[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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