[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 54 (Friday, March 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 13022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6229]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031604E]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 Southeast Data and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee will 
meet to discuss the SEDAR process and assessment priorities. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 
April 7, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at NOAA Fisheries' Southeast 
Fisheries Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149; 
telephone: (305)361-4200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, SEDAR Coordinator, 
SEDAR/SAFMC, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-
4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils; in conjunction with NOAA 
Fisheries, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the 
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; implemented the Southeast 
Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, a multi-step method for 
determining the status of fish stocks. The SEDAR Steering Committee 
provides oversight of the SEDAR process and establishes assessment 
priorities.
    The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet April 7, 2004, to discuss 
assessment priorities for the next 3 SEDAR cycles to be held in 2004 
and 2005, review the SEDAR process, evaluate funding, and consider the 
role of SEDAR in assessing highly migratory stocks with particular 
emphasis on future coastal shark assessments.
    The times and sequence specified on this agenda are subject to 
change. 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 Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to the SEDAR office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) at least 5 business days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: March 16, 2004.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-6229 Filed 3-18-04; 8:45 am]
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