[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24730-24731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09917]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC642


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 33 Gulf of Mexico gag and greater amberjack 
workshops and webinars.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 33 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico stocks of gag 
(Mycteroperca microlepis) and greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will 
consist of: a Data Workshop; an Assessment process conducted via 
webinars; and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Data Workshop will be held from 1 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 
2013 until 12 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Tampa, FL. The Assessment 
Workshop will take place via webinar on the following dates in 2013: 
July 22; July 29; August 5; August 14; August 21; August 28; September 
4; September 11;

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September 18; September 25; October 2; and October 9. All webinars will 
begin at 1 p.m. eastern time (ET) and will last approximately four 
hours. The Review Workshop will take place from 1 p.m. on Monday, 
November 18, 2013 until 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2013 in 
Miami, FL. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting addresses: The Data Workshop will be held at the Tampa 
Westshore Marriott, 1001 Westshore Plaza Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607; 
(813) 287-2555. The Assessment Workshop webinars will be held via 
GoToWebinar. The Review Workshop will be held at the Doubletree by 
Hilton Grande Hotel Biscayne Bay, 1717 N. Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL 
33132; (305) 372-0313. All workshops and webinars are open to members 
of the public. Those interested in participating should contact Ryan 
Rindone at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an 
invitation providing pertinent information. Please request meeting 
information at least 24 hours in advance.
    SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 
29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator; 
telephone: (813) 348-1630; email: [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 Consensus 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, Highly Migratory Species 
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 non-
governmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of 
Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion in the individual workshop agendas are as 
follows:

SEDAR 33 Data Workshop, May 20-24, 2013

    1. Assessment data sets and associated documentation will be 
developed.
    2. Participants will evaluate all available data and select 
appropriate sources for providing information on life history 
characteristics, catch statistics, discard estimates, length and age 
composition, and fishery dependent and fishery independent measures of 
stock abundance.

SEDAR 33 Assessment Workshop Webinars, July 22-October 9, 2013

    Participants will review modeling efforts, suggest sensitivity 
analyses, and decide upon an appropriate model run or set of model runs 
to put forward to the Review Workshop for each species assessed.

SEDAR 33 Review Workshop, November 18-21, 2013

    Panelists will review the assessments and document their comments 
and recommendations in a Consensus Summary.
    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 identified 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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SEDAR office (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

    Dated: April 23, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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