[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15174-15175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4348]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032106C]


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 a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR 
schedule of events for 2006; composition of the SEDAR 10, gag grouper, 
Review Panel; and scheduling of management activities for 2006. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet via conference call from 
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 19, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be via conference call. Listening stations 
will be available at the following locations:
    1. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, 
Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407;
    2. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 2203 North Lois 
Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; and
    3. Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, 
Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.

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 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 Steering Committee also ensures 
that management activities are coordinated with assessment scheduling.
    The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet April 19, 2006 to review the 
SEDAR assessment schedule, review planned management activities, and 
determine the composition of the SEDAR Peer Review Panel for SEDAR 10.
    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

    Listening stations are physically accessible to those 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 the conference call.


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    Dated: March 22, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-4348 Filed 3-24-06; 8:45 am]
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