[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51771-51772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21089]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC194


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Southeast 
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Assessment Process Webinar for 
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Spanish Mackerel and Cobia

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 28 Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Spanish 
mackerel and cobia assessment webinar.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 28 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
Atlantic Spanish mackerel and cobia fisheries will consist of a series 
of workshops and supplemental webinars. This notice is for a webinar 
associated with the Assessment portion of the SEDAR process.

DATES: The SEDAR 28 Assessment Workshop Webinar 8 will be held 
on September 12, 2012, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. EDT. The established time 
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 
times established by this notice.

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be held via a GoToMeeting Webinar 
Conference. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those 
interested in participating should contact Ryan Rindone at SEDAR (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to request an invitation 
providing webinar access information. Please request meeting 
information at least 24 hours in advance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator, 2203 
N Lois Ave, Suite 1100, Tampa FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council, in conjunction with NOAA Fisheries, has 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 involving a workshop and 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 Fishery

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Management Council, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, and the 
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include: data 
collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, 
biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including 
fishermen, environmentalists, and representatives of non-governmental 
organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of councils, 
commissions, and state and federal agencies.

SEDAR 28 Assessment Workshop Webinar

    Panelists will continue deliberations and discussions regarding 
modeling methodologies for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 
Spanish mackerel and cobia fisheries.
    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 accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least ten (10) business days prior to 
the meeting.

    Dated: August 22, 2012.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-21089 Filed 8-24-12; 8:45 am]
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