Sunshine Act Meetings, 9398 [2010-4028]

Download as PDF 9398 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 2, 2010 / Notices datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the Stock Assessment Workshop 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 Review Workshop Report 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 and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and NGO’s; international experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies. SEDAR conducts updates of benchmark stock assessments previously conducted through the SEDAR program. Update assessments add additional data points to datasets incorporated in the original SEDAR benchmark assessment and run the benchmark assessment model to update population estimates. The spiny lobster update assessment will update the SEDAR 8 benchmark of Southeastern United States spiny lobster, which included both the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The update process consists of a series of webinars and an update workshop. Spiny Lobster Update Process Schedule: June 22, July 13, and July 27, 2010; 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.; SEDAR Assessment Webinars Using updated datasets adopted during the Data Webinar, participants will employ assessment models used in SEDAR 8 to evaluate stock status, estimate population benchmarks and management criteria, and project future conditions. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods and configurations for determining stock status and estimating population parameters. August 23–25, 2010; SEDAR Spiny Lobster Update Workshop During the Update Workshop assessment analysts will discuss and evaluate decisions made during the Data and Assessment Webinars. Participants will compare and contrast various assessment approaches, and determine whether the assessments are adequate for submission to Science and Statistics Committees of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. Workshop panelists will document their findings and recommendations in an Assessment Workshop Report. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Special Accommodations The Update Workshop 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 workshop. Dated: February 25, 2010. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, BILLING CODE 3510–22–S WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6355–01–M Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 9 a.m.–12 Noon. PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland. STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to the Public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Civil Penalty Factors—Final Rule A live webcast of the Meeting can be viewed at https://www,cpsc.gov/webcast/ index.html. For a recorded message containing the latest agenda information, call (301) 504–7948. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–7923. Dated: February 22, 2010. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–4029 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355–01–M CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Sunshine Act Meetings Office of the Secretary TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 2010; 2 p.m. Meeting of the Defense Policy Board Defense Policy Board, DoD. Notice. AGENCY: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland. PLACE: ACTION: STATUS: SUMMARY: The Defense Policy Board will meet in closed session on March 18, 2010 from 0730 hrs until 1800 hrs and on March 19, 2010 from 0730 hrs until Closed to the Public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Jkt 220001 Dated: February 22, 2010. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–4028 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2010–4299 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am] An updated assessment data set and associated documentation will be presented and discussed during the Data Webinar. Participants will evaluate updates of data employed or considered in SEDAR 8 providing information on life history characteristics, catch statistics, discard estimates, length and age composition, and fishery dependent and fishery independent measures of stock abundance. 15:07 Mar 01, 2010 The Commission staff will brief the Commission on the status of compliance matters. For a recorded message containing the latest agenda information, call (301) 504–7948. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–7923. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4028]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 2010; 2 p.m.

Place: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, 
Bethesda, Maryland.

Status: Closed to the Public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Compliance Status Report

    The Commission staff will brief the Commission on the status of 
compliance matters.
    For a recorded message containing the latest agenda information, 
call (301) 504-7948.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504-7923.

    Dated: February 22, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-4028 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6355-01-M
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