82 FR 55807 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)

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The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Volunteers; Communication/Outreach/Education; and Data Management Action Teams via webinar.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Volunteers; Communication/
Outreach/Education; and Data Management Action Teams.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Volunteers; 
Communication/Outreach/Education; and Data Management Action Teams via 
webinar.

DATES: The Volunteers Team meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 
12, 2017 at 1 p.m.; Communication/Outreach/Education Team on Thursday, 
December 14, 2017 at 2 p.m.; and Data Management Team on Friday, 
December 15, 2017 at 10 a.m. Each meeting is scheduled to last 
approximately 90 minutes. Additional Action Team webinar and plenary 
webinar dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar and are open 
to members of the public. Webinar registration is required and 
registration links will be posted to the Citizen Science program page 
of the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science 
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC-
10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: amber.vonharten@safmc.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council created a Citizen Science 
Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The Council appointed members of the 
Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to five Action Teams in the areas 
of Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/Topics Management, Finance, 
and Communication/Outreach/Education to develop program policies and 
operations for the Council's Citizen Science Program.
    Each Action Team will meet to continue work on developing 
recommendations on program policies and operations to be reviewed by 
the Council's Citizen Science Committee. Public comment will be 
accepted at the beginning of the meeting.

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    Items to be addressed during these meetings:

1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms of Reference
2. Other Business

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 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: November 17, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Weinberg, 508–495–2352; email: and the stock assessment review of DAILY MEETING AGENDA—SAW/
james.weinberg@noaa.gov. Atlantic mackerel, please visit the SARC 64 Benchmark Stock Assessment
NMFS/NEFSC SAW Web page at http:// for Atlantic mackerel. (Subject to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/. Change; All times are approximate and
further information, please visit the
may be changed at the discretion of the
NEFSC Web site at http://
SARC Chair)
www.nefsc.noaa.gov. For additional
information about the SARC meeting Tuesday, November 28, 2017

10 a.m.–10:30 a.m ............................................. Welcome Introductions ..................................... James Weinberg, SAW Chair.
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m ........................................ Atlantic mackerel (AM) Assessment Presen- Kiersten Curti.
tation.
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m .......................................... Lunch.
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m ............................................ AM Presentation (cont.) ................................... Kiersten Curti.
3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m ............................................ Break.
3:45 p.m.–5:45 p.m ............................................ AM SARC Discussion ...................................... John Boreman, SARC Chair.
5:45 p.m.–6 p.m ................................................. Public Comment Period.

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

9:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m .......................................... Revisit with AM presenters .............................. John Boreman.
10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m ........................................ Break.
11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m ........................................ Revisit with AM presenters .............................. John Boreman.
11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m ........................................ Public Comment.
12:00–1:15 p.m .................................................. Lunch.
1:15 p.m.–4:00 p.m ............................................ Review/Edit Assessment Summary Report ..... John Boreman.
4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m ............................................ Break.
4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m ............................................ SARC Report Writing.

Thursday, November 30, 2017

9 a.m.–5 p.m ...................................................... SARC Report Writing.

The meeting is open to the public; Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), links will be posted to the Citizen
however, during the ‘‘SARC Report Commerce. Science program page of the Council’s
Writing’’ sessions on November 29th ACTION: Notice of meetings of the South Web site at www.safmc.net.
and 30th, the public should not engage Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Council address: South Atlantic
in discussion with the SARC. Citizen Science Advisory Panel Fishery Management Council, 4055
Special Accommodations Volunteers; Communication/Outreach/ Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Education; and Data Management Charleston, SC 29405.
This meeting is physically accessible Action Teams.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to people with disabilities. Special
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science
requests should be directed to Sheena
Management Council (Council) will Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843)
Steiner at the NEFSC, 508–495–2177, at
hold meetings of its Citizen Science 302–8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10;
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Advisory Panel Volunteers; fax: (843) 769–4520; email:
Dated: November 17, 2017. amber.vonharten@safmc.net.
Communication/Outreach/Education;
Emily H. Menashes, and Data Management Action Teams via SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable webinar. Council created a Citizen Science
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
DATES: The Volunteers Team meeting Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The
[FR Doc. 2017–25334 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
will be held on Tuesday, December 12, Council appointed members of the
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2017 at 1 p.m.; Communication/
Outreach/Education Team on Thursday, five Action Teams in the areas of
December 14, 2017 at 2 p.m.; and Data Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Management Team on Friday, December Topics Management, Finance, and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 15, 2017 at 10 a.m. Each meeting is Communication/Outreach/Education to
Administration scheduled to last approximately 90 develop program policies and
minutes. Additional Action Team operations for the Council’s Citizen
webinar and plenary webinar dates and Science Program.
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times will publish in a subsequent issue Each Action Team will meet to
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South in the Federal Register. continue work on developing
Atlantic Fishery Management Council; ADDRESSES: recommendations on program policies
Public Meetings Meeting address: The meetings will be and operations to be reviewed by the
held via webinar and are open to Council’s Citizen Science Committee.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries members of the public. Webinar Public comment will be accepted at the
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and registration is required and registration beginning of the meeting.

