[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00035]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD048


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; 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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to 
discuss peer review of a wreckfish stock assessment. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via webinar on Monday, January 27, 
2014, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held via webinar. The webinar is open 
to members of the public. Those interested in participating should 
contact John Carmichael at the 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 
webinar.
    Council Address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is held to discuss the peer 
review of a stock assessment of wreckfish in the South Atlantic. In 
accordance with the peer review policy approved by the Council, the SSC 
previously reviewed a proposal to assess the wreckfish resource, and 
will now consider the process for peer review of that assessment. The 
assessment is currently underway by Dr. Douglas Butterworth and 
colleagues, and is expected to be complete in mid-February, 2014. At 
this meeting, the SSC will recommend Terms of Reference, timing and 
reviewers for the peer review.

Items To Be Addressed During This Meeting

    1. Wreckfish assessment Peer Review Terms of Reference.
    2. Wreckfish assessment Reviewers.
    3. Timing and Approach of Peer Review.

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 Council 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.


    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: January 2, 2014.
Sean F. Corson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-00035 Filed 1-6-14; 8:45 am]
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