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planning and harmful algal bloom 

forecasting and detection that— 

(i) is comprised of existing high 

frequency radar and other sea surface 

current mapping infrastructure operated 

by national programs and regional 

coastal observing systems; 

(ii) incorporates new high frequency 

radar assets or other fine scale sea 

surface mapping technology assets, and 

other assets needed to fill gaps in 

coverage on United States coastlines; 

and 

(iii) follows a deployment plan that 

prioritizes closing gaps in high 

frequency radar infrastructure in the 

United States, starting with areas 

demonstrating significant sea surface 

current data needs, especially in areas 

where additional data will improve 

Coast Guard search and rescue models; 

(2) fleet acquisition for unmanned 

maritime systems for deployment and 

data integration to fulfill the purposes of 

this subtitle; 

(3) an integrative survey program for 

application of unmanned maritime 

systems to the real-time or near realtime collection and transmission of sea 

floor, water column, and sea surface 

data on biology, chemistry, geology, 

physics, and hydrography; 

(4) remote sensing and data 

assimilation to develop new analytical 

methodologies to assimilate data from 

the System into hydrodynamic models; 

(5) integrated, multi-State monitoring 

to assess sources, movement, and fate of 

sediments in coastal regions; 

(6) a multi-region marine sound 

monitoring system to be— 

(i) planned in consultation with the 

IOOC, NOAA, the Department of the 

Navy, and academic research 

institutions; and 

(ii) developed, installed, and operated 

in coordination with NOAA, the 

Department of the Navy, and academic 

research institutions; and 

(e) any other purpose identified by the 

Administrator or the Council. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The meeting will focus on: (1) IOOC 

Strategic Plan, (2) final 

recommendations from the Phase 2 

workplan, and (3) updates on the spring 

public meeting. The latest version of the 

agenda will be posted at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. The times and the 

agenda topics described here are subject 

to change. 

Public Comment Instructions 

The meeting will be open to public 

participation (check agenda on website 

to confirm time). The Committee 

expects that public statements presented 

at its meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted verbal or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making a verbal presentation 

will be limited to a total time of three 

(3) minutes. Written comments should 

be received by the Designated Federal 

Official by March 11, 2024, to provide 

sufficient time for Committee review. 

Written comments received after March 

11, 2024, will be distributed to the 

Committee, but may not be reviewed 

prior to the meeting date. To submit 

written comments, please fill out the 

brief form at https://forms.gle/

MwbP2NXJhaz7cbuV8 or email your 

comments and the organization/ 

company affiliation you represent to 

Laura Gewain, Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Krisa Arzayus, 

Designated Federal Official by phone 

(240–533–9455) or email 

(Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov) or to Laura 

Gewain (Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov) by 

March 11, 2024. 

Carl C. Gouldman, 

Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 

System Office, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD713] 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 

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 82 South 

Atlantic Gray Triggerfish Review 

Workshop. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 82 assessment of 

the South Atlantic stock of gray 

triggerfish will consist of a data 

webinars/workshop, a series of 

assessment webinars, and a review 

workshop. A SEDAR 82 Review 

Workshop has been scheduled for 

March 12–14, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

agenda. 

DATES: The SEDAR 82 South Atlantic 

Gray Triggerfish Review Workshop is 

scheduled for March 12–14, 2024, from 

8 a.m. until 6 p.m. eastern, each day. 

The established times may be adjusted 

as necessary to accommodate the timely 

completion of discussion relevant to the 

assessment process. Such adjustments 

may result in the meeting being 

extended from or completed prior to the 

time established by this notice. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the DoubleTree by Hilton 

Atlantic Beach Oceanfront, 2717 West 

Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 

28512. The meeting is open to the 

public and available for broadcast by 

registering at the following link: https:// 

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/

6450821962810158942. 

SEDAR address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N 

Charleston, SC 29405; 

www.sedarweb.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meisha Key, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571– 

4366; email: Meisha.Key@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 threestep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop; (2) Assessment Process 

utilizing webinars; and (3) Review 

Workshop. The product of the Data 

Workshop is a data report which 

compiles and evaluates potential 

datasets and recommends which 

datasets are appropriate for assessment 

analyses. The product of the Assessment 

Process 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 

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, 


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Highly Migratory Species 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 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); 

international experts; and staff of 

Councils, Commissions, and State and 

Federal agencies. 

The items of discussion at the SEDAR 

82 South Atlantic Gray Triggerfish 

Review Workshop are as follows: 

Participants will evaluate the data and 

assessment reports, as specified in the 

Terms of Reference, to determine if they 

are scientifically sound. 

