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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC321
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Advisory Panel for Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; nominations for
Advisory Panel.
AGENCY:
NMFS solicits nominations
for the Advisory Panel (AP) for Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR) Workshops (this AP is
also called the ‘‘SEDAR Pool’’). The
SEDAR Pool is comprised of a group of
individuals whom may be selected to
consider data and advise NMFS
regarding the scientific information,
including but not limited to data and
models, used in stock assessments for
oceanic sharks in the Atlantic Ocean,
Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.
Nominations are being sought for a 3year appointment (2013–2015).
Individuals with definable interests in
the recreational and commercial fishing
and related industries, environmental
community, academia, and nongovernmental organizations will be
considered for membership on the
SEDAR Pool.
DATES: Nominations must be received
on or before December 20, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations and request the SEDAR
Pool Statement of Organization,
Practices, and Procedures by any of the
following methods:
• Email: SEDAR.pool@noaa.gov.
• Mail: Karyl Brewster-Geisz, Highly
Migratory Species Management
Division, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Include on the envelope the following
identifier: ‘‘SEDAR Pool Nomination.’’
• Fax: 301–713–1917.
Additional information on SEDAR
and the SEDAR guidelines can be found
at https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/.
The terms of reference for the SEDAR
Pool, along with a list of current
members, can be found at https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/SEDAR/
SEDAR.htm.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Delisse Ortiz or Karyl Brewster-Geisz,
(301) 425–8503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Introduction
Section 302(g)(2) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., states that
each Council shall establish such
advisory panels as are necessary or
appropriate to assist it in carrying out its
functions under the Act. The MagnusonStevens Act provides that this section is
applicable to HMS Management by the
Secretary as well as by Councils. As
such, NMFS has established the SEDAR
Pool under this section. The SEDAR
Pool currently consists of 32 individuals
who can be selected to review data and
advise NMFS regarding the scientific
information, including but not limited
to data and models, used in stock
assessments for oceanic sharks in the
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and
Caribbean Sea. While the SEDAR Pool
was created specifically for Atlantic
oceanic sharks, it may be expanded to
include other HMS, as needed.
The primary purpose of the
individuals in the SEDAR Pool is to
review, at SEDAR workshops, the
scientific information (including but not
limited to data and models) used in
stock assessments that are used to
advise NMFS, as a delegate to the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary),
about the conservation and management
of the Atlantic HMS, specifically but not
limited to, Atlantic sharks. Individuals
in the SEDAR Pool, if selected, may
participate in the various data,
assessment, and review workshops
during the SEDAR process of any HMS
stock assessment. In order to ensure that
the peer review is unbiased, individuals
who participated in a data and/or
assessment workshop for a particular
stock assessment will not be allowed to
serve as reviewers for the same stock
assessment. However, these individuals
may be asked to attend the review
workshop to answer specific questions
from the reviewers concerning the data
and/or assessment workshops. Members
of the SEDAR Pool may serve as
members of other APs concurrent with,
or following, their service on the SEDAR
Pool.
Procedures and Guidelines
A. Participants
The SEDAR Pool is comprised of
individuals representing the commercial
and recreational fishing communities
for Atlantic sharks, the environmental
community active in the conservation
and management of Atlantic sharks, and
the academic community that have
relevant expertise either with sharks or
shark-like species and/or stock
assessment methodologies for marine
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fish species. Members of the SEDAR
Pool must have demonstrated
experience in the fisheries, related
industries, research, teaching, writing,
conservation, or management of marine
organisms. The distribution of
representation among the interested
parties is not defined or limited.
Additional members of the SEDAR
Pool may also include representatives
from each of the five Atlantic Regional
Fishery Management Councils, each of
the 18 states, both the U.S. Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico, and each of the
interstate commissions: the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission
and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries
Commission.
If NMFS requires additional members
to ensure a diverse pool of individuals
for data or assessment workshops,
NMFS may request individuals to
become members of the SEDAR Pool
outside of the annual nomination
period.
