[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 82232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23461]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Operations Committee October 30-
31, 2024. The meeting will be held in Charleston, SC.

DATES: The Citizen Science Operations Committee meeting will be held 
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and Thursday, 
October 31, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council office, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 
Charleston, SC 29405. The meeting is open to the public and will also 
be available via webinar. Webinar registration, an online public 
comment form, and briefing book materials will be available two weeks 
prior to the meeting at: https://safmc.net/advisory-panel-meetings/. 
There will be an opportunity for public comment at the beginning of the 
meeting.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Byrd, Citizen Science Program 
Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8439 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#244e51484d450a465d56406457454249470a4a4150"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4ced1c8cdc58ac6ddd6c0e4d7c5c2c9c78acac1d0">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Citizen Science Operations Committee 
serves as advisors to the Council's Citizen Science Program. Committee 
members include representatives from the Council's Citizen Science 
Advisory Panel Pool, NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office, NOAA 
Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and the Council's 
Science and Statistical Committee. Their responsibilities include 
developing programmatic recommendations, reviewing policies, providing 
program direction/multi-partner support, identifying citizen science 
research needs, and providing general advice.
    Agenda items include: the Citizen Science Program's initial 
evaluation plan, including researchers presenting their findings to 
help establish baseline levels of knowledge about, confidence in, and 
trust in the citizen science process of collecting data to inform 
fisheries management, committee discussion, and development of 
programmatic recommendations; a Citizen Science Program and Project 
update; and other business.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 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: October 7, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-23461 Filed 10-9-24; 8:45 am]
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