Fisheries of the Gulf of America; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[RTID 0648-XF110]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Fisheries of the Gulf of America; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notice of SEDAR 98 Assessment Webinar IV for Gulf of America Red Snapper. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The SEDAR 98 assessment process for Gulf red snapper will consist of a Data Workshop, a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See <E T="02">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION</E> . </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> The SEDAR 98 Assessment Webinar IV will be held September 5, 2025, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., Eastern Time. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> <E T="03">Meeting address:</E> The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see <E T="02">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT</E> ) to request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each webinar. <E T="03">SEDAR address:</E> 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571-4366; email: <E T="03">Julie.neer@safmc.net.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> The Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NMFS 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 multi-step 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, projects future population conditions, and recommends research and monitoring needs. The product of the Review Workshop is an Assessment Summary documenting panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and NMFS 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 NGO's; International experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies. The items of discussion during the Assessment Webinar IV are as follows: Participants will review the assessment modelling work to date. 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. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14172 to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Any reference to Gulf of America red snapper in SEDAR reports and other documents refers to the same species of red snapper listed in 50 CFR part 622, Appendix A, Table I (Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish). <HD SOURCE="HD1">Special Accommodations</HD> The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see <E T="02">ADDRESSES</E> ) at least 5 business days prior to each workshop. <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note:</HD> The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. </NOTE> <EXTRACT> <FP> (Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E> ) </FP> </EXTRACT> <SIG> <DATED>Dated: August 20, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Rey Israel Marquez,</NAME> Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-16167 Filed 8-22-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>