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

89 Fed. Reg. 82232 (Oct. 10, 2024)

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

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Federal RegisterOct 10, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 82232 (Oct. 10, 2024)
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    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/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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