83 FR 20796 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 89 (May 8, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-09799

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

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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 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; Data Management; Projects/Topics Management; and 
Communication/Outreach/Education via webinar.

DATES: The Volunteers Team meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 
2018 at 10 a.m.; Data Management Team on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 10 
a.m.; Projects/Topics Management Team on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 1 
p.m.; and Communication/Outreach/Education Team on Friday, June 8, 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: May 3, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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assessment analyses. The assessment DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE develop program policies and
webinars produce a report that describes operations for the Council’s Citizen
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Science Program.
stock, estimates biological benchmarks, Administration Each Action Team will meet to
projects future population conditions, RIN 0648–XG223
continue work on developing
and recommends research and recommendations on program policies
monitoring needs. The product of the Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South and operations to be reviewed by the
Review Workshop is an Assessment Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Council’s Citizen Science Committee.
Summary documenting panel opinions Public Meetings Public comment will be accepted at the
regarding the strengths and weaknesses beginning of the meeting.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Items to be addressed during these
of the stock assessment and input data. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and meetings:
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Commerce. of Reference
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery ACTION: Notice of meetings of the South 2. Other Business
Management Councils and NOAA Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Special Accommodations
Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action
HMS Management Division, and Teams. These meetings are physically
Southeast Fisheries Science Center. accessible to people with disabilities.
Participants include data collectors and SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Requests for auxiliary aids should be
database managers; stock assessment Management Council (Council) will directed to the Council office (see
scientists, biologists, and researchers; hold meetings of the following Citizen ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
constituency representatives including Science Advisory Panel Action Teams: Note: The times and sequence specified in
fishermen, environmentalists, and Volunteers; Data Management; Projects/ this agenda are subject to change.
NGO’s; International experts; and staff Topics Management; and
Communication/Outreach/Education Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
of Councils, Commissions, and state and
via webinar. Dated: May 3, 2018.
federal agencies.
DATES: The Volunteers Team meeting Tracey L. Thompson,
The items of discussion during the will be held on Wednesday, May 30, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Data Webinar are as follows: 2018 at 10 a.m.; Data Management Team Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Panelists will review the data sets on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 10 a.m.; [FR Doc. 2018–09799 Filed 5–7–18; 8:45 am]
being considered for the assessment and Projects/Topics Management Team on BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
discuss initial modeling efforts. Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 1 p.m.; and
Although non-emergency issues not Communication/Outreach/Education
Team on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 10 a.m. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
contained in this agenda may come
Each meeting is scheduled to last
before this group for discussion, those National Oceanic and Atmospheric
approximately 90 minutes. Additional
issues may not be the subject of formal Action Team webinar and plenary Administration
action during this meeting. Action will webinar dates and times will publish in RIN 0648–XG 212
be restricted to those issues specifically a subsequent issue in the Federal
identified in this notice and any issues Register. New England Fishery Management
arising after publication of this notice Council; Public Meeting
ADDRESSES:
that require emergency action under
Meeting address: The meetings will be AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
held via webinar and are open to Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Fishery Conservation and Management
members of the public. Webinar Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Act, provided the public has been registration is required and registration
notified of the intent to take final action Commerce.
links will be posted to the Citizen ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
to address the emergency. Science program page of the Council’s
Special Accommodations website at www.safmc.net. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Council address: South Atlantic Management Council (Council) is
The meeting is physically accessible Fishery Management Council, 4055 scheduling a public meeting of its
to people with disabilities. Requests for Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Habitat Committee to consider actions
sign language interpretation or other Charleston, SC 29405. affecting New England fisheries in the
auxiliary aids should be directed to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science Recommendations from this group will
business days prior to each workshop. Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) be brought to the full Council for formal
302–8433 or toll free 866/SAFMC–10; consideration and action, if appropriate.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
fax: (843) 769–4520; email: DATES: This meeting will be held on
this agenda are subject to change.
amber.vonharten@safmc.net. Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 9 a.m.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Council created a Citizen Science the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

Dated: May 3, 2018.
Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The Street, Providence, RI 02903; Phone:
Tracey L. Thompson, Council appointed members of the (401) 861–8000.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to Council address: New England
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. five Action Teams in the areas of Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
[FR Doc. 2018–09798 Filed 5–7–18; 8:45 am] Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/ Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
BILLING CODE 3510–11–P Topics Management, Finance, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Communication/Outreach/Education to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action Teams.
Dates		The Volunteers Team meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 10 a.m.; Data Management Team on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 10 a.m.; Projects/Topics Management Team on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 1 p.m.; and Communication/Outreach/Education Team on Friday, June 8, 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.
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		83 FR 20796
RIN Number		0648-XG22

83 FR 20796 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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