[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 105 (Friday, May 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 31069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12045]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XI18


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; Southeast 
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); SEDAR 16 King Mackerel Assessment 
Panel; Public 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 meet via conference call to 
review assessment model results and discuss future documentation needs. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR 16 Assessment Workshop Panel will meet on Tuesday, 
June 17, 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; 
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. SEDAR 16 is developing an 
assessment of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico King Mackerel 
stock.
    During this conference call the SEDAR 16 King Mackerel Assessment 
Panel will follow-up on activities from its May 5-9, 2008 meeting by 
reviewing the assessment model results, and discussing future 
documentation needs.
    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 listed 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 10 business days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: May 27, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-12045 Filed 5-29-08; 8:45 am]
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