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evolving field of measurement and 

analysis, consistency across products 

and results, an understanding of the 

drivers of error, and a well-constructed 

validation strategy are important to 

increase trust in the data products. To 

achieve this, the Consortium is focused 

on identifying strengths and limitations 

current methodologies and analysis 

approaches. The Consortium seeks to 

foster transparency through improved 

documentation, consensus building 

around best practices and the 

development of documentary consensus 

standards. In addition, the Consortium 

seeks to support the coordination and 

standardization of validation 

approaches for these measurements and 

the utilization of controlled releases. By 

fostering collaboration among business, 

Federal agencies, local governmental 

stakeholders, and researchers, the 

Consortium aims to drive advancements 

in methane plume detection and 

quantification and the analysis 

supported by them. 

Consortium Goals 

The Consortium brings together NIST, 

state and local governments, academia, 

businesses, and other stakeholders to 

collaborate on analysis, documentation, 

and consensus building that will 

improve transparency, trust, and 

usability of remote sensing methane 

plume detections and quantification. 

The Consortium will also develop a 

tiered validation framework and assist 

in efficient deployment of controlled 

release experiments. Collaborative work 

across the wide range of measurement 

and analysis teams will be the most 

efficient approach to achieve our goals. 

This initiative aims to achieve the 

following goals, with work in two task 

groups: 

Task Group 1 

• Develop consensus terminology and 

a taxonomy of terminology. Publish a 

NIST report or other document with 

these definitions. 

• Develop a set of written consensus 

standards that capture the best 

practices, recommendations for data 

product formats, and methodology 

documentation. This will be achieved 

through collaborative evaluation of 

intercomparison exercises and common 

datasets analyzed by multiple teams. 

• Implement and analyze alternative 

validation strategies, incorporating 

information from simulations, crossteam analysis, controlled releases, and 

well characterized industrial emission 

sources. 

• All of these activities will support 

the goals of developing standards for 

detection and quantification of methane 

plumes with remote sensing data to 

ensure consistency, reliability, and trust 

in the data used by all stakeholders. 

Task Group 2 

• Develop definitions for a tiered 

validation framework, allowing for 

approaches such as algorithm validation 

(with data from other measurement 

systems), algorithm assessment with 

simulated data, performance assessment 

with well-characterized industrial 

emissions, and controlled release 

experiments 

• Consensus validation strategies will 

be developed and documented, 

incorporating information from 

simulations, cross-team analysis, 

controlled releases, and well 

characterized industrial emission 

sources. 

• Document consensus standards for 

analysis and reporting of results of 

controlled release experiments 

• Develop platforms for improved 

communication and utilization of 

controlled release experiments, 

maximizing participation by 

measurement teams and opportunities 

for cross comparison of results 

• Create a repository of controlled 

release measurement datasets for easy 

access by new participants and for 

community analysis. 

Sharing of proprietary information 

developed by the Consortium will be 

subject to that detailed in the CRADA. 

Participants will not be required to 

contribute any funds or pay any fee. 

Contributions of data and/or 

methodologies is highly encouraged. 

Participation Process 

Eligibility will be determined by NIST 

based on information provided by 

prospective participants in response to 

this notice. Submitted responses from 

prospective participants will be 

evaluated by NIST to determine 

eligibility to participate in this 

Consortium. Prospective participants 

should provide a letter of interest with 

the following information to NIST’s 

Consortium Manager: 

(1) A description of their interest and 

experience in methane plume detection 

and quantification from remote sensing 

measurements and/or experience 

conducting and analyzing data from 

controlled release experiment for 

methane plume validation and/or 

related expertise necessary to contribute 

to Consortium activities. 

(2) List of interested party’s 

anticipated participants. 

Letters of interest must not include 

business proprietary information. NIST 

will not treat any information provided 

in response to this notice as proprietary 

information. Following review, each 

organization will be notified of its 

eligibility. In order to participate in this 

Consortium, each eligible organization 

must sign a CRADA for this Consortium. 