Panel members serve at the discretion
of the Secretary. Not all members will
attend each SEDAR workshop. Rather,
NMFS will invite certain members to
participate at specific stock assessment
workshops dependent on their ability to
participate, discuss, and recommend
scientific decisions regarding the
species being assessed. If an invited
SEDAR Pool member is unable to attend
the workshop, the member may send a
designee who may represent them and
participate in the activities of the
workshop. In order to ensure the
designee meets the requirements of
participating in the data and/or
assessment workshop, the designee
must receive written approval of the
Director of the Office of Sustainable
Fisheries at least six weeks in advance
of the beginning of the relevant data
and/or assessment workshop. Written
notification must include the name,
address, telephone, email, and position
of the individual designated. A designee
may not name another designee.
NMFS is not obligated to fulfill any
requests (e.g., requests for an assessment
of a certain species) that may be made
by the SEDAR Pool or its individual
members. Members of the SEDAR Pool
who are invited to attend stock
assessment workshops will not be
compensated for their services but may
be reimbursed for their travel-related
expenses to attend such workshops.
B. Nomination Procedures for
Appointments to the SEDAR Pool
Member tenure will be for 3 years.
Nominations are sought for terms
beginning early in 2013 and expiring
three years later in 2015. Nomination
packages should include:
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1. The name, address, phone number,
and email of the applicant or nominee;
2. A description of his/her interest in
Atlantic shark stock assessments or the
Atlantic shark fishery;
3. A statement of background and/or
qualifications; and
4. A written commitment that the
applicant or nominee shall participate
actively and in good faith in the tasks
of the SEDAR Pool, as requested.
C. Meeting Schedule
Individual members of the SEDAR
Pool meet to participate in stock
assessments at the discretion of the
Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS.
Stock assessment timing, frequency, and
relevant species will vary depending on
the needs determined by NMFS and
SEDAR staff. Currently, NMFS
anticipates holding stock assessments
for Atlantic sharpnose and bonnethead
sharks in 2013 and finetooth and
smoothhound sharks in 2014. The
specific number and type of meetings or
dates for those stock assessments have
not yet been determined. Meetings and
meeting logistics will be determined
according to the SEDAR Guidelines. All
meetings are open for observation by the
public.
Dated: November 14, 2012.
Emily H. Menashes,
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC321
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel for Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review
Workshops
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; nominations for Advisory Panel.
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SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations for the Advisory Panel (AP) for
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR) Workshops (this AP is also called the ``SEDAR Pool'').
The SEDAR Pool is comprised of a group of individuals whom may be
selected to consider data and advise NMFS regarding the scientific
information, including but not limited to data and models, used in
stock assessments for oceanic sharks in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of
Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Nominations are being sought for a 3-year
appointment (2013-2015). Individuals with definable interests in the
recreational and commercial fishing and related industries,
environmental community, academia, and non-governmental organizations
will be considered for membership on the SEDAR Pool.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before December 20, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and request the SEDAR Pool
Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures by any of the
following methods:
Email: SEDAR.pool@noaa.gov.
Mail: Karyl Brewster-Geisz, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910. Include on the envelope the following identifier: ``SEDAR Pool
Nomination.''
Fax: 301-713-1917.
Additional information on SEDAR and the SEDAR guidelines can be
found at https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/. The terms of reference for
the SEDAR Pool, along with a list of current members, can be found at
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/SEDAR/SEDAR.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delisse Ortiz or Karyl Brewster-Geisz,
(301) 425-8503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
Section 302(g)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., states
that each Council shall establish such advisory panels as are necessary
or appropriate to assist it in carrying out its functions under the
Act. The Magnuson-Stevens Act provides that this section is applicable
to HMS Management by the Secretary as well as by Councils. As such,
NMFS has established the SEDAR Pool under this section. The SEDAR Pool
currently consists of 32 individuals who can be selected to review data
and advise NMFS regarding the scientific information, including but not
limited to data and models, used in stock assessments for oceanic
sharks in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. While
the SEDAR Pool was created specifically for Atlantic oceanic sharks, it
may be expanded to include other HMS, as needed.
