[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47563-47564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19927]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA607


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review (SEDAR); 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 a date change for SEDAR 25 Review Workshop for South 
Atlantic black sea bass and golden tilefish.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 25 Review of the South Atlantic stock of black sea 
bass and golden tilefish will consist of one workshop, originally 
scheduled for September 20-22, 2011, will now be held October 11-13, 
2011. This is the twenty-fifth SEDAR. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR 25 Review Workshop will take place October 11-13, 
2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The SEDAR 25 Review Workshop will be held at the Crowne 
Plaza, 4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418, 
telephone: (843) 740-7028.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari Fenske, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; (843) 571-
4366; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published in the Federal 
Register on July 28, 2011 (76 FR 45231). All other information 
previously-published remains unchanged.
    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 includes three workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2) Stock 
Assessment Workshop 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 Stock Assessment Workshop 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 Consensus Summary documenting 
Panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the stock 
assessment and input data. Panelists 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. SEDAR 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.

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SEDAR 25 Review Workshop Schedule

October 11-13, 2011; SEDAR 25 Review Workshop

    October 11, 2011: 9 a.m.-8 p.m.;
    October 12, 2011: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.;
    October 13, 2011: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
    The Review Workshop is an independent peer review of the assessment 
developed during the Data and Assessment Workshops. Workshop Panelists 
will review the assessment and document their comments and 
recommendations in a Consensus Summary.

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 5 business days prior to each workshop.

    Dated: August 2, 2011.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-19927 Filed 8-4-11; 8:45 am]
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