83 FR 2963 - 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 14 (January 22, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-01003

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a series of meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance and Infrastructure Action Team via webinar.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF964


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: Announcement of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance and 
Infrastructure Action Team.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a series of meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance 
and Infrastructure Action Team via webinar.

DATES: The meeting via webinar will be held every other week on 
Wednesday at 1 p.m. starting February 7, 2018. The schedule of meetings 
is Wednesday, February 7; February 21; March 7; March 21; April 4; 
April 18; May 2; May 16; and May 30, 2018. All of the meetings will 
start at 1 p.m. and are scheduled to last approximately 90 minutes 
each. Additional Action Team meetings 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's Citizen Science Finance and 
Infrastructure Action Team will meet every other week on Wednesday at 1 
p.m.
    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (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 Infrastructure, and Communication/Outreach/
Education to develop program policies and operations for the Council's 
Citizen Science Program.
    The Finance and Infrastructure 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: January 17, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-01003 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Management, Projects/Topics ADDRESSES:
Management, Finance and Meeting address: The SEDAR 51
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Infrastructure, and Communication/ Review Workshop will be held at the
Administration Outreach/Education to develop program Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
policies and operations for the Council’s Council Office, 2203 N. Lois Ave., Suite
RIN 0648–XF964
Citizen Science Program. 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South The Finance and Infrastructure Action SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Team will meet to continue work on Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC
Public Meetings developing recommendations on 29405.
program policies and operations to be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries reviewed by the Council’s Citizen Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: (843)
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Science Committee. Public comment 571–4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10;
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will be accepted at the beginning of the fax: (843) 769–4520; email: Julie.neer@
Commerce. meeting. safmc.net.
ACTION: Announcement of meetings of Items to be addressed during these SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
the South Atlantic Fishery Management meetings: of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Council’s Citizen Science Advisory 1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms Caribbean Fishery Management
Panel Finance and Infrastructure Action of Reference Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Team. 2. Other Business Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Special Accommodations States Marine Fisheries Commissions
Management Council (Council) will have implemented the Southeast Data,
These meetings are physically Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
hold a series of meetings of its Citizen accessible to people with disabilities.
Science Advisory Panel Finance and process, a multi-step method for
Requests for auxiliary aids should be determining the status of fish stocks in
Infrastructure Action Team via webinar. directed to the Council office (see
DATES: The meeting via webinar will be
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a three-
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
held every other week on Wednesday at step process including: (1) Data
Note: The times and sequence specified in Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
1 p.m. starting February 7, 2018. The this agenda are subject to change.
schedule of meetings is Wednesday, utilizing workshops and webinars; and
February 7; February 21; March 7; (3) Review Workshop. The product of
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
March 21; April 4; April 18; May 2; May the Data Workshop is a data report,
Dated: January 17, 2018. which compiles and evaluates potential
16; and May 30, 2018. All of the
Tracey L. Thompson, datasets and recommends which
meetings will start at 1 p.m. and are
scheduled to last approximately 90 Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable datasets are appropriate for assessment
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. analyses. The product of the Assessment
minutes each. Additional Action Team
meetings and plenary webinar dates and [FR Doc. 2018–01003 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] Process is a stock assessment report,
times will publish in a subsequent issue BILLING CODE 3510–22–P which describes the fisheries, evaluates
in the Federal Register. the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
ADDRESSES:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE population conditions, and recommends
Meeting address: The meetings will be
research and monitoring needs. The
held via webinar and are open to National Oceanic and Atmospheric assessment is independently peer
members of the public. Webinar Administration reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
registration is required and registration
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links will be posted to the Citizen
Summary documenting panel opinions
Science program page of the Council’s
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; regarding the strengths and weaknesses
website at www.safmc.net.
Southeast Data, Assessment and of the stock assessment and input data.
Council address: South Atlantic
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
Fishery Management Council, 4055
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Charleston, SC 29405. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Management Councils and NOAA
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science Commerce. HMS Management Division, and
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 Review Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
302–8433 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; Workshop for Gulf of Mexico Gray Participants include: Data collectors and
fax: (843) 769–4520; email: Snapper. database managers; stock assessment
amber.vonharten@safmc.net. scientists, biologists, and researchers;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 51 assessment of
constituency representatives including
Council’s Citizen Science Finance and the Gulf of Mexico Gray Snapper will
fishermen, environmentalists, and non-
Infrastructure Action Team will meet consist of: A Data Workshop; an
governmental organizations (NGOs);
every other week on Wednesday at 1 assessment workshop and series of
international experts; and staff of
p.m. Assessment webinars; and a Review
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The South Atlantic Fishery Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY
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INFORMATION.
Management Council (Council) created The items of discussion in the Review
a Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool DATES:The SEDAR 51 Review Workshop agenda are as follows:
in June 2017. The Council appointed Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. on The Review Panel participants will
members of the Citizen Science February 13, 2018 until 5 p.m. on review the stock assessment reports to
Advisory Panel Pool to five Action February 15, 2018. See SUPPLEMENTARY determine if they are scientifically
Teams in the areas of Volunteers, Data INFORMATION. sound.

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Section		Notices
Action		Announcement of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance and Infrastructure Action Team.
Dates		The meeting via webinar will be held every other week on Wednesday at 1 p.m. starting February 7, 2018. The schedule of meetings is Wednesday, February 7; February 21; March 7; March 21; April 4; April 18; May 2; May 16; and May 30, 2018. All of the meetings will start at 1 p.m. and are scheduled to last approximately 90 minutes each. Additional Action Team meetings 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 2963
RIN Number		0648-XF96

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