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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - RIN 0648-XF770

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

Notice of SEDAR 56 Assessment Scoping Webinar II.

# SUMMARY:

                        The SEDAR 56 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of black seabass will consist of a series webinars. See                         **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**                        .                    

# DATES:

The SEDAR 56 Assessment Scoping Webinar II will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

# ADDRESSES:

 

*Meeting address:*                         The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact Julia Byrd 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:*                         South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405;                         *www.sedarweb.org.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Julia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366; email:                         *julia.byrd@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. The product of the SEDAR webinar series will be a report which compiles and evaluates potential 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, 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 non-governmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.

The items of discussion in the SEDAR 56 Assessment Scoping Webinar II are as follows:

Participants will review data and continue discussions on data issues, as necessary, and initial model issues.

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 SAFMC office (see                     **ADDRESSES**                    ) at least 10 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: October 18, 2017.

Tracey L. Thompson,

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

[FR Doc. 2017-22904 Filed 10-20-17; 8:45 am]

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