[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38884-38885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3546]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 062805D]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean; 
Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee 
Meeting.

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Steering Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR 
process, assessment scheduling, and management coordination.

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee meeting will be held on August 2 
and August 3, 2005. The Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 
August 2, 2005 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet at the Southeast 
Regional Office (SERO), 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33702; telephone: (305) 824-5301.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils in

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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. SEDAR activities are 
conducted through committees established by the Councils under their 
302(g) authority.
    The SEDAR Steering Committee is composed of the Executive Directors 
and Chairs of the 3 Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Councils, the Executive Directors of the Gulf States and 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commissions, the Southeast Regional 
Administrator, and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Director. The 
Steering Committee provides coordination and integration of the 
management, assessment, and research activities in the Southeast 
Region.
    The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to review the SEDAR process, 
develop assessment priorities for 2009-10, review research and 
monitoring priorities, review scheduled regional management activities, 
and develop an appropriate work plan.
    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

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council office or the Southeast Regional Office at the 
addresses listed above at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: June 29, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3546 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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