The primary purpose of the individuals in the SEDAR Pool is to
review, at SEDAR workshops, the scientific information (including but
not limited to data and models) used in stock assessments that are used
to advise NMFS, as a delegate to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary),
about the conservation and management of the Atlantic HMS, specifically
but not limited to, Atlantic sharks. Individuals in the SEDAR Pool, if
selected, may participate in the various data, assessment, and review
workshops during the SEDAR process of any HMS stock assessment. In
order to ensure that the peer review is unbiased, individuals who
participated in a data and/or assessment workshop for a particular
stock assessment will not be allowed to serve as reviewers for the same
stock assessment. However, these individuals may be asked to attend the
review workshop to answer specific questions from the reviewers
concerning the data and/or assessment workshops. Members of the SEDAR
Pool may serve as members of other APs concurrent with, or following,
their service on the SEDAR Pool.
Procedures and Guidelines
A. Participants
The SEDAR Pool is comprised of individuals representing the
commercial and recreational fishing communities for Atlantic sharks,
the environmental community active in the conservation and management
of Atlantic sharks, and the academic community that have relevant
expertise either with sharks or shark-like species and/or stock
assessment methodologies for marine fish species. Members of the SEDAR
Pool must have demonstrated experience in the fisheries, related
industries, research, teaching, writing, conservation, or management of
marine organisms. The distribution of representation among the
interested parties is not defined or limited.
Additional members of the SEDAR Pool may also include
representatives from each of the five Atlantic Regional Fishery
Management Councils, each of the 18 states, both the U.S. Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico, and each of the interstate commissions: the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Gulf States Marine
Fisheries Commission.
If NMFS requires additional members to ensure a diverse pool of
individuals for data or assessment workshops, NMFS may request
individuals to become members of the SEDAR Pool outside of the annual
nomination period.
Panel members serve at the discretion of the Secretary. Not all
members will attend each SEDAR workshop. Rather, NMFS will invite
certain members to participate at specific stock assessment workshops
dependent on their ability to participate, discuss, and recommend
scientific decisions regarding the species being assessed. If an
invited SEDAR Pool member is unable to attend the workshop, the member
may send a designee who may represent them and participate in the
activities of the workshop. In order to ensure the designee meets the
requirements of participating in the data and/or assessment workshop,
the designee must receive written approval of the Director of the
Office of Sustainable Fisheries at least six weeks in advance of the
beginning of the relevant data and/or assessment workshop. Written
notification must include the name, address, telephone, email, and
position of the individual designated. A designee may not name another
designee.
NMFS is not obligated to fulfill any requests (e.g., requests for
an assessment of a certain species) that may be made by the SEDAR Pool
or its individual members. Members of the SEDAR Pool who are invited to
attend stock assessment workshops will not be compensated for their
services but may be reimbursed for their travel-related expenses to
attend such workshops.
B. Nomination Procedures for Appointments to the SEDAR Pool
Member tenure will be for 3 years. Nominations are sought for terms
beginning early in 2013 and expiring three years later in 2015.
Nomination packages should include:
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1. The name, address, phone number, and email of the applicant or
nominee;
2. A description of his/her interest in Atlantic shark stock
assessments or the Atlantic shark fishery;
3. A statement of background and/or qualifications; and
4. A written commitment that the applicant or nominee shall
participate actively and in good faith in the tasks of the SEDAR Pool,
as requested.
C. Meeting Schedule
Individual members of the SEDAR Pool meet to participate in stock
assessments at the discretion of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS. Stock assessment timing, frequency, and relevant species will
vary depending on the needs determined by NMFS and SEDAR staff.
Currently, NMFS anticipates holding stock assessments for Atlantic
sharpnose and bonnethead sharks in 2013 and finetooth and smoothhound
sharks in 2014. The specific number and type of meetings or dates for
those stock assessments have not yet been determined. Meetings and
meeting logistics will be determined according to the SEDAR Guidelines.
All meetings are open for observation by the public.
Dated: November 14, 2012.
Emily H. Menashes,
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-28247 Filed 11-19-12; 8:45 am]
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