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Science Center on their performance 

monitoring and evaluation plan 

concerning existing and future catch 

share programs. The Council’s Herring 

Committee will present an overview of 

the management measures proposed in 

Amendment 4 to the Atlantic Herring 

FMP, including the establishment of 

annual catch limits and accountability 

measures, and select final measures 

before submitting the action to NMFS. 

NOAA leadership will present a briefing 

on its Catch Shares Policy and conduct 

a question and answer session following 

the presentation. 

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 

The second day of the Council 

meeting will begin with a discussion 

about and possible reconsideration of 

Framework 21 to the Atlantic Sea 

Scallop FMP. Pending the outcome of 

this agenda item, the Council also may 

revisit Framework 44 to the Northeast 

Multispecies FMP to change the 

yellowtail flounder allocation to the 

scallop fleet in that action. Later, the 

Groundfish Committee will ask for 

approval of alternative rebuilding 

strategy options for the Georges Bank 

yellowtail flounder stock. The Chairman 

of the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) will report on the 

committee’s comments concerning a 

model developed by the Habitat Plan 

Development Team (PDT) to analyze 

alternatives to minimize adverse 

impacts of fishing activities. The SSC 

also will report on the process-related 

issues addressed at the last SSC meeting 

as well as the comments of SSC 

members on the published proposed 

rule concerning practices and 

procedures related to National Standard 

2. The Habitat Committee will 

comment, where appropriate, about the 

model developed by its PDT, as well as 

on President Obama’s Interagency 

Ocean Policy Task Force Report: Interim 

Framework for Effective Coastal and 

Marine Spatial Planning. 

Thursday, January 28, 2010 

The Council will begin the last day of 

the meeting with a discussion of several 

outstanding issues related to work 

priorities for 2010. The Northeast 

Fisheries Science Center staff will 

follow with two reports, one on the 

status of projected observer days-at-sea 

for the upcoming year in accordance 

with the Council’s Standard Bycatch 

Reporting Methodology rules and 

another on the Vessel Calibration 

Workshop held late last year. The 

Council also intends to approve a range 

of alternatives to be analyzed in 

Amendment 3 to the Red Crab FMP. The 

action will include annual catch limits 

and accountability measures, and 

possibly a total allowable catch for the 

fleet. The day will conclude with an 

open period for public comments about 

items not listed on the agenda but 

related to Council business and any 

other outstanding issues that were 

postponed 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. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: January 11, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–623 Filed 1–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XT69 

Fisheries of the Atlantic; Southeast 

Data, Assessment, and Review 

(SEDAR); Atlantic croaker and Atlantic 

menhaden; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Review 

Workshop for Atlantic croaker and 

Atlantic menhaden. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment 

review of the Atlantic stocks of croaker 

and menhaden will be conducted at a 

Review Workshop. This is the twentieth 

SEDAR. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The Review Workshop will take 

place March 8–12, 2010. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 

dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: The Review Workshop will 

be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 

International Boulevard, North 

Charleston, SC 29418; (800) 782–9444 or 

(843) 308–9330. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

Theiling, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; (843) 571–4366. 

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. The SEDAR 20 

Review Workshop will be an 

independent peer review of the 

products from assessments of Atlantic 

stocks of croaker and menhaden 

conducted by the Atlantic States Marine 

Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). 

Products to be reviewed are reports from 

the ASMFC Data Workshop and ASMFC 

Stock Assessment Workshop for each 

stock. The Data Workshop Reports 

compile and evaluate potential datasets 

and recommend which datasets are 

appropriate for assessment analyses. 

The Stock Assessment Workshop 

Reports describe the fisheries, evaluate 

the status of the stock, estimate 

biological benchmarks, project future 

population conditions, and recommend 

research and monitoring needs. The 

product of the Review Workshop is a 

Peer Review Evaluation Report 

documenting Panel opinions regarding 

the strengths and weaknesses of the 

stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for the SEDAR 20 Review 

Workshop are appointed by the Atlantic 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions, 

NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries 

Science Center, and the NOAA Center 

for Independent Experts. Review 

Workshop participants may 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. 


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SEDAR 20 Workshop Schedule: 

March 8–12, 2010; SEDAR 20 Review 

Workshop 

March 8, 2010: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; March 

9–11, 2010: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; March 12, 

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

The Review Workshop is an 

independent peer review of the 

assessments developed during the 

ASMFC Data and Assessment 

Workshops. Workshop Panelists will 

review the assessment and document 

their comments and recommendations 

in a Peer Review Evaluation Report. 

