[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 2963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01003]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF964


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Announcement of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance and 
Infrastructure Action Team.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a series of meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance 
and Infrastructure Action Team via webinar.

DATES: The meeting via webinar will be held every other week on 
Wednesday at 1 p.m. starting February 7, 2018. The schedule of meetings 
is Wednesday, February 7; February 21; March 7; March 21; April 4; 
April 18; May 2; May 16; and May 30, 2018. All of the meetings will 
start at 1 p.m. and are scheduled to last approximately 90 minutes 
each. Additional Action Team meetings and plenary webinar dates and 
times will publish in a subsequent issue in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar and are open 
to members of the public. Webinar registration is required and 
registration links will be posted to the Citizen Science program page 
of the Council's website at www.safmc.net.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science 
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8433 or toll free: (866) 
SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council's Citizen Science Finance and 
Infrastructure Action Team will meet every other week on Wednesday at 1 
p.m.
    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) created a 
Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The Council appointed 
members of the Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to five Action Teams 
in the areas of Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/Topics 
Management, Finance and Infrastructure, and Communication/Outreach/
Education to develop program policies and operations for the Council's 
Citizen Science Program.
    The Finance and Infrastructure Action Team will meet to continue 
work on developing recommendations on program policies and operations 
to be reviewed by the Council's Citizen Science Committee. Public 
comment will be accepted at the beginning of the meeting.
    Items to be addressed during these meetings:

1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms of Reference
2. Other Business

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 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 17, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-01003 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P