Fisheries of the U.S. Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting, 12525-12526 [2025-04427]
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Meeting
information, including the agenda,
overview, briefing book materials, and
an online public comment form will be
posted on the Council’s website at:
https://safmc.net/advisory-panelmeetings/ two weeks prior to the
meeting. The meeting is open to the
public and available via webinar as it
occurs. The webinar registration link
will be available from the Council’s
website. Public comment will also be
taken during the meeting.
The agenda for the Snapper Grouper
AP meeting includes: updating the
Fishery Performance Report for gag;
recommending stock risk ratings for gag
and black sea bass; discussion of
management changes considered for
black sea bass, golden tilefish, and forhire reporting; an exercise to help
design the Council’s Lines of
Communication stakeholder meetings;
review of the Council’s 2023–2027
Research and Monitoring Plan; and a
presentation on research conducted in
South Atlantic Spawning Special
Management Zones. The AP will also
receive updates on the developing or
upcoming amendments to the Snapper
Grouper Fishery Management Plan for
the South Atlantic, provide input and
recommendations on agenda items for
the Council’s consideration, and address
other items as needed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 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 13, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals; File No. 28912
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
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Notice is hereby given that
Daniel Costa, Ph.D., University of
California at Santa Cruz, 130 McAlister
Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has applied
in due form for a permit to conduct
research on California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 28912 from the list of available
applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email
to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 28912 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Young or Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D.,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant proposes to conduct
research on California sea lions
throughout their range to investigate
their foraging ecology, habitat use, and
health. Proposed activities include:
unmanned aircraft system, vessel and
ground surveys for counts, photography,
observations, and acoustic playbacks;
captures, including sedation, anesthesia,
restraint, morphometrics, marking,
external instrument attachment,
biological sampling, and ultrasound;
and collection, import, export, and
receipt of pinniped parts. The applicant
requests up to three unintentional
mortalities annually, not to exceed 20
over the duration of the permit. Ten
non-target species of non-ESA listed
cetaceans and four non-target non-ESA
listed species of pinnipeds may be
disturbed during these studies. See the
application for complete numbers of
animals requested by species and
procedure. The requested duration of
this permit is 10 years.
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In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Fisheries of the U.S. Caribbean;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 101 Pre-Data
Workshop Webinar for Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) Sandbar Sharks.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 101 assessment
process of HMS sandbar sharks will
consist of a Data Workshop, an
Assessment Workshop and a Center for
Independent Experts (CIE) Desk Review.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 101 Pre-Data
Workshop webinar will be held April 7,
2025, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern
Time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held via webinar. The webinar is open
to members of the public. Those
interested in participating should
contact Emily Ott at SEDAR (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to
request an invitation providing webinar
access information. Please request
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in
advance of each webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Ott, SEDAR Coordinator; (843)
302–8434; email: Emily.Ott@safmc.net.
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 51 / Tuesday, March 18, 2025 / Notices
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 multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop, (2) a series of assessment
webinars or Assessment Workshop, and
(3) A Review Workshop or CIE Desk
Review. The product of the Data
Workshop is a report that compiles and
evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses.
The assessment webinars or Assessment
Workshop produce a report that
describes the fisheries, evaluates the
status of the stock, estimates biological
benchmarks, projects future population
conditions, and recommends research
and monitoring needs. The product of
the Review Workshop is an Assessment
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,
HMS 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
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion during the
pre-Data Workshop webinar are as
follows:
Participants will discuss what data
may be available for use in the
assessment.
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.
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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 Council office
(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 business days
prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Collection of High-Resolution
Spatial and Temporal Fishery
Dependent Data to Support Scientific
Research
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before May 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0803 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
Do not submit Confidential Business
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Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Katie
Burchard, Marine Resources
Management Specialist, Northeast
Fisheries Science Center, 28 Tarwell
Drive, Narragansett Rhode Island, 401–
299–9587, Katie.Burchard@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is an extension of an existing
information collection with no changes.
Commercial fishers from the
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will
collaborate with NOAA Fisheries,
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
(NEFSC) Cooperative Research Branch,
to voluntarily collect detailed fisherydependent data during commercial
fishing trips. Collection of information
regarding commercial fisheries is
necessary to fulfill the following
statutory requirements: the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.).
Fishers will use the Fisheries Logbook
Data Reporting Software (FLDRS) to
collect high-resolution information on
fishing effort and catch. The goal is to
enable fishers to collect more accurate
and precise data on where and how
many fish are caught, and how much
effort was expended. This highresolution data will lead to improved
accuracy of commercial fisheries data
and better understanding of fishery
dynamics. The FLDRS software was
designed to record data at the haul
(effort) level, similar to the level of data
collected by the Northeast Fisheries
Observer Program (NEFOP), but can be
used to collect sub-trip level data and is
approved for federal Electronic Vessel
Trip Reporting (eVTR). FLDRS can be
integrated with Global Positioning
Systems (GPS), Vessel Monitoring
Systems (VMS), depth sounders, and
temperature/depth sensors. The FLDRS
software can use the VMS to transmit a
trip data file to NEFSC email account
where it is ultimately uploaded to
NEFSC database. Alternatively, the
vessel operator can choose to manually
upload trip files using the web-based
application Vessel Electronic Reporting
Web Portal (VERS).
Temperature and Depth (TD) data will
be collected opportunistically and
dependent on fisher interest. TD probes
will be used to monitor the duration of
time gear is fished in addition to
collecting temperature and depth data.
The high-resolution catch data in
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Fisheries of the U.S. Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 101 Pre-Data Workshop Webinar for Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) Sandbar Sharks.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 101 assessment process of HMS sandbar sharks will
consist of a Data Workshop, an Assessment Workshop and a Center for
Independent Experts (CIE) Desk Review. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 101 Pre-Data Workshop webinar will be held April 7,
2025, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar
is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating
should contact Emily Ott at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
to request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please
request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each
webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston,
SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Ott, SEDAR Coordinator; (843)
302-8434; email: [email protected].
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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 multi-step process including: (1)
Data Workshop, (2) a series of assessment webinars or Assessment
Workshop, and (3) A Review Workshop or CIE Desk Review. The product of
the Data Workshop is a report that compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The assessment webinars or Assessment Workshop produce a
report that describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock,
estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and monitoring needs. The product of the Review
Workshop is an Assessment 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, HMS 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 NGO's; International experts; and
staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion during the pre-Data Workshop webinar are as
follows:
Participants will discuss what data may be available for use in the
assessment.
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
These meetings are 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 5 business days prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-04427 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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