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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, [FR Doc. 2010–4299 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am]

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**CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION** 
**Sunshine Act Meetings**

**TIME AND DATE :**  Wednesday, March 3, 2010; 2 p.m.

**PLACE :**  Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

**STATUS :**  Closed to the Public.

**MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED :**  Compliance Status Report
The Commission staff will brief the Commission on the status of compliance matters.

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. [FR Doc. 2010–4028 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am]

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**CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION** 
**Sunshine Act Meetings**

**TIME AND DATE :**  Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 9 a.m.–12 Noon.
**PLACE :**  Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.
**STATUS :**  Commission Meeting—Open to the Public.
**MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED :**  1. Civil Penalty Factors—Final Rule

A live webcast of the Meeting can be viewed at http://www,cpsc.gov/webcast/ index.html.

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. [FR Doc. 2010–4029 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**
**Office of the Secretary**
**Meeting of the Defense Policy Board**

**AGENCY :**  Defense Policy Board, DoD.
**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Defense Policy Board will meet in closed session on March 18, 2010 from 0730 hrs until 1800 hrs and on March 19, 2010 from 0730 hrs until