3) Review 
Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop(s) is a data report which 
compiles and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets 
are appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the 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 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

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Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion in the pre Data Workshop webinar are as 
follows:
    1. Progress update from SEDAR 41 working groups.
    2. Participants will present summary data and discuss data needs 
and treatments as necessary to prepare for the SEDAR 41 Data Workshop 
II.
    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 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: June 10, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-14627 Filed 6-12-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                      • Comment 1: Whether Golden Bird                      condition; or if an existing rebuilding                assessment process. Such adjustments
                                                        Cooperated to the Best of its Ability in            plan has not ended overfishing or                      may result in the meeting being
                                                        this Review                                         resulted in adequate rebuilding                        extended from, or completed prior to
                                                      • Comment 2: Whether Golden Bird
                                                        Should Be Part of the PRC-Wide Entity
                                                                                                            progress. NMFS also notifies Councils                  the time established by this notice.
                                                      • Comment 3: Assigned Separate Rate                   when it determines a stock or stock                    ADDRESSES:
                                                      • Comment 4: Whether Xinboda Should                   complex is subject to overfishing.                       Meeting address: The meeting will be
                                                        Have Been Individually Reviewed                     Section 304(e)(2) further requires NMFS                held via webinar. The webinar is open
                                                      • Comment 5: PRC-Wide Rate Challenge                  to publish these notices in the Federal                to members of the public. Those
                                                      • Comment 6: 15-Day Liquidation                       Register.
                                                        Instruction Policy Challenge                                                                               interested in participating should
                                                                                                              NMFS has determined that the Gulf of                 contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR
                                                    Recommendation
                                                                                                            Maine/Northern Georges Bank stock of                   FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–14656 Filed 6–12–15; 8:45 am]             red hake is now subject to overfishing.                request an invitation providing webinar
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  The New England Fishery Management                     access information. Please request
                                                                                                            Council has been informed that they                    webinar invitations at least 24 hours in
                                                                                                            must end overfishing on this stock.                    advance of each webinar.
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                    NMFS has determined that the                           SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
                                                                                                            Southeast Florida stock of hogfish is                  Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                                                                            now subject to overfishing and in an                   29405.
                                                    Administration
                                                                                                            overfished condition. The Southeast
                                                    RIN 0648–XD930                                          Florida stock of hogfish was recently                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     Julia
                                                                                                            identified as a separate stock among a                 Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: (843)
                                                    Determination of Overfishing or an                      total of three hogfish stocks. The Gulf of             571–4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
                                                    Overfished Condition                                    Mexico Fishery Management Council                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
                                                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      and the South Atlantic Fishery                         of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
                                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    Management Council have been                           Caribbean Fishery Management
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      informed that they must end overfishing                Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
                                                    Commerce.                                               and rebuild the Southeast Florida stock                Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         of hogfish.                                            States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
                                                                                                              Dated: June 9, 2015.                                 have implemented the Southeast Data,
                                                    SUMMARY:   This action serves as a notice               Emily H. Menashes,                                     Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
                                                    that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of                                                                       process, a multi-step method for
                                                                                                            Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                    Commerce (Secretary), has found that                    Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.          determining the status of fish stocks in
                                                    the following stocks are subject to                                                                            the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a three-