All participants in this Consortium will 

be bound by the same terms and 

conditions. NIST does not guarantee 

participation in the Consortium to any 

organization submitting a letter of 

interest. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3710a. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

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Standard Time (HST) (11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Samoa Standard Time (SST); 8 a.m. to 

1 p.m. on January 22–24, 2025, 

Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). 

Opportunities to present oral public 

comment will be provided on the 

agenda. The order of the agenda may 

change, and will be announced in 

advance at the meeting. The meeting 

may run past the scheduled times noted 

above to complete scheduled business. 

Agenda for the Archipelagic Plan Team 

Meeting 

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 12 Noon to 

5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) (11 

a.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time 

(SST); 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 22– 

24, 2025, Chamorro Standard Time 

(ChST)). 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Report on 2024 Plan Team 

Recommendations and Work Items 

A. Fishery Performance Work Items 

i. American Samoa 

a. Creel Survey Data Evaluation 

b. Species-Specific Catch Reporting 

and Annual Catch Limit Tracking 

c. Available Fish Aggregating Device 

Program Data 

ii. Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands (CNMI) 

a. Commercial Data Update 

iii. Guam 

a. Impact of Weather and Military 

Closures on Fishing Effort 

iv. Hawaii 

a. Bottomfish Management Unit 

Species (MUS) Aggregation 

b. Bottomfish Prevalence at United 

Fishing Agency 

v. Pelagics 

a. Socioeconomic Observer Data 

Collection 

b. Life History Module 

vi. Commercial Fishery Data 

a. Low Territorial Commercial 

Reporting 

b. Discrepancies in Commercial Data 

Streams 

vii. Oceanic and Ecosystem Indicators 

a. Brainstorm of New Recruitment 

Indices 

b. Tula Observatory Data 

c. Data Integration/Fishery-Ecosystem 

Relationships 

viii. Online Portal Review 

B. Public Comment on Day 1 Agenda 

Items 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 12 p.m. 

to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) 

(11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard 

Time (SST); 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 

22–24, 2025, Chamorro Standard Time 

(ChST)). 

C. Ecosystem Component Species (ECS) 

Management 

i. Presentation on How to Manage ECS 

ii. Examples from other Councils 

iii. Ecosystem Objectives 

iv. How to promote back an MUS 

v. General Council Pacific Islands 

Perspective 

3. Non-Commercial Fishey 

Performance 

a. Pelagic Territorial Non-commercial 

Module 

b. Marine Recreational Information 

Program (MRIP) Presentation on 

Nature of MRIP Surveys and Hawaii 

Marine Recreational Fisheries 

Survey 

c. A new Approach to the Hawaii 

MUS Non-commercial Module 

d. Discussion on Hawaii NonCommercial Module stemming from 

December Scientific and Statistical 

Committee Meeting 

e. Including Uku Non-Commercial 

Catch 

4. Public Comment on Day 2 Agenda 

Items 

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 12 p.m. to 

5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) (11 

a.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time 

(SST); 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 22– 

24, 2025, Chamorro Standard Time 

(ChST)). 

5. Annual Stock Assessment and 

Fishery Evaluation Report Revamp 

Status Update 

6. Council Actions 

a. Tier 6 Acceptable Biological Catch 

Control Rule 

b. American Samoa Bottomfish MUS 

Revision Updates 

c. ACL Specifications 

1. CNMI Bottomfish 

2. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Uku 

3. MHI Kona Crab 

4. MHI Deepwater Shrimp and Precious 

Corals 

d. Pelagic Action Updates and 

Discussion 

1. Electronic Monitoring 

2. Crew Training 

3. North Pacific Striped Marlin 

7. Other Business 

8. Public Comment on Day 3 Agenda 

Items 

9. Discussion and Recommendations 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are accessible to 

people with disabilities. Please direct 

requests for sign language interpretation 

or other auxiliary aids to Kitty M. 

Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above) at least 5 days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: December 23, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

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 98 Post-Data 

Workshop Webinar for Gulf of Mexico 

Red Snapper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 98 assessment 

process of Gulf of Mexico red snapper 

will consist of a Data Workshop, and a 

series of assessment webinars, and a 

Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 98 Post-Data 

Workshop webinar will be held 

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 1 p.m. 

to 4 p.m., Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

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SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

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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, 

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