[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 32746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13840]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XW83


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; Southeast 
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); assessment webinars II through IV 
for SEDAR 22 yellowedge grouper and tilefish.

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 22 Gulf of Mexico yellowedge grouper and 
tilefish assessment webinars II through IV.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 22 assessments of the Gulf of Mexico stocks of 
yellowedge grouper and tilefish will consist of a series of workshops 
and webinars: a Data Workshop, a series of Assessment webinars, and a 
Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The second, third, and fourth SEDAR 22 Assessment Process 
webinars will be held on Thursday, July 1, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
(EDT), Wednesday, July 21, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 5:00 pm (EDT), and 
Thursday, August 12, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to 
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact 
Julie Neer at SEDAR (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an 
invitation providing webinar access information.
    A listening station will be available at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council office located at 2203 N Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, 
Tampa, FL 33607. Those interested in participating via the listening 
station should contact Julie Neer at SEDAR (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) at least 1 day prior to the webinar.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 
Faber Place, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 
571-4366; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions 
have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 
process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks 
in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a three-step process including: (1) 
Data Workshop, (2) Assessment Process utilizing webinars and (3) Review 
Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a data report which 
compiles and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets 
are appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the Assessment 
Process is a stock assessment report which describes the fisheries, 
evaluates the status of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 
projects future population conditions, and recommends research and 
monitoring needs. The assessment is independently peer reviewed at the 
Review Workshop. The product of the Review Workshop is a Summary 
documenting Panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of 
the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops 
are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean 
Fishery Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional 
Office and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include 
data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, 
biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including 
fishermen, environmentalists, and NGO's; International experts; and 
staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.

SEDAR 22 Assessment webinars II through IV:

    Using datasets recommended from the Data Workshop, participants 
will employ assessment models to evaluate stock status, estimate 
population benchmarks and management criteria, and project future 
conditions. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods 
and configurations for determining stock status and estimating 
population parameters.

Meeting Schedule:

Webinar II: July 1, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT)

Webinar III: July 21, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT)

Webinar IV: August 12, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT)

    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 these meetings. 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

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: June 4, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-13840 Filed 6-8-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S