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–14625 Filed 6–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    overfishing or are in an overfished                                                                            step process including: (1) Data
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                    condition: Gulf of Maine/Northern                                                                              Workshop(s); (2) Assessment Process;
                                                    Georges Bank red hake, which is                                                                                and (3) Review Workshop. The product
                                                    managed by the New England Fishery                                                                             of the Data Workshop(s) is a data report
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    Management Council, is now subject to                                                                          which compiles and evaluates potential
                                                    overfishing, but is not overfished; and                 National Oceanic and Atmospheric                       datasets and recommends which
                                                    Southeast Florida hogfish, which is                     Administration                                         datasets are appropriate for assessment
                                                    jointly managed by the Gulf of Mexico                                                                          analyses. The product of the Assessment
                                                    and South Atlantic Fishery Management                   RIN 0648–XD934
                                                                                                                                                                   Process is a stock assessment report
                                                    Councils, is now subject to overfishing                                                                        which describes the fisheries, evaluates
                                                                                                            Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
                                                    and is in an overfished condition.                                                                             the status of the stock, estimates
                                                                                                            Southeast Data, Assessment, and
                                                    NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary,                                                                              biological benchmarks, projects future
                                                                                                            Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
                                                    notifies the appropriate fishery                                                                               population conditions, and recommends
                                                    management council (Council)                            AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                     research and monitoring needs. The
                                                    whenever it determines that overfishing                 Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                   assessment is independently peer
                                                    is occurring, a stock is in an overfished               Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                     reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
                                                    condition, a stock is approaching an                    Commerce.                                              product of the Review Workshop is a
                                                    overfished condition, or when a                         ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 41 pre Data                    Summary documenting panel opinions
                                                    rebuilding plan has not resulted in                     Workshop II webinar.                                   regarding the strengths and weaknesses
                                                    adequate progress toward ending                                                                                of the stock assessment and input data.
                                                    overfishing and rebuilding affected fish                SUMMARY:   The SEDAR 41 assessments of                 Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
                                                    stocks.                                                 the South Atlantic stocks of red snapper               appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        and gray triggerfish will consist of a                 Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
                                                    Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568.                        series of workshops and webinars: Data                 Management Councils and NOAA
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant                     Workshops; an Assessment Process; and                  Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
                                                    to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the                 a Review Workshop. This notice is for                  Highly Migratory Species Management
                                                    Magnuson-Stevens Fishery                                a webinar associated with the Data                     Division, and Southeast Fisheries
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                                                    Conservation and Management Act                         portion of the SEDAR process. See                      Science Center. Participants include:
                                                    (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C.                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.                             Data collectors and database managers;
                                                    1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing                 DATES: A SEDAR 41 pre Data Workshop                    stock assessment scientists, biologists,
                                                    regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2),                    II webinar will be held on Wednesday,                  and researchers; constituency
                                                    NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, must                  July 1, 2015, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.                representatives including fishermen,
                                                    notify Councils whenever it determines                  The established times may be adjusted                  environmentalists, and non-
                                                    that a stock or stock complex is                        as necessary to accommodate the timely                 governmental organizations (NGOs);
                                                    overfished or approaching an overfished                 completion of discussion relevant to the               international experts; and staff of


