[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 66 (Friday, April 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 18517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6981]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XG89


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

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

ACTION: Notice of the SEDAR Steering Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR 
schedule through 2014, consider modifications to the SEDAR process, and 
receive updates on recent assessment activities. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet on Monday, May 5, 2008, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Frenchmen's Reef, 5 
Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, USVI; telephone: (340) 776-8500.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, Science and 
Statistics Program Manager, SEDAR/SAFMC; 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, establishes assessment 
priorities, and provides coordination between assessment efforts and 
management activities. The SEDAR Steering Committee meets twice 
annually.
    During this meeting, the Steering Committee will consider 
scheduling benchmark assessments during 2009-14 and update assessments 
in 2009 and 2010. The Committee will also review recent activities, 
receive a progress report on staffing levels, and review the SEDAR 
guidelines.
    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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 3 weeks prior to the meeting.

    Dated: April 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-6981 Filed 4-3-08; 8:45 am]
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