[Federal Register: July 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 128)]
[Notices]
[Page 38884-38885]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062805D]
Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean;
Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee
Meeting.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Steering Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR
process, assessment scheduling, and management coordination.
DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee meeting will be held on August 2
and August 3, 2005. The Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
August 2, 2005 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 3, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet at the Southeast
Regional Office (SERO), 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
33702; telephone: (305) 824-5301.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, SEDAR Coordinator,
SEDAR/SAFMC, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407;
telephone: (843) 571-4366, (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email:
John.Carmichael@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils in
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conjunction with NOAA Fisheries, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission, and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission implemented
the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, a multi-step
method for determining the status of fish stocks. SEDAR activities are
conducted through committees established by the Councils under their
302(g) authority.
The SEDAR Steering Committee is composed of the Executive Directors
and Chairs of the 3 Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils, the Executive Directors of the Gulf States and
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commissions, the Southeast Regional
Administrator, and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Director. The
Steering Committee provides coordination and integration of the
management, assessment, and research activities in the Southeast
Region.
The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to review the SEDAR process,
develop assessment priorities for 2009-10, review research and
monitoring priorities, review scheduled regional management activities,
and develop an appropriate work plan.
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 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 Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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 or the Southeast Regional Office at the
addresses listed above at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.
Dated: June 29, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3546 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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