[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 27802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10749]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XH92


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; Southeast 
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 16 King Mackerel Assessment Panel 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 16-South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico King 
Mackerel Post-Assessment Workshop Conference Call.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 16 Assessment Panel will be holding a conference 
call to review preliminary assessment model results, select a preferred 
assessment model, and discuss future analysis needs. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR 16 Assessment Workshop Panel will meet on Friday, May 
30, 2008, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. Listening 
stations are available at the following locations: South Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive 201, North 
Charleston, SC 29405; and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 
SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone 
(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.
    During this conference call the SEDAR 16 King Mackerel Assessment 
Panel will follow-up on activities from its May 5-9, 2008 meeting to 
review preliminary assessment model results, select a preferred 
assessment model, and discuss future analysis needs.

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 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. E8-10749 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 am]
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