82 FR 60185 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 242 (December 19, 2017)

Page Range		60185-60186
FR Document		2017-27284

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-27284]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF880


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 56 Assessment Webinars I and II.

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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: SEDAR 56 Assessment webinar I and II will be held on Friday, 
January 12, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; and Monday, January 29, 
2018, from 9 a.m. until 1 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) 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 webinars are as follows:

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    1. Participants will continue discussions to develop population 
models to evaluate stock status, estimate population benchmarks, and 
project future conditions, as specified in the Terms of Reference.
    2. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods and 
configurations for determining stock status and estimating population 
parameters.
    3. Participants will prepare a workshop report and determine 
whether the assessment(s) are adequate for submission for review.
    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 
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: December 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 55 assessment of The items of discussion in the Seabass will consist of a series
the South Atlantic stock of Vermilion Assessment webinars are as follows: webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY
Snapper will consist of a series 1. Participants will continue INFORMATION.
webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY discussions to develop population DATES: SEDAR 56 Assessment webinar I
INFORMATION. models to evaluate stock status, estimate and II will be held on Friday, January
DATES: SEDAR 55 Assessment webinar I population benchmarks, and project 12, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; and
and II will be held on Thursday, January future conditions, as specified in the Monday, January 29, 2018, from 9 a.m.
11, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; and Terms of Reference. until 1 p.m.
Friday, February 9, 2018, from 9 a.m. 2. Participants will recommend the
ADDRESSES:
until 1 p.m. most appropriate methods and
Meeting address: The meeting will be
configurations for determining stock
ADDRESSES: held via webinar. The webinar is open
Meeting address: The meeting will be status and estimating population to members of the public. Those
held via webinar. The webinar is open parameters. interested in participating should
3. Participants will prepare a
to members of the public. Those contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR
workshop report and determine whether
interested in participating should FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to
the assessment(s) are adequate for
contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR request an invitation providing webinar
submission for review.
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to access information. Please request
Although non-emergency issues not
request an invitation providing webinar webinar invitations at least 24 hours in
contained in this agenda may come
access information. Please request advance of each webinar.
before this group for discussion, those
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in SEDAR address: South Atlantic
issues may not be the subject of formal Fishery Management Council, 4055
advance of each webinar.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic action during this meeting. Action will Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Fishery Management Council, 4055 be restricted to those issues specifically Charleston, SC 29405;
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. identified in this notice and any issues www.sedarweb.org.
Charleston, SC 29405; arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
www.sedarweb.org. Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Fishery Conservation and Management Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber Act, provided the public has been Charleston, SC 29405; phone (843) 571–
Place Drive, Suite 201, North notified of the intent to take final action 4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
Charleston, SC 29405; phone (843) 571– to address the emergency. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net. of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf Special Accommodations Caribbean Fishery Management
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and This meeting is accessible to people Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Caribbean Fishery Management with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA aids should be directed to the SAFMC States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 have implemented the Southeast Data,
States Marine Fisheries Commissions, business days prior to the meeting. Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
have implemented the Southeast Data, Note: The times and sequence specified in process, a multi-step method for
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) this agenda are subject to change. determining the status of fish stocks in
process, a multi-step method for the Southeast Region. The product of
determining the status of fish stocks in Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. the SEDAR webinar series will be a
the Southeast Region. The product of Dated: December 14, 2017. report which compiles and evaluates
the SEDAR webinar series will be a Tracey L. Thompson,
potential datasets and recommends
report which compiles and evaluates which datasets are appropriate for
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
potential datasets and recommends assessment analyses, and describes the
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
which datasets are appropriate for fisheries, evaluates the status of the
[FR Doc. 2017–27293 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am]
assessment analyses, and describes the stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
fisheries, evaluates the status of the projects future population conditions,
stock, estimates biological benchmarks, and recommends research and
projects future population conditions, monitoring needs. Participants for
and recommends research and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the
monitoring needs. Participants for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Administration Caribbean Fishery Management
Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Caribbean Fishery Management RIN 0648–XF880 Regional Office, Highly Migratory
Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Species Management Division, and
Regional Office, Highly Migratory Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Species Management Division, and Southeast Data, Assessment, and Participants include: Data collectors and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings database managers; stock assessment
Participants include: Data collectors and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries scientists, biologists, and researchers;
database managers; stock assessment
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Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and constituency representatives including
scientists, biologists, and researchers; Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), fishermen, environmentalists, and non-
constituency representatives including Commerce. governmental organizations (NGOs);
fishermen, environmentalists, and non- ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 56 Assessment international experts; and staff of
governmental organizations (NGOs); Webinars I and II. Councils, Commissions, and state and
international experts; and staff of federal agencies.
Councils, Commissions, and state and SUMMARY: The SEDAR 56 assessment of The items of discussion in the
federal agencies. the South Atlantic stock of Black Assessment webinars are as follows:

