83 FR 60824 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)

Page Range		60824-60825
FR Document		2018-25827

The SEDAR 59 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of Greater Amberjack will consist of a series of webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-25827]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG636


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 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 59 Assessment Scoping webinar.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 59 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of Greater 
Amberjack will consist of a series of webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: A SEDAR 59 Assessment Scoping webinar will be held on Friday, 
December 14, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.

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 Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
below) to request an invitation providing webinar access information. 
Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each 
webinar.
    SEDAR address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405. 
www.sedarweb.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 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. The product of the SEDAR webinar series 
will be a report which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and 
recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses, and 
describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates 
biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and 
recommends research and monitoring needs. Participants for SEDAR 
Workshops are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast 
Regional Office, Highly Migratory Species 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 non-governmental organizations 
(NGOs); international experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and 
state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion in the Assessment Scoping webinar are as 
follows:
    Participants will review data and discuss data issues, as 
necessary, and initial modeling issues.
    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 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.

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Special Accommodations

    This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 business 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: November 21, 2018.
 Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-25827 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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publication of this notice that require meeting, (2) update on the status of the SEDAR address: South Atlantic
emergency action under Section 305(c) flume tank experiments, (3) update on Fishery Management Council, 4055
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery evaluation of effect of wingspread on Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Conservation and Management Act, assessment results, (4) update on results Charleston, SC 29405.
provided the public has been notified of of the 2018 fall survey, (5) update on the www.sedarweb.org.
the intent of the webinar participants to project to collect and evaluate fishery
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
take final action to address the ecological knowledge of Gulf of Maine
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
emergency. flatfish distribution shifts and their
Place Drive, Suite 201, North
impacts on the availability to fishery
Special Accommodations Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571–
independent surveys and (6) discuss
This meeting is physically accessible 4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
other business and next steps for the
to people with disabilities. Requests for NTAP. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
sign language interpretation or other of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Special Accommodations Caribbean Fishery Management
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2411 at These meetings are physically Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
least 10 days prior to the meeting date. accessible to people with disabilities. Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
Dated: November 21, 2018. Requests for sign language States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
interpretation or other auxiliary aids have implemented the Southeast Data,
Rey Israel Marquez,
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office (302) process, a multi-step method for
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
526–5251 at least 5 days prior to the determining the status of fish stocks in
[FR Doc. 2018–25829 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]
meeting date. the Southeast Region. The product of
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Dated: November 21, 2018. the SEDAR webinar series will be a
report which compiles and evaluates
Rey Israel Marquez,
potential datasets and recommends
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
which datasets are appropriate for
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric assessment analyses, and describes the
[FR Doc. 2018–25826 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]
Administration fisheries, evaluates the status of the
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
RIN 0648–XG632 projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
monitoring needs. Participants for
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Administration Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Caribbean Fishery Management
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), RIN 0648–XG636
Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Commerce. Regional Office, Highly Migratory
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Species Management Division, and
Southeast Data, Assessment, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
SUMMARY: The Northeast Trawl Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting Participants include: Data collectors and
Advisory Panel (NTAP) of the Mid- database managers; stock assessment
Atlantic Fishery Management Council AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries scientists, biologists, and researchers;
will hold a meeting. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and constituency representatives including
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), fishermen, environmentalists, and non-
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Commerce. governmental organizations (NGOs);
Monday, December 17, beginning at 9
a.m. and conclude by 4:30 p.m. For ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 59 Assessment international experts; and staff of
agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY Scoping webinar. Councils, Commissions, and state and
INFORMATION. federal agencies.
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 59 assessment of The items of discussion in the
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the South Atlantic stock of Greater Assessment Scoping webinar are as
the Northeast Fisheries Science Center Amberjack will consist of a series of follows:
(NEFSC) office located on 28 Tarzwell webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY
Participants will review data and
Dr., Narragansett, RI 02882 and INFORMATION.
discuss data issues, as necessary, and
available via webinar (http:// DATES: A SEDAR 59 Assessment initial modeling issues.
www.mafmc.org/ntap). Scoping webinar will be held on Friday,
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Although non-emergency issues not
December 14, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 12 contained in this agenda may come
Management Council, 800 N. State p.m.
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; before this group for discussion, those
telephone: (302) 674–2331; ADDRESSES: issues may not be the subject of formal
www.mafmc.org. Meeting address: The meeting will be action during this meeting. Action will
held via webinar. The webinar is open be restricted to those issues specifically
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to members of the public. Those identified in this notice and any issues
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Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive interested in participating should arising after publication of this notice
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR that require emergency action under
Management Council, telephone: (302) FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
526–5255. request an invitation providing webinar Fishery Conservation and Management
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The access information. Please request Act, provided the public has been
purpose of this meeting is to: (1) Review webinar invitations at least 24 hours in notified of the intent to take final action
results of the Nov. 19th Working Group advance of each webinar. to address the emergency.

