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marine mammals will be taken relative 

to the affected species or stock sizes 

(i.e., less than one-third of the best 

available abundance estimate) and 

therefore the taking is of no more than 

small numbers. 

Authorization 

NMFS has determined that the level 

of taking for this modified LOA request 

is consistent with the findings made for 

the total taking allowable under the 

incidental take regulations and that the 

amount of take authorized under the 

LOA is of no more than small numbers. 

Accordingly, we have issued an LOA to 

WesternGeco authorizing the take of 

marine mammals incidental to its 

geophysical survey activity, as 

described above. 

Dated: October 7, 2024. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE306] 

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. 

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: julia.byrd@safmc.net. 

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/multipartner 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE307] 

Fisheries of the U.S. Caribbean; 

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 84 Assessment 

Webinar IX for U.S Caribbean Yellowtail 

Snapper and Stoplight Parrotfish. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 84 assessment 

process of U.S. Caribbean yellowtail 

snapper and stoplight parrotfish will 

consist of a Data Workshop, and a series 

of assessment webinars, and a Review 

Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 84 assessment 

webinar IX will be held Wednesday, 

October 30, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 

Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. The webinar is open to 

members of the public. Those interested 

in participating should contact Julie A. 

Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an 

invitation providing webinar access 

information. Please request webinar 

invitations at least 24 hours in advance 

of each webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: 

(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 multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop, (2) a series of assessment 

webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. 

The product of the Data Workshop is a 

report that compiles and evaluates 

potential datasets and recommends 

which datasets are appropriate for 

assessment analyses. The assessment 

webinars produce a report that describes 

the fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. The product of the 

Review Workshop is an Assessment 

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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