82 FR 47175 - Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-21887

The SEDAR 51 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper will consist of a Data Workshop, a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF740


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 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 51 assessment webinar IV for Gulf of Mexico 
gray snapper.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 51 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper 
will consist of a Data Workshop, a series of assessment webinars, and a 
Review Workshop.

DATES: The SEDAR 51 assessment webinar IV will be held October 30, 2017 
from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Eastern Time.

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 Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) 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, North Charleston, 
SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; 
(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 multi-step process including: (1) 
Data Workshop, (2) a series of assessment webinars, and (3) A Review 
Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a report that compiles 
and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are 
appropriate for assessment analyses. The assessment webinars produce a 
report that describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, 
estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, 
and recommends research and monitoring needs. The product of the Review 
Workshop is an Assessment 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, HMS 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 NGO's; International experts; and 
staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion during the assessment webinar IV are as 
follows:
    1. Using datasets and initial assessment analysis recommended from 
the Data Workshop, panelists will employ assessment models to evaluate 
stock status, estimate population benchmarks and management criteria, 
and project future conditions.
    2. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods and 
configurations for determining stock status and estimating population 
parameters.
    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

    The meeting is 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 5 
business days prior to each workshop.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 5, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Review Workshop is an Assessment
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Summary documenting panel opinions
New England Fishery Management National Oceanic and Atmospheric regarding the strengths and weaknesses
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Administration of the stock assessment and input data.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RIN 0648–XF740 Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Agenda Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Southeast Data, Assessment, and Management Councils and NOAA
The Scallop Plan Development Team Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
(PDT) and Advisory Panel (AP) will HMS Management Division, and
review Framework (FW) 29 alternatives AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
and analyses. The primary focus of this Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Participants include data collectors and
meeting will be to provide input on the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
database managers; stock assessment
range of specification alternatives. FW Commerce.
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
29 will set specifications including ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 assessment
constituency representatives including
ABC/ACLs, days at sea, access area webinar IV for Gulf of Mexico gray fishermen, environmentalists, and
allocations, total allowable catch for the snapper. NGO’s; International experts; and staff
Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM)
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 51 assessment of Councils, Commissions, and state and
management area, targets for General
process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper federal agencies.
Category incidental catch and set-asides
for the observer and research programs will consist of a Data Workshop, a series The items of discussion during the
for fishing year 2018 and default of assessment webinars, and a Review assessment webinar IV are as follows:
specifications for fishing year 2019. Workshop. 1. Using datasets and initial
Management measures in FW 29 DATES: The SEDAR 51 assessment assessment analysis recommended from
include: (1) Flatfish accountability webinar IV will be held October 30, the Data Workshop, panelists will
measures; (2) NGOM Management 2017 from 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Eastern Time. employ assessment models to evaluate
measures; (3) Measures to access area ADDRESSES: stock status, estimate population
boundaries consistent with potential Meeting address: The meeting will be benchmarks and management criteria,
changes to habitat and groundfish held via webinar. The webinar is open and project future conditions.
mortality closed areas. They will also to members of the public. Those 2. Participants will recommend the
make recommendations on 2018 scallop interested in participating should most appropriate methods and
work priorities. The PDT and AP will contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR
discuss scallop related issues under configurations for determining stock
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to status and estimating population
consideration in groundfish FW 57. request an invitation providing webinar
Other business may be discussed as parameters.
access information. Please request
necessary. webinar invitations at least 24 hours in Although non-emergency issues not
Although non-emergency issues not advance of each webinar. contained in this agenda may come
contained in this agenda may come SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place before this group for discussion, those
before this group for discussion, those Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC issues may not be the subject of formal
issues may not be the subject of formal 29405. action during this meeting. Action will
action during this meeting. Action will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie be restricted to those issues specifically
be restricted to those issues specifically A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– identified in this notice and any issues
listed in this notice and any issues 4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. arising after publication of this notice
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Caribbean Fishery Management
Act, provided the public has been Councils, in conjunction with NOAA Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf notified of the intent to take final action
final action to address the emergency. States Marine Fisheries Commissions to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations have implemented the Southeast Data, Special Accommodations
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
This meeting is physically accessible process, a multi-step method for The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for determining the status of fish stocks in to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi- sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to step process including: (1) Data auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at Workshop, (2) a series of assessment Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
978–465–0492, at least 5 days prior to webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. business days prior to each workshop.
the meeting date. Consistent with 16 The product of the Data Workshop is a Note: The times and sequence specified in
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is report that compiles and evaluates this agenda are subject to change.
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available upon request. potential datasets and recommends
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
which datasets are appropriate for Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
assessment analyses. The assessment
Dated: October 5, 2017. Dated: October 5, 2017.
webinars produce a report that describes
Tracey L. Thompson, the fisheries, evaluates the status of the Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable stock, estimates biological benchmarks, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. projects future population conditions, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–21888 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] and recommends research and [FR Doc. 2017–21887 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P monitoring needs. The product of the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of SEDAR 51 assessment webinar IV for Gulf of Mexico gray snapper.
Dates		The SEDAR 51 assessment webinar IV will be held October 30, 2017 from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Eastern Time.
Contact		Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 47175
RIN Number		0648-XF74

82 FR 47175 - Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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