[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18532-18533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7914]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA345


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review (SEDAR); Assessment Process Webinars for South Atlantic Black 
Sea Bass (Centropristis striata) and Golden Tilefish (Lopholatilus 
chamaeleonticeps).

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

ACTION: Notice of two SEDAR 25 South Atlantic assessment webinars for 
black sea bass and golden tilefish.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 25 assessments of the South Atlantic black sea bass 
and golden tilefish will consist of a series of workshops and webinars: 
This notice is for two webinars associated with the Data and Assessment 
portions of the SEDAR process. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR 25 `post-data, pre-assessment' webinars will be held 
between May 25, 2011 and June 8, 2011. Please see list below for exact 
dates and times. The established times may be adjusted as necessary to 
accommodate the timely completion of discussion relevant to the 
assessment process. Such adjustments may result in the meeting being 
extended from, or completed prior to the time established by this 
notice.

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              Webinar                        Date                   Day                   Time (Eastern)
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1.................................  May 25, 2011.........  Wednesday...........  1pm-4 pm.
2.................................  June 8, 2011.........  Wednesday...........  9 am-12 pm.
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ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held via webinar. The webinar is open 
to members of the public. Those interested in participating should 
contact Kari Fenske at SEDAR (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to 
request an invitation providing webinar access information.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari Fenske, 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 workshops 
(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, HMS Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries 
Science Center. Participants include data collectors and database 
managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; 
constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, 
and NGOs; International experts; and staff of

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Councils, Commissions, and state and Federal agencies.
    SEDAR 25 `pre-Data, post-Assessment' Webinar series:
    Using datasets recommended from the Data Workshop, participants 
from both the data workshop and the assessment workshop will come 
together for two webinars to provide early modeling advice.

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: March 30, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-7914 Filed 4-1-11; 8:45 am]
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