[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 56813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22734]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC217


Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean; 
Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet via webinar to discuss 
the SEDAR process and assessment schedule. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 3, 
2012, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to 
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact 
John Carmichael at the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
(SAFMC) (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation 
providing webinar access information. Please request webinar 
invitations at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, Science and 
Statistics Program Manager, SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place, Suite 201, North 
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) 
SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

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 SEDAR process, 
a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks. The 
SEDAR Steering Committee provides oversight of the SEDAR process, 
establishes assessment priorities, and provides coordination of 
assessment activities. During this meeting, the Steering Committee will 
discuss the SEDAR process and assessment schedule for 2014-18.
    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

    The 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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 10 business days 
prior to the meeting.

    Dated: September 11, 2012.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-22734 Filed 9-13-12; 8:45 am]
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