[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 49639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17867]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA318]
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 public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Operations Committee via webinar.
DATES: The Citizen Science Operations Committee meeting will be held
via webinar on Monday, August 31, 2020, from 2 p.m. until 4 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 (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. 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: [email protected].
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, 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:
1. Discussion of the Citizen Science Program evaluation, including
Program evaluation plan options and draft evaluation questions. The
Committee will provide recommendations as appropriate;
2. Citizen Science Program update;
3. Other Business.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) 3 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: August 11, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-17867 Filed 8-13-20; 8:45 am]
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