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datasets and recommends which 

datasets are appropriate for assessment 

analyses. The product of the Stock 

Assessment Workshop 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 Review 

Workshop Report 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 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. 

SEDAR conducts updates of 

benchmark stock assessments 

previously conducted through the 

SEDAR program. Update assessments 

add additional data points to datasets 

incorporated in the original SEDAR 

benchmark assessment and run the 

benchmark assessment model to update 

population estimates. The spiny lobster 

update assessment will update the 

SEDAR 8 benchmark of Southeastern 

United States spiny lobster, which 

included both the South Atlantic and 

Gulf of Mexico. The update process 

consists of a series of webinars and an 

update workshop. 

Spiny Lobster Update Process 

Schedule: 

March 23, 2010; 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 

SEDAR Data Webinar 

An updated assessment data set and 

associated documentation will be 

presented and discussed during the Data 

Webinar. Participants will evaluate 

updates of data employed or considered 

in SEDAR 8 providing information on 

life history characteristics, catch 

statistics, discard estimates, length and 

age composition, and fishery dependent 

and fishery independent measures of 

stock abundance. 

June 22, July 13, and July 27, 2010; 10 

a.m. - 12 p.m.; SEDAR Assessment 

Webinars 

Using updated datasets adopted 

during the Data Webinar, participants 

will employ assessment models used in 

SEDAR 8 to evaluate stock status, 

estimate population benchmarks and 

management criteria, and project future 

conditions. Participants will 

recommend the most appropriate 

methods and configurations for 

determining stock status and estimating 

population parameters. 

August 23–25, 2010; SEDAR Spiny 

Lobster Update Workshop 

August 23, 2010: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; August 

24, 2010: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; August 25, 

2010: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

During the Update Workshop 

assessment analysts will discuss and 

evaluate decisions made during the Data 

and Assessment Webinars. Participants 

will compare and contrast various 

assessment approaches, and determine 

whether the assessments are adequate 

for submission to Science and Statistics 

Committees of the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council and the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council. Workshop panelists will 

document their findings and 

recommendations in an Assessment 

Workshop Report. 

Special Accommodations 

The Update Workshop is 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 10 business 

days prior to the workshop. 

Dated: February 25, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 

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TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 

2010; 2 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

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STATUS: Closed to the Public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

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Dated: February 22, 2010. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

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TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 

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Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

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A live webcast of the Meeting can be 

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For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East-West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: February 22, 2010. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

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2010 from 0730 hrs until 1800 hrs and 

on March 19, 2010 from 0730 hrs until 

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