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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - RIN 0648-XG346

# AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

# ACTION:

Notice of SEDAR 61 in-person Data/Assessment Workshop for Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper.

# SUMMARY:

                        The SEDAR 61 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper will consist of one in-person Data/Assessment Workshop and a series of webinars. See                         **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**                        .                    

# DATES:

The SEDAR 61 Data/Assessment Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on September 11, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on September 12, 2018, and from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on September 13, 2018.

# ADDRESSES:

 

*Meeting address:*                         The SEDAR 61 Data/Assessment Workshop will be held at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 1st Street S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; telephone: 1-800-445-8667.                    

*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 multi-step process including: (1) Data/Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series of webinars. The product of the Data/Assessment Workshop is a report which compiles and evaluates potential                           ( print page 41064)                        datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses, and describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and recommends research and monitoring needs. 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 in the Data/Assessment Workshop are as follows:

1. An assessment data set and associated documentation will be developed during the workshop.

2. Participants will evaluate proposed data and select appropriate sources for providing information on life history characteristics, catch statistics, discard estimates, length and age composition, and fishery dependent and fishery independent measures of stock abundance.

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: August 14, 2018.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2018-17773 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]

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