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Items to be addressed during these (843) 571–4366; email: Julie.neer@ that require emergency action under
meetings: safmc.net. section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf Fishery Conservation and Management
of Reference of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Act, provided the public has been
2. Other Business Caribbean Fishery Management notified of the intent to take final action
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically States Marine Fisheries Commissions
accessible to people with disabilities. The meeting is physically accessible
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Requests for auxiliary aids should be to people with disabilities. Requests for
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
directed to the Council office (see sign language interpretation or other
process, a multi-step method for
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. auxiliary aids should be directed to the
determining the status of fish stocks in
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
Note: The times and sequence specified in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-
business days prior to each workshop.
this agenda are subject to change. step process including: (1) Data
Workshop, (2) a series of assessment Note: The times and sequence specified in
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. this agenda are subject to change.
Dated: November 17, 2017. The product of the Data Workshop is a Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Tracey L. Thompson, report that compiles and evaluates
potential datasets and recommends Dated: November 17, 2017.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. which datasets are appropriate for Tracey L. Thompson,
[FR Doc. 2017–25368 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am] assessment analyses. The assessment Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
webinars produce a report that describes Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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the fisheries, evaluates the status of the [FR Doc. 2017–25365 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
stock, estimates biological benchmarks, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric monitoring needs. The product of the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Administration Review Workshop is an Assessment
Summary documenting panel opinions National Oceanic and Atmospheric
RIN 0648–XF841 regarding the strengths and weaknesses Administration
of the stock assessment and input data.
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Submission for OMB Review;
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
Southeast Data, Assessment, and Comment Request
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery The Department of Commerce will
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Management Councils and NOAA submit to the Office of Management and
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Budget (OMB) for clearance the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), HMS Management Division, and following proposal for collection of
Commerce. Southeast Fisheries Science Center. information under the provisions of the
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 Assessment Participants include data collectors and Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Webinar VI for Gulf of Mexico gray database managers; stock assessment Chapter 35).
snapper. scientists, biologists, and researchers; Agency: National Oceanic and
constituency representatives including Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 51 stock fishermen, environmentalists, and Title: Recreational Angler Survey of
assessment process for Gulf of Mexico NGO’s; International experts; and staff Sea Turtle Interactions.
gray snapper will consist of a Data of Councils, Commissions, and state and OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Workshop, a series of assessment federal agencies. Form Number(s): None.
webinars, and a Review Workshop. See The items of discussion during the Type of Request: Regular (request for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Assessment Webinar VI are as follows: a new information collection).
DATES: The SEDAR 51 Assessment 1. Using datasets and initial Number of Respondents: 12,300.
Webinar VI will be held December 11, assessment analysis recommended from Average Hours per Response: 5
2017, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern the Data Workshop, panelists will minutes each for angler intercept
Time. employ assessment models to evaluate interviews and sea turtle incidental take
stock status, estimate population capture forms.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held benchmarks and management criteria, Burden Hours: 1,025.
via webinar. The webinar is open to and project future conditions. Needs and Uses: This request is for a
members of the public. Those interested 2. Participants will recommend the new information collection.
in participating should contact Julie A. most appropriate methods and NOAA NMFS would like to conduct
Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER configurations for determining stock an intercept survey to assess the extent
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an status and estimating population of interactions between recreational
invitation providing webinar access parameters. anglers on piers and other shore-based
information. Please request webinar Although non-emergency issues not fishing structures, and sea turtles. This
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invitations at least 24 hours in advance contained in this agenda may come survey will also assess the feasibility of
of each webinar. before this group for discussion, those an intercept survey for this purpose in
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place issues may not be the subject of formal terms response rates and data collection.
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC action during this meeting. Action will The survey will be administered on
29405. be restricted to those issues specifically piers and other fixed structures
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie identified in this notice and any issues nationwide, but focused within NOAA
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: arising after publication of this notice Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region and

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Volunteers; Communication/ Outreach/Education; and Data Management Action Teams.
Dates		The Volunteers Team meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 1 p.m.; Communication/Outreach/Education Team on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 2 p.m.; and Data Management Team on Friday, December 15, 2017 at 10 a.m. Each meeting is scheduled to last approximately 90 minutes. Additional Action Team webinar and plenary webinar dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in the Federal Register.
Contact		Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC- 10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 55807
RIN Number		0648-XF84

82 FR 55807 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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