82 FR 15496 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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The SEDAR 56 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of black seabass will consist of a series webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF303


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 56 Assessment Scoping webinar.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 56 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of black 
seabass will consist of a series webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: A SEDAR 56 Assessment Scoping webinar will be held on Friday, 
May 12, 2017 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.

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: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; 
www.sedarweb.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 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. The product of the SEDAR webinar series 
will be a report which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and 
recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses, and 
describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates 
biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and 
recommends research and monitoring needs. 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 Councils, Commissions, and 
state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion in the Assessment Scoping webinar are as 
follows:

    Participants will review data and discuss data issues, as 
necessary, and initial model issues.

    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

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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: March 24, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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until 5 p.m.; and Wednesday, August 2. Participants will recommend the Meeting address: The meeting will be
16, 2017, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. most appropriate methods and held via webinar. The webinar is open
ADDRESSES: configurations for determining stock to members of the public. Those
Meeting address: The meeting will be status and estimating population interested in participating should
held via webinar. The webinar is open parameters. contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR
to members of the public. Those 3. Participants will prepare a FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to
interested in participating should workshop report and determine whether request an invitation providing webinar
contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR the assessment(s) are adequate for access information. Please request
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to submission for review. webinar invitations at least 24 hours in
request an invitation providing webinar Although non-emergency issues not advance of each webinar.
access information. Please request contained in this agenda may come SEDAR address: South Atlantic
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in before this group for discussion, those Fishery Management Council, 4055
advance of each webinar. issues may not be the subject of formal Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic action during these meetings. Action Charleston, SC 29405;
Fishery Management Council, 4055 will be restricted to those issues www.sedarweb.org.
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. specifically identified in this notice and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Charleston, SC 29405; any issues arising after publication of Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
www.sedarweb.org. this notice that require emergency Place Drive, Suite 201, North
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia action under section 305(c) of the Charleston, SC 29405; phone (843) 571–
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
Place Drive, Suite 201, North Conservation and Management Act, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
Charleston, SC 29405; phone (843) 571– provided the public has been notified of of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net. the intent to take final action to address Caribbean Fishery Management
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
the emergency. Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Special Accommodations Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
Caribbean Fishery Management States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
These meetings are accessible to have implemented the Southeast Data,
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA people with disabilities. Requests for
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
auxiliary aids should be directed to the process, a multi-step method for
States Marine Fisheries Commissions, SAFMC office (see ADDRESSES) at least
have implemented the Southeast Data, determining the status of fish stocks in
10 business days prior to the meeting. the Southeast Region. The product of
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for Note: The times and sequence specified in the SEDAR webinar series will be a
determining the status of fish stocks in this agenda are subject to change. report which compiles and evaluates
the Southeast Region. The product of potential datasets and recommends
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. which datasets are appropriate for
the SEDAR webinar series will be a
report which compiles and evaluates Dated: March 24, 2017. assessment analyses, and describes the
potential datasets and recommends Tracey L. Thompson, fisheries, evaluates the status of the
which datasets are appropriate for Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
assessment analyses, and describes the Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. projects future population conditions,
fisheries, evaluates the status of the [FR Doc. 2017–06179 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am]
and recommends research and
stock, estimates biological benchmarks, monitoring needs. Participants for
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
projects future population conditions, SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the
and recommends research and Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
monitoring needs. Participants for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Caribbean Fishery Management
SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Regional Office, Highly Migratory
Caribbean Fishery Management Administration Species Management Division, and
Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
RIN 0648–XF303 Participants include: data collectors and
Regional Office, Highly Migratory
Species Management Division, and database managers; stock assessment
Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
Southeast Fisheries Science Center. scientists, biologists, and researchers;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Participants include: Data collectors and constituency representatives including
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
database managers; stock assessment fishermen, environmentalists, and non-
scientists, biologists, and researchers; AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries governmental organizations (NGOs);
constituency representatives including Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and international experts; and staff of
fishermen, environmentalists, and non- Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Councils, Commissions, and state and
governmental organizations (NGOs); Commerce. federal agencies.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 56 Assessment The items of discussion in the
international experts; and staff of
Scoping webinar. Assessment Scoping webinar are as
Councils, Commissions, and state and
follows:
federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the SUMMARY: The SEDAR 56 assessment of Participants will review data and discuss
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Assessment webinars are as follows: the South Atlantic stock of black seabass data issues, as necessary, and initial model
1. Participants will continue will consist of a series webinars. See issues.
discussions to develop population SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Although non-emergency issues not
models to evaluate stock status, estimate DATES: A SEDAR 56 Assessment contained in this agenda may come
population benchmarks, and project Scoping webinar will be held on Friday, before this group for discussion, those
future conditions, as specified in the May 12, 2017 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. issues may not be the subject of formal
Terms of Reference. ADDRESSES: action during this meeting. Action will

