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(33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), the OPA NRDA
regulations at 15 CFR part 990, and
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Dated: March 15, 2018.
Carrie Selberg,
Deputy Director, Office of Habitat
Conservation, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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Administration
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Stock ID Workshop
for Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 58 Stock
Identification (ID) Workshop for Cobia.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 58 Cobia Stock ID
Process will be a multi-step process
consisting of a series of workshops and
webinars: Stock ID Workshop; Stock ID
Review Workshop; Joint Cooperator
Technical Review; and a Science and
Management Leadership Call. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 58 Stock ID
Workshop will be held on April 10–11,
2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.; and
April 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 1
p.m. The established times may be
adjusted as necessary to accommodate
the timely completion of discussion
relevant to the Stock ID process. Such
adjustments may result in the meeting
being extended from, or completed prior
to the time established by this notice.
Additional SEDAR 58 Stock ID Process
workshops and webinar dates and times
will publish in a subsequent issue in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 58
Stock ID Workshop will be held at the
Town and Country Inn, 2008 Savannah
Highway, Charleston, SC 29407l; phone:
(843) 571–1000.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405;
www.sedarweb.org.
SUMMARY:
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Julia
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571–
4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
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
utilizing a workshop and/or webinars;
and (3) Review Workshop. Cobia Stock
ID will be resolved prior to the start of
the SEDAR 58 Data Workshop using the
multi-step Stock ID Process. 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 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion at the Stock
ID Workshop are as follows:
1. Review information including
genetic studies, growth patterns,
movement and migration, existing stock
definitions, otolith chemistry,
oceanographic and habitat
characteristics, prior SEDAR stock ID
recommendations and any other
relevant information on stock structure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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2. Make recommendations on
biological stock structure and the
assessment unit stock or stocks to be
addressed through SEDAR 58 and
document the rationale behind the
recommendations.
3. Discuss the strength of evidence in
support of stock ID recommendations
with particular attention on those that
result in a mismatch of biological stock
structure, assessment unit stock
recommendations, and existing
management unit boundaries.
4. If biological stock structure
recommendations, assessment stock
unit recommendations, and existing
management units (state and federal) do
not align, provide guidance to address
the relative risks (biological and
management) and consequences of
managing based on existing Council or
prior assessment boundaries.
5. Provide recommendations for
future research on stock structure.
6. Prepare a report providing
complete documentation of workshop
recommendations and decisions.
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 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 SAFMC
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: March 16, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG101
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Habitat Advisory Panel to consider
actions affecting New England fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street,
Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508)
339–2200.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
The Advisory Panel will review
information developed by the Plan
Development Team (PDT) to support the
Clam Dredge Framework Adjustment,
which is considering continued
hydraulic dredge exemptions in the
Great South Channel Habitat
Management Area. They will also
discuss any clam dredge exemption
alternatives recommended by the PDT;
suggest additional alternatives for
Committee consideration. The panel
will discuss other habitat-related
initiatives as needed, this would
include engagement in offshore energy
issues; particularly any BOEM actions
open for public comment at the time of
the meeting. Other business may be
discussed as necessary.
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
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
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section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
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, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 16, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will hold a oneday meeting of its Ad Hoc Red Snapper
& Grouper-Tilefish Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene on
Tuesday, April 10, 2018, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council office, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council;
ava.lasseter@gulfcouncil.org, telephone:
(813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, April 10, 2018; 8:30 a.m.–5
p.m., EDT:
Charge Ad Hoc Red Snapper &
Grouper-Tilefish IFQ AP: To assess the
Grouper-Tilefish IFQ Program 5-year
Review and Amendment 36B and
provide recommendations to the
Council relative to changes in the IFQ
programs.
I. Welcome and Introductions
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG068
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Stock ID Workshop for Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 58 Stock Identification (ID) Workshop for
Cobia.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 58 Cobia Stock ID Process will be a multi-step
process consisting of a series of workshops and webinars: Stock ID
Workshop; Stock ID Review Workshop; Joint Cooperator Technical Review;
and a Science and Management Leadership Call. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 58 Stock ID Workshop will be held on April 10-11,
2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.; and April 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m.
until 1 p.m. The established times may be adjusted as necessary to
accommodate the timely completion of discussion relevant to the Stock
ID process. Such adjustments may result in the meeting being extended
from, or completed prior to the time established by this notice.
Additional SEDAR 58 Stock ID Process workshops and webinar dates and
times will publish in a subsequent issue in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 58 Stock ID Workshop will be held at the
Town and Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407l;
phone: (843) 571-1000.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405; www.sedarweb.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843)
571-4366; email: [email protected].
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 utilizing a
workshop and/or webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. Cobia Stock ID will
be resolved prior to the start of the SEDAR 58 Data Workshop using the
multi-step Stock ID Process. 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 at the Stock ID Workshop are as follows:
1. Review information including genetic studies, growth patterns,
movement and migration, existing stock definitions, otolith chemistry,
oceanographic and habitat characteristics, prior SEDAR stock ID
recommendations and any other relevant information on stock structure.
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2. Make recommendations on biological stock structure and the
assessment unit stock or stocks to be addressed through SEDAR 58 and
document the rationale behind the recommendations.
3. Discuss the strength of evidence in support of stock ID
recommendations with particular attention on those that result in a
mismatch of biological stock structure, assessment unit stock
recommendations, and existing management unit boundaries.
4. If biological stock structure recommendations, assessment stock
unit recommendations, and existing management units (state and federal)
do not align, provide guidance to address the relative risks
(biological and management) and consequences of managing based on
existing Council or prior assessment boundaries.
5. Provide recommendations for future research on stock structure.
6. Prepare a report providing complete documentation of workshop
recommendations and decisions.
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 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 SAFMC 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.
Dated: March 16, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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