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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA764] 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

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 72 Workshop 

for Gulf of Mexico Gag Grouper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 72 assessment 

process of Gulf of Mexico gag grouper 

will consist of a series of data and 

assessment webinars. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 72 Gag Grouper 

Workshop will be held via webinar 

February 9, 2021 through February 11, 

2021, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eastern each 

day. 

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 Julie A. Neer 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: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366; email: Julie.neer@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 multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop, (2) a series of assessment 

webinars, and (3) a Review Workshop. 

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 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 

Workshop are as follows: 

• Panelists will review the data sets 

being considered for the assessment and 

discuss initial modeling efforts. 

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 

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: January 7, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Review of Nomination for Lake Erie 

Quadrangle National Marine Sanctuary 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice; request for written 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries of the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration is 

requesting written comments to 

facilitate ONMS’ five year review of the 

nomination for the Lake Erie 

Quadrangle National Marine Sanctuary 

(NMS). In particular, NOAA is 

requesting relevant information as it 

pertains to its evaluation criteria for 

inclusion in the inventory (these criteria 

are detailed at https://

nominate.noaa.gov/guide.html). In this 

five year review, NOAA will pay 

particular attention to any new 

information about the nomination’s 

resources, changes to any threats 

towards these resources, and any 

updates to the management framework 

of the area. NOAA will also assess the 

continuity and breadth of communitybased support for the nomination. 

NOAA has provided the original 

nominating party an opportunity to 

share its views on these same questions. 

Following this information gathering 

and internal analysis, NOAA will make 

a final determination on whether or not 

the Lake Erie Quadrangle NMS 

nomination will remain in the inventory 

for another five year period. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received by February 11, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the following method: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. Submit electronic 

comments via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal with Docket Number NOAA– 

NOS–2020–0167. 

Instructions: All comments received 

are a part of the public record. All 

personal identifying information (for 

example, name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. NOAA will accept 

anonymous comments (enter N/A in the 

required fields to remain anonymous). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brody, Great Lakes Regional 


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Ann Arbor, MI 48108 or at ellen.brody@

noaa.gov, 734–741–2270. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background Information 

In 2014, NOAA issued a final rule 

establishing the sanctuary nomination 

process (SNP), which details how 

communities may submit nominations 

to NOAA for consideration of national 

marine sanctuary designation (79 FR 

33851). NOAA moves successful 

nominations to an inventory of areas 

that could be considered for national 

marine sanctuary designation. The final 

rule establishing the SNP included a 

five-year limit on any nomination added 

to the inventory that NOAA does not 

advance for designation. 

In November 2019, NOAA issued a 

notice (84 FR 61546) to clarify 

procedures for evaluating and updating 

a nomination as it approaches the fiveyear mark on the inventory of areas that 

could be considered for national marine 

sanctuary designation. The nomination 

for Lake Erie Quadrangle NMS was 

accepted to the national inventory on 

February 22, 2016, and is therefore 

scheduled to expire on February 22, 

2021. The full nomination can be found 

at https://nominate.noaa.gov/ 

nominations/. 

NOAA is not proposing to designate 

the Lake Erie Quadrangle NMS or any 

other new national marine sanctuary 

with this action. Instead, NOAA is 

seeking public comment on ONMS’ five 

year review of the nomination for the 

Lake Erie Quadrangle NMS. 

Accordingly, written comments 

submitted as part of this request should 

not focus on whether NOAA should 

initiate the designation process for the 

Lake Erie Quadrangle. Rather, 

comments should address the relevance 

of the nomination towards NOAA’s 

evaluation criteria and any new 

information NOAA should consider 

about the nominated area. Comments 

that do not pertain to the evaluation 

criteria, or present new information on 

the Lake Erie Quadrangle NMS 

nomination, will not be considered as 

part of this five year review. 

Whether removing or maintaining the 

nomination for Lake Erie Quadrangle 

NMS, NOAA would follow the same 

procedure for notifying the public as 

was followed when the nomination was 

submitted, including a letter to the 

nominator, a notice in the Federal 

Register, and posting information on 

‘‘nominate.noaa.gov’’. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. 

John Armor, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA794] 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a series of scoping meetings via 

webinar pertaining to Amendment 50 to 

the Fishery Management Plan for the 

Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South 

Atlantic Region. The amendment 

addresses catch levels, rebuilding plan, 

sector allocations, accountability 

measures, and management measures 

for red porgy. 

DATES: The scoping meetings will be 

held via webinar on February 3 and 4, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Council address: South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 

4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

scoping meetings will be conducted via 

webinar and accessible via the internet 

from the Council’s website at https://

safmc.net/safmc-meetings/publichearings-scoping-meetings/. The 

scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. 

Registration for the webinars is 

required. Registration information, a 

copy of the scoping materials, an online 

public comment form and any 

additional information as needed will 

be posted on the Council’s website at 

https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/ 

public-hearings-scoping-meetings/ as it 

becomes available. Public comments 

must be received by 5 p.m. on February 

5, 2021. 

Amendment 50 to the Snapper Grouper 

FMP 

The Council must adjust catch levels 

for red porgy in response to the most 

recent stock assessment for the species 

in the region (SEDAR 60 2020). The 

stock assessment results indicated the 

stock continues to be overfished and is 

undergoing overfishing. Consequently, 

catch levels must be adjusted based on 

the acceptable biological catch 

recommended by the South Atlantic 

Council’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) and the rebuilding 

schedule must be revised. In addition, 

the Council is considering modifications 

to sector allocations, accountability 

measures, and commercial and 

recreational management measures to 

end overfishing and rebuild the red 

porgy stock. 

During the scoping meetings, Council 

staff will present an overview of the 

amendment and will be available for 

informal discussions and to answer 

questions via webinar. Members of the 

public will have an opportunity to go on 

record to provide their comments for 

consideration by the Council. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 5 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: January 7, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA800] 

Marine Mammals and Endangered 

Species 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of a permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

permit has been issued to the following 

entity under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA). 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 


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