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Special Accommodations Background Force members present at the meeting
Section 120 of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. (12 of 16) recommended that NMFS
This meeting is accessible to people
1361, et seq.) allows the Secretary of approve the state’s application, while 1
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
Commerce, acting through the Assistant Task Force member recommended that
aids should be directed to the SAFMC
Administrator for Fisheries, and the NMFS deny the state’s application, and
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
West Coast Regional Administrator of 3 Task Force members abstained. All
business days prior to the meeting.
NMFS, the discretion to authorize the decision documents, including a copy of
Note: The times and sequence specified in the authorization, are available on
this agenda are subject to change. intentional lethal taking of individually
identifiable pinnipeds that are having a NMFS’s West Coast Region web page
significant negative impact on salmonid (see ADDRESSES).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
fishery stocks that are either: (1) Listed Findings
Dated: November 21, 2018.
under the ESA, (2) approaching a
Rey Israel Marquez, threatened or endangered status, or (3) As required under section 7(a)(2)
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable migrate through the Ballard Locks in under the ESA, NMFS completed
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Seattle. The authorization applies only informal consultation, and in
[FR Doc. 2018–25827 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] to pinnipeds that are not: (1) Listed accordance with NEPA, NMFS
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P under the ESA, (2) designated as completed an environmental assessment
depleted, or (3) designated a strategic with a finding of no significant impact.
stock. In considering a state’s application to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE On October 6, 2017, NMFS received lethally remove pinnipeds, NMFS is
an application signed by the director of also required, pursuant to section
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 120(b)(1) of the MMPA, to determine
the Oregon Department of Fish and
Administration that individually identifiable pinnipeds
Wildlife (ODFW) on the state’s behalf,
requesting authorization under section are having a significant negative impact
XRIN 0648–XF763 120 of the MMPA to intentionally take, on the decline or recovery of at-risk
by lethal methods, individually salmonid fishery stocks. Based on these
Marine Mammals; Pinniped Removal identifiable predatory CSL in the requirements, considerations, and
Authority; Approval of Application vicinity of Willamette Falls, which were analyses, NMFS has determined that the
then having a significant negative requirements of section 120 of the
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries MMPA have been met and it is therefore
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and impact on the recovery of threatened
UWR spring-run Chinook salmon and reasonable to issue an authorization to
Atmospheric Administration, the state for the lethal removal of
Commerce (NOAA). UWR winter steelhead. As required
under the MMPA, NMFS convened a individually identifiable predatory CSL
ACTION: Notice of availability. through 2023.
Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the (Task Force). The role of the Task Force Dated: November 21, 2018.
approval of an application from the state is to recommend to NMFS approval or Donna Wieting,
of Oregon (state) for lethal removal of denial of the state’s application along Director, Office of Protected Resources,
individually identifiable predatory with recommendations of the proposed National Marine Fisheries Service.
California sea lions (CSL; Zalophus location, time, and method of such [FR Doc. 2018–25871 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]
californianus) in the vicinity of taking, criteria for evaluating the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Willamette Falls to minimize pinniped success of the action, and the duration
predation on Upper Willamette River of the intentional lethal taking
(UWR) spring-run Chinook salmon authority. The Task Force must also
suggest non-lethal alternatives, if DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
(Onchorhynchus spp.) and UWR winter
steelhead, both listed as threatened available and practicable, including a Office of the Secretary
under the Endangered Species Act recommended course of action.
(ESA), in the Willamette River in Pursuant to the MMPA, NMFS U.S. Strategic Command Strategic
Oregon. This authorization is pursuant determined that the state’s application Advisory Group; Notice of Federal
to section 120 of the Marine Mammal contained sufficient information to Advisory Committee Meeting
Protection Act (MMPA). NMFS also warrant convening the Task Force. On
announces availability of decision November 9, 2017, NMFS published a AGENCY: Office of the Chairman Joint
documents and other information relied notice in the Federal Register (82 FR Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Strategic Command
upon in making this determination. 52083), announcing receipt of the state’s Strategic Advisory Group, Department
application, and soliciting public of Defense.
ADDRESSES: Additional information
comments on the application and any ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
about our determination may be
additional information that NMFS Committee meeting.
obtained by visiting the NMFS West
should consider in making its decision.
Coast Region’s website: http:// SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
On August 20–22, 2018, NMFS
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov, or by (DoD) is publishing this notice to
convened a Task Force that was open to
writing to us at: NMFS West Coast announce that the following Federal
the public. The Task Force reviewed the
Region, Protected Resources Division, Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S.
state’s application, public comments on
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1201 Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, Portland, Strategic Command Strategic Advisory
the application, and other information
OR 97232. Group will take place.
related to CSL predation on UWR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. spring-run Chinook salmon and UWR DATES: Day 1—Closed to the public
Robert Anderson at the above address, winter steelhead at Willamette Falls. Thursday, November 29, 2018, from
by phone at (503) 231–2226, or by email The Task Force completed and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Day 2—Closed to
at, robert.c.anderson@noaa.gov. submitted its report to NMFS on the public Friday, November 30, 2018,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: October 15, 2018. The majority of Task from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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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 59 Assessment Scoping webinar.
Dates		A SEDAR 59 Assessment Scoping webinar will be held on Friday, December 14, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Contact		Julia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 60824
RIN Number		0648-XG63

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