[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 35807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09537]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD870]


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 (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Operations Committee via webinar 
May 22, 2024.

DATES: The Citizen Science Operations Committee meeting will be held 
via webinar on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 9 a.m. until 4 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 
Julia Byrd (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an 
invitation providing webinar access information. Please request webinar 
invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each webinar. There will be 
an opportunity for public comment at the beginning of the meeting.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Byrd, Citizen Science Program 
Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8439 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Citizen Science Operations Committee 
serves as advisors to the Council's Citizen Science Program. Committee 
members include representatives from the Council's Citizen Science 
Advisory Panel Pool, NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office, NOAA 
Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and the Council's 
Science and Statistical Committee. Their responsibilities include 
developing programmatic recommendations, reviewing policies, providing 
program direction/multi-partner support, identifying citizen science 
research needs, and providing general advice.
    Agenda items include: Review of the Citizen Science Program's 
initial evaluation plan, including researchers sharing preliminary 
findings and committee discussion of those findings; a Citizen Science 
Program and Project update; the Citizen Science Program's project idea 
portal; and other business.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 5 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: April 29, 2024.
Claudia Stephanie Womble,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-09537 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
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