83 FR 34831 - 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 141 (July 23, 2018)

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Operations Committee to address development of the Citizen Science Program Standard Operating Policies and Procedures.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34831-34832]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15663]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG329


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 a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Operations Committee to address 
development of the Citizen Science

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Program Standard Operating Policies and Procedures.

DATES: The Citizen Science Operations Committee meeting will be held on 
Wednesday, August 8, 2018, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and on Thursday, 
August 9, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Council office, 
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
    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 recommendations on 
program policies and operations for the Council's Citizen Science 
Program.
    The Citizen Science Program Blueprint, a framework document 
outlining the organizational structure of the Program, identified a 
Citizen Science Operations was needed to develop Standard Operations 
Policies and Procedures (SOPPs) for the Citizen Science Program. 
Recommendations from the Citizen Science Action Teams would be used to 
develop the SOPPs. The Council appointed members to the Citizen Science 
Operations Committee in June 2018 and the Operations Committee will 
meet to develop Program SOPPs that will be reviewed by the Council's 
Citizen Science Committee for adoption.
    Items to be addressed during this meeting:

1. Citizen Science Program Overview
2. Development of Citizen Science Program SOPPs
3. Transition Plan for Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool and Action 
Teams
4. 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: July 18, 2018.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-15663 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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