83 FR 5995 - Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 29 (February 12, 2018)

Page Range		5995-5996
FR Document		2018-02737

The SEDAR 52 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico red snapper will consist of an in-person workshop and a series of assessment webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG015


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 52 Assessment webinar II for Gulf of Mexico red 
snapper.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 52 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico red snapper 
will consist of an in-person workshop and a series of assessment 
webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR 52 Assessment webinar II will be held March 6, 2018, 
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.

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 Julie A. Neer 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: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, 
SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; 
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. SEDAR is a multi-step process including: (1) 
Data Workshop, (2) a series of assessment webinars, and (3) A Review 
Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a report that compiles 
and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are 
appropriate for assessment analyses. The assessment webinars produce a 
report that describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, 
estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, 
and recommends research and monitoring needs. The product of the Review 
Workshop is an Assessment Summary documenting panel opinions regarding 
the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data. 
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, 
South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and NOAA 
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, HMS 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 NGO's; International experts; and 
staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion during the Assessment webinar II are as 
follows:
    1. Using datasets and initial assessment analysis recommended from 
the in-person Workshop, panelists will employ assessment models to 
evaluate stock status, estimate population benchmarks and management 
criteria, and project future conditions.
    2. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods and 
configurations for determining stock status and estimating population 
parameters.
    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

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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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 
business days prior to each workshop.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: February 7, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-02737 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
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Recovery Plan (Plan). The notice This workshop will be open to the (843) 571–4366; email: Julie.neer@
announcing availability of the Plan was public. If you plan to attend the safmc.net.
published in the Federal Register on workshop, please contact Joe Heublein SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
January 9, 2018. Our workshop will be at the address listed above by February of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
held on March 5, 2018, at the NMFS 26, 2018, so we can ensure sufficient Caribbean Fishery Management
office in Sacramento, CA and will be space for all participants. Please also Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
open to the public. With this notice, we plan to arrive at the workshop at least Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
announce the details of a public 30 minutes prior to the start time to States Marine Fisheries Commissions
workshop. allow time to clear the security have implemented the Southeast Data,
DATES: The workshop will be held on screening checkpoint. The workshop is Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Monday, March 5, 2018, from 1 p.m. to accessible to persons with disabilities. process, a multi-step method for
5 p.m. RSVP date: If you plan to attend Send requests for sign language determining the status of fish stocks in
the workshop, please contact Joe interpretation or other auxiliary aids at the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-
Heublein (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION least five business days in advance to step process including: (1) Data
CONTACT) no later than February 26, Joe Heublein at (916) 930–3719. Workshop, (2) a series of assessment
2018. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Dated: February 7, 2018. The product of the Data Workshop is a
the National Marine Fisheries Service, Angela Somma, report that compiles and evaluates
5–100, 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Chief, Endangered Species Conservation
potential datasets and recommends
CA 95814. Division, Office of Protected Resources, which datasets are appropriate for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe National Marine Fisheries Service. assessment analyses. The assessment
Heublein, NMFS Green Sturgeon [FR Doc. 2018–02743 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am] webinars produce a report that describes
Recovery Coordinator, at (916) 930– BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the
3719 or joe.heublein@noaa.gov. stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: projects future population conditions,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and recommends research and
Background monitoring needs. The product of the
On April 7, 2006, we, NMFS, listed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Review Workshop is an Assessment
the southern distinct population Administration Summary documenting panel opinions
segment (sDPS) of the North America regarding the strengths and weaknesses
green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) RIN 0648–XG015 of the stock assessment and input data.
as a threatened species under the Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
Endangered Species Act (ESA) (71 FR Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
17757). A recovery outline was Southeast Data, Assessment, and Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
completed in 2010. On January 9, 2018, Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting Management Councils and NOAA
we announced the availability of the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Southern Distinct Population Segment Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and HMS Management Division, and
of Green Sturgeon Draft Recovery Plan Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
(Plan) in the Federal Register (83 FR Commerce. Participants include data collectors and
1025). The text of the Plan can be found database managers; stock assessment
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 52 Assessment
here: http:// scientists, biologists, and researchers;
webinar II for Gulf of Mexico red
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ constituency representatives including
snapper.
protected_species/green_sturgeon/ fishermen, environmentalists, and
green_sturgeon_pg.html. The Plan lays SUMMARY: The SEDAR 52 assessment NGO’s; International experts; and staff
out a recovery strategy based on the best process of Gulf of Mexico red snapper of Councils, Commissions, and state and
available science, identifies site-specific will consist of an in-person workshop federal agencies.
actions with time lines and costs, and and a series of assessment webinars. See The items of discussion during the
includes recovery goals and criteria. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Assessment webinar II are as follows:
Public comments on the Plan will be 1. Using datasets and initial
DATES: The SEDAR 52 Assessment
accepted through March 12, 2018. assessment analysis recommended from
webinar II will be held March 6, 2018,
Details on how to submit comments can the in-person Workshop, panelists will
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
be found in our January 9, 2018 notice employ assessment models to evaluate
ADDRESSES: stock status, estimate population
(83 FR 1025).
Meeting address: The meeting will be benchmarks and management criteria,
Recovery Plan Workshop held via webinar. The webinar is open and project future conditions.
Announcement to members of the public. Those 2. Participants will recommend the
On March 5, 2018, NMFS will hold a interested in participating should most appropriate methods and
public workshop at the NMFS office in contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR configurations for determining stock
Sacramento, CA to present the Plan. We FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to status and estimating population
invite any interested member of the request an invitation providing webinar parameters.
public to attend. NMFS will present the access information. Please request Although non-emergency issues not
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details of the Plan and provide a time- webinar invitations at least 24 hours in contained in this agenda may come
limited question and answer period advance of each webinar. before this group for discussion, those
during which attendees may ask NMFS SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place issues may not be the subject of formal
about the information presented. NMFS Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC action during this meeting. Action will
will provide a moderator to manage the 29405. be restricted to those issues specifically
workshop as well as a notetaker to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie identified in this notice and any issues
document input received. A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: arising after publication of this notice

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of SEDAR 52 Assessment webinar II for Gulf of Mexico red snapper.
Dates		The SEDAR 52 Assessment webinar II will be held March 6, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
Contact		Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 5995
RIN Number		0648-XG01

83 FR 5995 - Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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