Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings, 54869-54870 [2013-21701]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2013 / Notices Commission, U.S. Coast Guard, and NOAA Enforcement. Brief summaries about the recent activities of the Council’s ABC Control Rule and Electronic Monitoring Working Groups are scheduled to occur under this agenda item. There also will be an open period for public comments during which any interested party may provide brief remarks on issues relevant to Council business but not listed on the meeting agenda. The Skate Committee will review its progress to develop 2014 specifications for the fishery. Prior to a lunch break, the Herring Committee will ask for approval of final measures that would establish catch caps for river herring/shad in the Atlantic herring fishery. Several items are scheduled for the afternoon session. These include a brief presentation by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Regional Office (NERO) about issues and options considered by an internal working group that has examined funding for atsea monitors, including those that are industry-funded. A discussion of next steps will follow. A NERO presentation is scheduled that includes recommendations about an omnibus amendment that would simplify the current vessel baseline restrictions. The day will end with initial Council consideration of its management priorities for 2014 and any other outstanding business that may have been deferred until the end of the meeting. Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided that the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: September 3, 2013. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–21703 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:05 Sep 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC846 Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 33 Gulf of Mexico Gag and Greater Amberjack Assessment Workshop webinars. AGENCY: The SEDAR 33 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico stocks of Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) and Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will consist of: a Data Workshop; an Assessment process conducted via webinars; and a Review Workshop. This notice is for additional Assessment Workshop webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: The additional Assessment Workshop webinars will be held from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on the following dates: October 16, 2013; October 23, 2013; November 13, 2013; and November 20, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The Assessment Workshop webinars will be held via GoToWebinar. All workshops and webinars are open to members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact Ryan Rindone at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation providing pertinent information. Please request meeting information at least 24 hours in advance. SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator; telephone: (813) 348–1630; email: ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions, have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data Workshop; (2) Assessment Process including a workshop and webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. The product PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54869 of the Data Workshop is a data report which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the Assessment Process 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 Summary 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, Highly Migratory Species Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include: data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies. The items of discussion in the Assessment Workshop webinars are as follows: Participants will review modeling efforts, suggest sensitivity analyses, and decide on an appropriate model run or set of model runs to put forward to the Review Workshop for each species. 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 these meetings. 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 intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SEDAR office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 business 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. E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1 54870 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2013 / Notices Dated: September 3, 2013. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–21701 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Additions and Deletions End of Certification Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Additions to and deletions from the Procurement List. AGENCY: This action adds services to the Procurement List that will be provided by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes services from the Procurement List previously provided by such agencies. SUMMARY: Effective: October 7, 2013. Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street Suite 10800, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: ADDRESSES: Additions On 6/28/2013 (78 FR 38952–38953) and 7/19/2013 (78 FR 43180), the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices of proposed additions to the Procurement List. After consideration of the material presented to it concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to furnish the products and services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the products and services listed below are suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR 51–2.4. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. The action will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:05 Sep 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 entities other than the small organizations that will provide the services to the Government. 2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to provide the services to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in connection with the services proposed for addition to the Procurement List. Accordingly, the following services are added to the Procurement List: Services Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, Superior National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 8901 Grand Avenue, Duluth, MN NPA: Goodwill Industries Vocational Enterprises, Inc., Duluth, MN Contracting Activity: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Superior National Forest, Duluth, MN Service Type/Location: Secure Document Destruction Service, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, 2424 20th Street, Fort Campbell, KY NPA: Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Inc., Louisville, KY Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W40M Southeast RGNL CONTRG OFC, Fort Gordon, GA Service Type/Location: Janitorial Service, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement,VA Hudson Valley HealthCare System Campus, Building 7 (Floors 1, 2, 3 & Basement), Route 9D, Castle Point, NY NPA: Occupations, Inc., Middletown, NY Contracting Activity: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Washington, DC Service Type/Location: Integrated Prime Vendor, Supply Chain Management Service(inventory control, obsolescence identification, engineering support and some material procurement services), U.S. Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN NPA: Knox County Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc., Vincennes, IN Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, NSWC Crane, Crane, IN Deletions On 7/26/2013 (78 FR45183) and 8/2/ 2013 (78 FR 46927–46928), the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notices of proposed deletions from the Procurement List. After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the services listed below are no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR 51–2.4. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. The action will not result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities. 2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to provide the services to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in connection with the services deleted from the Procurement List. End of Certification Accordingly, the following services are deleted from the Procurement List: Services Service Type/Location: Mailing Service, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS), 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO NPA: Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Denver, CO Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, 259-Network Contract Office 19, Glendale, CO Service Type/Location: Document Destruction, USDA, Farm Service Agency ,4300 Goodfellow Blvd. St., Louis, MO. NPA: Vintage Support Group, Inc., Belleville, IL (Deleted) Contracting Activity: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Acquisition Branch, Kansas City, MO. Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, Akron Canton Regional Airport, 5400 Lauby Road NW., North Canton, OH NPA: The Workshops, Inc. Canton, OH (Deleted) Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, FPDS Agency Coordinator, Washington, DC Service Type/Location: Microfilming Tax Forms Service, Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati, OH NPA: Richland County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Mansfield, OH (Deleted) Contracting Activity: Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC Barry S. Lineback, Director, Business Operations. [FR Doc. 2013–21749 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–P E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54869-54870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21701]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC846


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 33 Gulf of Mexico Gag and Greater Amberjack 
Assessment Workshop webinars.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 33 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico stocks of Gag 
(Mycteroperca microlepis) and Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will 
consist of: a Data Workshop; an Assessment process conducted via 
webinars; and a Review Workshop. This notice is for additional 
Assessment Workshop webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The additional Assessment Workshop webinars will be held from 1 
p.m. until 4 p.m. on the following dates: October 16, 2013; October 23, 
2013; November 13, 2013; and November 20, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The Assessment Workshop webinars will be held via 
GoToWebinar. All workshops and webinars are open to members of the 
public. Those interested in participating should contact Ryan Rindone 
at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation 
providing pertinent information. Please request meeting information at 
least 24 hours in advance.
    SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 
29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator; 
telephone: (813) 348-1630; email: ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries 
Commissions, have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review 
(SEDAR) process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish 
stocks in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a three-step process 
including: (1) Data Workshop; (2) Assessment Process including a 
workshop and webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. The product of the Data 
Workshop is a data report which compiles and evaluates potential 
datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment 
analyses. The product of the Assessment Process 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 Summary 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, Highly Migratory Species 
Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 
Participants include: data collectors and database managers; stock 
assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency 
representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and non-
governmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of 
Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion in the Assessment Workshop webinars are as 
follows:
    Participants will review modeling efforts, suggest sensitivity 
analyses, and decide on an appropriate model run or set of model runs 
to put forward to the Review Workshop for each species.
    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 these meetings. 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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SEDAR office (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 10 business 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.


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    Dated: September 3, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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