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1. Participants will continue collections, as required by the name, registration number or Atlantic
discussions to develop population Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Tunas, Atlantic HMS Angling, or
models to evaluate stock status, estimate DATES: Written comments must be Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat permit
population benchmarks, and project submitted on or before February 20, number on each float attached to a
future conditions, as specified in the 2018. handline, buoy gear, or harpoon, and on
Terms of Reference. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
the terminal floats and high-flyers (if
2. Participants will recommend the to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental applicable) on a longline or gillnet used
most appropriate methods and Paperwork Clearance Officer, by the vessel. The vessel’s name or
configurations for determining stock Department of Commerce, Room 6616, number must be at least 1 inch (2.5 cm)
status and estimating population 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, in height in block letters or arabic
parameters. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the numerals in a color that contrasts with
3. Participants will prepare a internet at pracomments@doc.gov). the background color of the float or
workshop report and determine whether high-flyer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the assessment(s) are adequate for
Requests for additional information or II. Method of Collection
submission for review.
Although non-emergency issues not copies of the information collection There is no form or information
contained in this agenda may come instrument and instructions should be collected under this requirement.
before this group for discussion, those directed to Craig Cockrell, Highly Official vessel numbers issued to vessel
Migratory Species Management
issues may not be the subject of formal operators are marked on the vessel and
Division, 13533 F/SF1, 1315 East-West
action during this meeting. Action will on flotation gear, if applicable.
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
be restricted to those issues specifically
301–427–8503; or craig.cockrell@ III. Data
identified in this notice and any issues
noaa.gov. OMB Control Number: 0648–0373.
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form Number: None.
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Type of Review: Regular submission
I. Abstract
Fishery Conservation and Management (extension of a current information
Act, provided the public has been This request is for an extension of a collection).
notified of the intent to take final action current information collection. These Affected Public: Non-profit
to address the emergency. requirements apply to vessel owners in institutions; State, local, or tribal
Special Accommodations: This the Atlantic highly migratory species government; business or other for-profit
meeting is accessible to people with (HMS) Fishery. organizations (vessel owners).
Under current regulations at 50 CFR Estimated Number of Respondents:
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids
635.6, fishing vessels permitted for 7,652.
should be directed to the SAFMC office
Atlantic HMS fisheries must display Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
(see ADDRESSES) at least 10 business
their official vessel numbers on their Estimated Total Annual Burden
days prior to the meeting.
vessels. Flotation devices and high- Hours: 7,652.
Note: The times and sequence specified in flyers attached to certain fishing gears
this agenda are subject to change.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
must also be marked with the vessel’s Public: $795,808.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. number to identify the vessel to which
the gear belongs. These requirements are IV. Request for Comments
Dated: December 14, 2017. necessary for identification, law Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Tracey L. Thompson, enforcement, and monitoring purposes. the proposed collection of information
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Specifically, all vessel owners that is necessary for the proper performance
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. hold a valid Atlantic HMS permit under of the functions of the agency, including
[FR Doc. 2017–27284 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am] 50 CFR 635.4, other than an Atlantic whether the information shall have
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P HMS Angling permit, are required to practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
display their vessel identification agency’s estimate of the burden
number. Numbers must be permanently (including hours and cost) of the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE affixed to, or painted on, the port and proposed collection of information; (c)
starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric and on an appropriate weather deck, so clarity of the information to be
Administration as to be clearly visible from an collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
enforcement vessel or aircraft. The burden of the collection of information
Proposed Information Collection;
vessel’s identification number must be on respondents, including through the
Comment Request; Atlantic Highly
in block Arabic numerals permanently use of automated collection techniques
Migratory Species Vessel and Gear
affixed to or painted on the vessel in or other forms of information
Marking
contrasting color to the background, and technology.
AGENCY: National Oceanic and must be at least 18 inches (45.7 cm) in Comments submitted in response to
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), height for vessels over 65 ft (19.8 m) in this notice will be summarized and/or
Commerce. length; at least 10 inches (25.4 cm) in included in the request for OMB
ACTION: Notice. height for all other vessels over 25 ft (7.6 approval of this information collection;
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m) in length; and at least 3 inches (7.6 they also will become a matter of public
SUMMARY: The Department of cm) in height for vessels 25 ft (7.6 m) record.
Commerce, as part of its continuing in length or less.
effort to reduce paperwork and Furthermore, the owner or operator of Dated: December 14, 2017.
respondent burden, invites the general a vessel for which a permit has been Sarah Brabson,
public and other Federal agencies to issued under § 635.4 and that uses NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
take this opportunity to comment on handline, buoy gear, harpoon, longline, [FR Doc. 2017–27289 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am]
proposed and/or continuing information or gillnet, must display the vessel’s BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of SEDAR 56 Assessment Webinars I and II.
Dates		SEDAR 56 Assessment webinar I and II will be held on Friday, January 12, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; and Monday, January 29, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 1 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 60185
RIN Number		0648-XF88

82 FR 60185 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 242 (December 19, 2017)

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