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                                                                                   Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 114 / Monday, June 15, 2015 / Notices                                                   34145

                                                    Councils, Commissions, and state and                    ADDRESSES:                                               Dated: June 10, 2015.
                                                    federal agencies.                                          Meeting address: The meeting will be                Tracey L. Thompson,
                                                       The items of discussion in the pre                   held at the Four Points by Sheraton                    Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                    Data Workshop webinar are as follows:                   (formerly Sheraton Colonial), 1                        Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                       1. Progress update from SEDAR 41                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–14628 Filed 6–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880;
                                                    working groups.                                                                                                BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                       2. Participants will present summary                 telephone: (781) 245–9300; fax: (781)
                                                    data and discuss data needs and                         245–0842.
                                                    treatments as necessary to prepare for                     Council address: New England                        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    the SEDAR 41 Data Workshop II.                          Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
                                                       Although non-emergency issues not                    Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.                 United States Patent and Trademark
                                                    contained in this agenda may come                                                                              Office
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    before this group for discussion, those                                                                        [Docket No.: PTO–P–2015–0030]
                                                    issues may not be the subject of formal                 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
                                                    action during this meeting. Action will                 New England Fishery Management
                                                                                                                                                                   Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot
                                                    be restricted to those issues specifically              Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
                                                    identified in this notice and any issues                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The                   AGENCY: United States Patent and
                                                    arising after publication of this notice                                                                       Trademark Office, Commerce.
                                                                                                            committees plan to review and discuss
                                                    that require emergency action under                     updated information and analyses for                   ACTION: Notice.
                                                    section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens                  the draft Environmental Assessment
                                                    Fishery Conservation and Management                                                                            SUMMARY:    The United States Patent and
                                                                                                            (EA) for NMFS-led omnibus amendment                    Trademark Office (USPTO) has a
                                                    Act, provided the public has been                       to establish provisions for industry-
                                                    notified of the intent to take final action                                                                    procedure under which an application
                                                                                                            funded monitoring (IFM) across all                     will be advanced out of turn (accorded
                                                    to address the emergency.
                                                                                                            Council-managed fisheries. They will                   special status) for examination if the
                                                    Special Accommodations                                  also review and discuss the elements of                applicant files a petition to make special
                                                      This meeting is accessible to people                  options for industry-funded monitoring                 with the appropriate showing. The
                                                    with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary               in the Atlantic herring fishery,                       USPTO is providing a temporary basis
                                                    aids should be directed to the SEDAR                    including at-sea monitoring, portside                  (the Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot)
                                                    office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10                      sampling, and electronic monitoring                    under which an appellant may have an
                                                    business days prior to the meeting.                     (EM); develop recommendations                          ex parte appeal to the Patent Trial and
                                                      Note: The times and sequence specified in             regarding the specific combinations of                 Appeal Board (Board) accorded special
                                                    this agenda are subject to change.                      measures (‘‘packages’’) to be analyzed in              status if the appellant withdraws the
                                                                                                            the Draft EA. Additionally, they will                  appeal in another application in which
                                                       Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.                    review updated information related to                  an ex parte appeal is also pending
                                                      Dated: June 10, 2015.                                 herring/mackerel economic analysis in                  before the Board. The Expedited Patent
                                                    Tracey L. Thompson,                                     omnibus IFM amendment. The                             Appeal Pilot will allow appellants
                                                                                                            committees will also discuss other                     having multiple ex parte appeals
                                                    Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                    Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.           elements of IFM amendment and                          currently pending before the Board to
                                                                                                            develop related recommendations, as                    have greater control over the priority
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–14627 Filed 6–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            appropriate. Other business will be                    with which their appeals are decided
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                                                                                                                                                                   and reduce the backlog of appeals
                                                                                                            discussed as necessary.
                                                                                                                                                                   pending before the Board.
                                                                                                               Although non-emergency issues not                   DATES:
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  contained in this agenda may come                         Effective Date: June 19, 2015.
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        before these groups for discussion, those                 Duration: The Expedited Patent
                                                    Administration                                          issues may not be the subject of formal                Appeal Pilot is being adopted on a
                                                                                                            action during these meetings. Action                   temporary basis and will run until two
                                                    New England Fishery Management                          will be restricted to those issues                     thousand (2,000) appeals have been
                                                    Council; Public Meeting                                 specifically listed in this notice and any             accorded special status under the
                                                                                                            issues arising after publication of this               Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot, or until
                                                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                                                                            notice that require emergency action                   June 20, 2016, whichever occurs earlier.
                                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                                                                            under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-                  The USPTO may extend the Expedited
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                    Commerce.                                               Stevens Act, provided the public has                   Patent Appeal Pilot (with or without
                                                                                                            been notified of the Council’s intent to               modification) on either a temporary or
                                                    ACTION: Notice; public meetings.
                                                                                                            take final action to address the                       permanent basis, or may discontinue the
                                                    SUMMARY:    The New England Fishery                     emergency.                                             Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot after June
                                                    Management Council (Council) is                                                                                20, 2016, depending upon the results of
                                                                                                            Special Accommodations                                 the Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot.
                                                    scheduling a public meeting of its Joint
                                                    Observer and Herring Committees to                        This meeting is physically accessible                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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                                                    consider actions affecting New England                  to people with disabilities. Requests for              Steven Bartlett, Patent Trial and Appeal
                                                    fisheries in the exclusive economic zone                sign language interpretation or other                  Board, by telephone at 571–272–9797,
                                                    (EEZ). Recommendations from these                       auxiliary aids should be directed to                   or by electronic mail message at
                                                    groups will be brought to the full                      Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at                 expeditedpatentappealspilot@uspto.gov.
                                                    Council for formal consideration and                    (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Appeals to
                                                    action, if appropriate.                                 the meeting date.                                      the Board are normally taken up for
                                                    DATES: This meeting will be held on                                                                            decision by the Board in the order in
                                                    Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.                      Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.                    which they are docketed. The USPTO


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of SEDAR 41 pre Data Workshop II webinar.
DatesA SEDAR 41 pre Data Workshop II webinar will be held on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The established times may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of discussion relevant to the assessment process. Such adjustments may result in the meeting being extended from, or completed prior to the time established by this notice.
ContactJulia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 34144 
RIN Number0648-XD93

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