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be restricted to those issues specifically Public Law 109–430 on December 20, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
identified in this notice and any issues 2006, and reauthorized by Public Law
arising after publication of this notice 113–86 on March 6, 2014, with a National Oceanic and Atmospheric
that require emergency action under mandate to provide an effective drought Administration
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens early warning system for the United RIN 0648–XF250
Fishery Conservation and Management States; coordinate, and integrate as
Act, provided the public has been practicable, Federal research in support Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
notified of the intent to take final action of a drought early warning system; and Specified Activities; Taking Marine
to address the emergency. build upon existing forecasting and Mammals Incidental to Seattle
assessment programs and partnerships. Multimodal Construction Project in
Special Accommodations
See 15 U.S.C. 313d. The Public Law also Washington State
This meeting is accessible to people calls for consultation with ‘‘relevant
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
aids should be directed to the SAFMC government agencies, research Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 institutions, and the private sector’’ in Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
business days prior to the meeting. the development of NIDIS. 15 U.S.C. Commerce.
Note: The times and sequence specified in 313d(c). The NIDIS Executive Council ACTION: Proposed incidental harassment
this agenda are subject to change. provides the NIDIS Program Office with authorization; request for comment.
an opportunity to engage in individual
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. consultation with senior resource SUMMARY: NMFS has received an
Dated: March 24, 2017. officials from NIDIS’s Federal partners, application from Washington State
as well as leaders from state and local Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Tracey L. Thompson,
government, academia, for an Incidental Harassment
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Authorization (IHA) to take marine
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. nongovernmental organizations, and the
private sector. mammals, by harassment, incidental to
[FR Doc. 2017–06178 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am]
Status: This meeting will be open to Seattle Multimodal Construction Project
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P in Washington State. Pursuant to the
public participation. Individuals
interested in attending should register at Marine Mammal Protection Act
https://cpaess.ucar.edu/meetings/2017/ (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE on its proposal to issue an IHA to the
nidis-executive-council-meeting-april-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 2017. Please refer to this Web page for WSDOT to incidentally take marine
Administration the most up-to-date meeting times and mammals during the specified activities.
agenda. Seating at the meeting will be DATES: Comments and information must
National Integrated Drought available on a first-come, first-served be received no later than April 28, 2017.
Information System (NIDIS) Executive basis. ADDRESSES: Comments on the
Council Meeting Special Accommodations: This application should be addressed to Jolie
meeting is physically accessible to Harrison, Chief, Permits and
AGENCY: Climate Program Office (CPO),
people with disabilities. Requests for Conservation Division, Office of
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
special accommodations may be Protected Resources, National Marine
Research (OAR), National Oceanic and
directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on Fisheries Service. Physical comments
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
April 18, 2016, to Elizabeth Ossowski, should be sent to 1315 East-West
Department of Commerce (DOC).
Program Coordinator, David Skaggs Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Research Center, Room GD102, 325 electronic comments should be sent to
SUMMARY: The National Integrated Broadway, Boulder CO 80305; Email: ITP.Guan@noaa.gov.
Drought Information System (NIDIS) Elizabeth.Ossowski@noaa.gov. Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
Matters To Be Considered: The for comments sent by any other method,
Program will hold an organizational
meeting will include the following to any other address or individual, or
meeting of the NIDIS Executive Council
topics: (1) NIDIS implementation received after the end of the comment
on April 20, 2017.
updates and 2017 priorities, (2) Council period. Comments received
DATES: The meeting will be held member updates and 2017 priorities, (3) electronically, including all
Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. cross-agency Federal priorities as well attachments, must not exceed a 25-
EST to 4:30 p.m. EST. These times and as state government priorities in 2017, megabyte file size. Attachments to
the agenda topics described below are (4) drought resilience efforts at the electronic comments will be accepted in
subject to change. Federal level, (5) quantifying the socio- Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at economic impact of drought and the file formats only. All comments
the Hall of States, Room 383/385, 444 cost of inaction as well as the benefits received are a part of the public record
North Capitol St. NW., Washington, DC of action, (6) partnership between the and will generally be posted online at
20001. National Water Center and NIDIS, and www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (7) open discussion on advancing the incidental/construction.htm without
Veva Deheza, NIDIS Executive Director, goals of the NIDIS Public Law. change. All personal identifying
David Skaggs Research Center, Room Dated: March 23, 2017. information (e.g., name, address)
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GD102, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO Paul Johnson, voluntarily submitted by the commenter
80305. Email: Veva.Deheza@noaa.gov; may be publicly accessible. Do not
Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO,
or visit the NIDIS Web site at Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, submit confidential business
www.drought.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric information or otherwise sensitive or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administration. protected information.
National Integrated Drought Information [FR Doc. 2017–06226 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
System (NIDIS) was established by BILLING CODE 3510–KB–P Shane Guan, Office of Protected

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of SEDAR 56 Assessment Scoping webinar.
Dates		A SEDAR 56 Assessment Scoping webinar will be held on Friday, May 12, 2017 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Contact		Julia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 15496
RIN Number		0648-XF30

82 FR 15496 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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