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 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s 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 otherauxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) at least 10 business 

days prior to the workshop. 

Dated: January 8, 2010 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–467 Filed 1–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XT70 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene public meetings. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

February 1 - 4, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Battle House, 26 N. Royal Street, 

Mobile, AL 36602. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Stephen Bortone, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Council 

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 

1 p.m. - The Council meeting will 

begin with a review of the agenda and 

approval of the minutes. 

1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - The Council 

will receive a presentation on Catch 

Shares Task Force. 

1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. - They will 

receive a report of the Gulf of Mexico 

Alliance activities. 

2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - They will 

receive public testimony on exempted 

fishing permits (EFPs), if any; final 

Regulatory Amendment for Reef Fish 

Total Allowable Catch; and the Council 

will hold an open public comment 

period regarding any fishery issue of 

concern. People wishing to speak before 

the Council should complete a public 

comment card prior to the comment 

period. 

4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - The Council 

will review and discuss reports from the 

Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem 

Committee. 

Thursday, February 4, 2010 

8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - The Council 

will review and discuss reports from the 

committee meetings as follows: Reef 

Fish Management; Budget; 

Administrative Policy; Outreach and 

Education; Spiny Lobster/Stone Crab 

Management; Red Drum; Habitat 

Protection; Coastal Migratory Pelagics 

(Mackerel) Management; Shrimp 

Management; Advisory Panel Selection 

Committee; Scientific and Statistical 

Committee Selection Committee; and 

SEDAR Selection Committee. 

12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Other 

Business items will follow. 

The Council will conclude its meeting 

at approximately 1:15 p.m. 

Committees 

Monday, February 1, 2010 

8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION 

- The Full Council will receive a 

litigation briefing. 

9 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION 

(Full Council) - The SEDAR Selection 

Committee will appoint members to the 

SEDAR meetings for Spiny Lobster, 

Yellowedge Grouper and Tilefish and 

Greater Amberjack. 

9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. - CLOSED 

SESSION (Full Council) - The Scientific 

and Statistical Committee will appoint 

members to the Special Mackerel 

Scientific and Statistical Committee. 

9:40 a.m. - 10 a.m. - CLOSED 

SESSION (Full Council) - The Advisory 

Panel Selection Committee will appoint 

members to the Mackerel Limited 

Access Privilege Program Advisory 

Panel. 

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Sustainable 

Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will 

discuss the Options Paper for the 

Generic Annual Catch Limit/ 

Accountability Measures Amendment 

and review the proposed National 

Standard 2 Guidelines. 

1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. - The Budget 

Committee will review the 2010 

funding. 

2 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The Administrative 

Policy Committee will discuss 

modifications to Statement of 

Organization Practice and Procedures 

and Handbook Development. 

4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - The Outreach and 

Education Committee will receive a 

report of the Outreach and Education 

Advisory Panel meeting. 

4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - The Spiny 

Lobster/Stone Crab Committee will 

discuss the Options Paper for Spiny 

Lobster Amendment 10 and approve the 

Spiny Lobster SEDAR Terms of 

Reference. 

-RecessTuesday, February 2, 2010 

8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. - The Reef Fish 

Management Committee will receive a 

presentation on the Red Snapper update 

assessment; a report from the Standing 

and Special Reef Fish Scientific and 

Statistical Committee; a report from the 

Red Snapper Advisory Panel; a Draft 

Final Regulatory Amendment for Red 

Snapper Total Allowable Catch; an 

Options Paper for Amendment 32 Gag/ 

Red Grouper scoping meeting 

summaries; a report of the Limited 

Access Privilege Program Advisory 

Panel meeting; a presentation on 

Northeast Gulf of Mexico Reserves 

Program: Changes in Reef Fish 

Populations; and discuss approval of the 

schedules for SEDAR 22 (Yellowedge 

Grouper and Tilefish) and Greater 

Amberjack updates. 

4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Red Drum 

Committee will discuss the Red Drum 

Fishery in the Exclusive Economic 

Zone. 

4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Habitat 

Protection Committee will give a report 

of the Mississippi/Louisiana and the 

Texas Habitat Advisory Panel meetings. 


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