[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27797-27798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10719]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XH90


Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean; 
Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee; 
Public 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 via conference call to 
discuss assessment updates to be completed during 2009. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 10, 
2008, from 12 noon to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for available listening stations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, Science and 
Statistics Program Manager, SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place, Suite 201, North 
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) 
SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Listening stations are available at the 
following locations:
    1. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;

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    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 Ave., 
Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.
    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 of assessment and management activities.
    During this conference call the Steering Committee will follow-up 
on activities from its May 5, 2008 meeting to finalize assessment 
update priorities for 2009.
    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

    The 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 at the address listed above at least 10 business days prior to 
the meeting.

    Dated: May 9, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-10719 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 am]
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