83_FR_10730 83 FR 10682 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

83 FR 10682 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 48 (March 12, 2018)

Page Range10682-10682
FR Document2018-04863

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 48 (Monday, March 12, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 10682]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04863]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG081


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 Action Teams.

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

DATES: The Volunteers Team meeting will be held on Monday, March 26, 
2018 at 1 p.m.; Communication/Outreach/Education Team on Wednesday, 
March 28, 2018 at 10 a.m.; Projects/Topics Management Team will be held 
on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 2 p.m.; and Data Management Team on 
Friday, March 30, 2018 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 website 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: [email protected].

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.
    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: March 7, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-04863 Filed 3-9-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             State (the State Department), appoints a                   (2) Recommendations and evaluations                minutes. Additional Action Team
                                             General Advisory Committee (GAC) to                     by the SAS;                                           webinar and plenary webinar dates and
                                             the U.S. Section to the Inter-American                     (3) Issues related to the impact of                times will publish in a subsequent issue
                                             Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and                    fishing on non-target species, such as                in the Federal Register.
                                             a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee                      sharks, seabirds, sea turtles;
                                                                                                                                                           ADDRESSES:
                                             (SAS) that advises the GAC. The U.S.                       (4) Formulation of advice on issues
                                             Section consists of the four U.S.                       that may arise at the 93rd meeting of the                Meeting address: The meetings will be
                                             Commissioners to the IATTC and                          IATTC, including the IATTC staff’s                    held via webinar and are open to
                                             representatives of the State Department,                recommended conservation measures,                    members of the public. Webinar
                                             NOAA, Department of Commerce, other                     U.S. proposals, and proposals from                    registration is required and registration
                                             U.S. Government agencies, and                           other IATTC members; and                              links will be posted to the Citizen
                                             stakeholders. The purpose of the GAC                       (5) Other issues as they arise.                    Science program page of the Council’s
                                             shall be to advise the U.S. Section with                                                                      website at www.safmc.net.
                                                                                                     Special Accommodations
                                             respect to U.S. participation in the work                                                                       Council address: South Atlantic
                                             of the IATTC, with particular reference                   The meeting location is physically
                                                                                                                                                           Fishery Management Council, 4055
                                             to development of U.S. policies,                        accessible to people with disabilities.
                                                                                                                                                           Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
                                             positions, and negotiating tactics. The                 Requests for sign language
                                                                                                                                                           Charleston, SC 29405.
                                             purpose of the SAS is to advise the GAC                 interpretation or other auxiliary aids
                                             on matters of science. NMFS West Coast                  should be directed to Taylor Debevec                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             Region staff provide administrative                     (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)                 Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science
                                             support for the GAC and SAS. The                        by June 12, 2018.                                     Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843)
                                             meetings of the GAC and SAS shall be                      Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.                    302–8433 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10;
                                             open to the public, unless in executive                                                                       fax: (843) 769–4520; email:
                                                                                                       Dated: March 6, 2018.
                                             session. The time and manner of public                                                                        amber.vonharten@safmc.net.
                                             comment will be at the discretion of the                Emily H. Menashes,
                                                                                                     Acting Director, Office of Sustainable                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    The
                                             chairs for the GAC and SAS.
                                                                                                     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.         Council created a Citizen Science
                                               The 93rd meeting of the IATTC, the                                                                          Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The
                                                                                                     [FR Doc. 2018–04829 Filed 3–9–18; 8:45 am]
                                             37th Meeting of the Parties to the                                                                            Council appointed members of the
                                             Agreement on the International Dolphin                  BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                                                                           Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to
                                             Conservation Program (AIDCP), and                                                                             five Action Teams in the areas of
                                             working group meetings for both the                                                                           Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/
                                                                                                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                             IATTC and AIDCP will be held from                                                                             Topics Management, Finance, and
                                             August 16 to August 30, 2018 in                         National Oceanic and Atmospheric                      Communication/Outreach/Education to
                                             Guatemala. For more information on                      Administration                                        develop program policies and
                                             these meetings, please visit the IATTC’s                                                                      operations for the Council’s Citizen
                                             website: https://www.iattc.org/                         RIN 0648–XG081
                                                                                                                                                           Science Program.
                                             MeetingsENG.htm.
                                                                                                     Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South                  Each Action Team will meet to
                                             GAC and SAS Meeting Topics                              Atlantic Fishery Management Council;                  continue work on developing
                                                The SAS meeting topics will include,                 Public Meetings                                       recommendations on program policies
                                             but are not limited to, the following:                                                                        and operations to be reviewed by the
                                                                                                     AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                    Council’s Citizen Science Committee.
                                                (1) Outcomes of the 2018 meeting of                  Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                             the Scientific Advisory Committee                                                                             Public comment will be accepted at the
                                                                                                     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                    beginning of the meeting.
                                             (SAC) to the IATTC (e.g., stock status                  Commerce.
                                             updates for tuna, tuna-like species, and                                                                       Items to be addressed during these
                                                                                                     ACTION: Notice of meetings of the South
                                             other species caught in association with                                                                      meetings:
                                                                                                     Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s
                                             those fisheries in the eastern Pacific
                                                                                                     Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action                 1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms
                                             Ocean);
                                                                                                     Teams.                                                     of Reference
                                                (2) Evaluation of the IATTC staff’s
                                             recommended conservation measures                       SUMMARY:   The South Atlantic Fishery                 2. Other Business
                                             for 2018;                                               Management Council (Council) will                     Special Accommodations
                                                (3) Issues related to the impact of                  hold meetings of the following Citizen
                                             fishing on non-target species, such as                  Science Advisory Panel Action Teams:                    These meetings are physically
                                             sharks, seabirds, sea turtles;                          Volunteers; Communication/Outreach/                   accessible to people with disabilities.
                                                (4) Evaluation of U.S. proposals for                 Education; Projects/Topics                            Requests for auxiliary aids should be
                                             the 93rd meeting of the IATTC and                       Management; and Data Management via                   directed to the Council office (see
                                             proposals from other IATTC members;                     webinar.                                              ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
                                             and                                                     DATES: The Volunteers Team meeting                      Note: The times and sequence specified in
                                                (5) Other issues as they arise.                      will be held on Monday, March 26, 2018                this agenda are subject to change.
                                                The GAC meeting topics will include,                 at 1 p.m.; Communication/Outreach/                      Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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                                             but are not limited to, the following:                  Education Team on Wednesday, March
                                                (1) Outcomes of the 2018 meeting of                  28, 2018 at 10 a.m.; Projects/Topics                    Dated: March 7, 2018.
                                             the SAC to the IATTC (e.g., stock status                Management Team will be held on                       Tracey L. Thompson,
                                             updates for tuna, tuna-like species, and                Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 2 p.m.; and               Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
                                             other species caught in association with                Data Management Team on Friday,                       Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                             those fisheries in the eastern Pacific                  March 30, 2018 at 10 a.m. Each meeting                [FR Doc. 2018–04863 Filed 3–9–18; 8:45 am]
                                             Ocean);                                                 is scheduled to last approximately 90                 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P




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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action Teams.
DatesThe Volunteers Team meeting will be held on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 1 p.m.; Communication/Outreach/Education Team on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 10 a.m.; Projects/Topics Management Team will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 2 p.m.; and Data Management Team on Friday, March 30, 2018 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.
ContactAmber 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 Citation83 FR 10682 
RIN Number0648-XG08

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