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 

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 

This meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary 

aids should be directed to the South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council 

office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business 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: February 16, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Board on Coastal Engineering 

Research 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the following Federal advisory 

committee meeting of the Board on 

Coastal Engineering Research (BCER). 

This meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The BCER will meet from 8 a.m. 

to 12 p.m. on March 19, 2024, eastern 

standard time (EST). The Executive 

Session of the Board will convene from 

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 20, 2024. All 

sessions are open to the public and are 

held in EST. 

ADDRESSES: The address of all sessions 

Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk 

Waterfront Hotel, 425 Water Street, 

Portsmouth, VA 23704 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Julie Dean Rosati, the Board’s 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), (202) 

761–1850 (Voice), Julie.D.Rosati@

usace.army.mil (email). Mailing address 

is Board on Coastal Engineering 

Research, U.S. Army Engineer Research 

and Development Center, Waterways 

Experiment Station, Coastal and 

Hydraulics Laboratory, 3909 Halls Ferry 

Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180–6199. 

Website: https://www.erdc.

usace.army.mil/Locations/CHL/CERB/. 

The most up-to-date changes to the 

meeting agenda can be found on the 

website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (title 5 United 

States Code (U.S.C), appendix), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), and title 41 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), sections 

102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The Board’s 

mission is to provide broad policy 

guidance and review and develop 

research plans and projects in 

consonance with the needs of the 

coastal engineering field and the 

objectives of the U.S. Army Chief of 

Engineers. The objective of this meeting 

is to identify coastal research needs and 

address Environmental Justice and NonStructural Solutions. 

Agenda: Starting Tuesday morning 

March 19, 2024, at 8 a.m. the Board will 

be called to order and panel session one 

entitled, Norfolk District Coastal 

Processes & Challenges will begin. 

Presentations include: NAO Coastal 

Setting, Processes, Projects, and R&D 

Needs; Natural Based Solutions: 

Challenges in Norfolk Study Leveraging 

Miami Dade Back Bay NBS Pilot; NAO 

Virginia Beach Study; NAO City of 

Norfolk CSRM Project and R&D Needs; 

Overview of City of Hampton Coastal 

Resiliency Activities; and Sea Level Rise 

and Climate Resiliency at JBLE-Langley. 

The meeting will then adjourn for the 

day. 

The Board will reconvene on March 

20, 2024, with a panel discussion 

entitled ‘‘Coastal Research Needs and 

Plans’’ presentations include: NonCohesive Sediment Transport R&D 

Needs and Plans; Advancing muddy 

(cohesive) sediment management 

through observation and prediction; AI 

applications to sediment transport; 

National USACE Sediment Transport 

Needs in Coastal Planning, Engineering, 

and O&M; and Sediment transport 

research at USACE: How to motivate 

and focus a program. After Lunch the 

board will discuss ongoing initiatives, 

future actions, plans for the 100th BCER 

give final comments. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and 

subject to space availability, the meeting 

is open to the public both in-person and 

virtually. Because seating capacity is 

limited, advance registration is required. 

For registration requirements please see 

below. Persons desiring to participate in 

the meeting online or by phone are 

required to submit their name, 

organization, email, and telephone 

contact information to Ms. Tanita 

Warren at Tanita.S.Warren@

usace.army.mil no later than Friday, 

March 8, 2024. Specific instructions for 

virtual meeting participation, will be 

provided by reply email. 

Oral participation by the public is 

scheduled for 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 

March 20, 2024. For additional 

information about public access 

procedures, please contact Dr. Julie 

Dean Rosati, the Board’s DFO, at the 

email address or telephone number 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Registration: It is encouraged for 

individuals who wish to attend the 

meeting of the Board to register with the 

DFO by email, the preferred method of 

contact, no later than March 8, 2024, 

using the electronic mail contact 

information found in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. The 

communication should include the 

registrant’s full name, title, affiliation or 

employer, email address, and daytime 

phone number. If applicable, include 

written comments or statements with 

the registration email. 

Written Comments and Statements: In 

accordance with section 10(a)(3) of the 

FACA and title 41 CFR 102–3.015(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments or statements to the Board, in 

response to the stated agenda of the 

open meeting or in regard to the Board’s 

mission in general. Written comments 

or statements should be submitted to Dr. 

Julie Dean Rosati, DFO, via electronic 

mail, the preferred mode of submission, 

at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER


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