than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 13, 2026, by contacting Stephanie Shaw at stephanie.shaw@ nist.gov. Approximately one-half hour will be reserved for public comments, and speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the number of requests received but is likely to be about 3 minutes each. The exact time and date for public comments will be included in the final agenda that will be posted on the NIST website at https:// www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agendaminutes. Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend in person are invited to submit written statements to Stephanie Shaw at stephanie.shaw@ nist.gov.
All participants, including NIST staff, will be attending via a virtual meeting platform and must contact Ms. Shaw at stephanie.shaw@nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, March 16, 2026, for detailed instructions on how to join the meeting via a virtual meeting platform.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
Alicia Chambers, NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2026–03586 Filed 2–23–26; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648–XF549]
Caribbean Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee; Public Virtual Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public virtual meeting.
SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold 3-day virtual meeting to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION
DATES: The SSC public virtual meeting will be held on April 8, 2026, from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (AST), April 9, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. AST, and April 10, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. AST.
ADDRESSES: You may join the SSC public virtual meeting via Zoom from a computer or smartphone by entering the following address: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/879934660 49?pwd=5bvhG3A
TeIVRjmTYREbW44fhGIFouD.1.
Meeting ID: 879 9346 6049.
Passcode: 314088.
One tap mobile: +16892781000,, 87993466049#,,,,*314088# US.
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+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
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+1 787 966 7727 Puerto Rico
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Meeting ID: 879 9346 6049.
Passcode: 314088.
Find your local number: https:// us02web.zoom.us/u/kbSF3HMCmJ. In case of problems with ZOOM, please join the meeting via GoToMeeting by entering the following address: https://meet.goto.com/ 768055309.
You can also dial in using your phone. Access Code: 768–055–309; United States: +1 (571) 757–317–3122. Join from a video-conferencing room or system. Meeting ID: 768–055–309. Dial in or type: 67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.com.
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FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT: Graciela Garcı´a-Moliner, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Mun ˜ oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903, telephone: (787) 766–5926.
SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: The following items included in the tentative agenda will be discussed: April 8, 2026
1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
—Call to Order —Roll Call —Approval of the April 9–11, 2024 and September 23–25, 2025 Minutes —Adoption of Agenda
1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.
—SEDAR 84 Caribbean Stoplight Parrotfish St. Croix: Final Review— Adyan Rı´os, Caribbean Branch Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), NOAA Fisheries
3 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m.–5 p.m.
—SEDAR 84 Caribbean Yellowtail Snapper St. Thomas/St. John: Final Review—Adyan Rı´os, Caribbean Branch SEFSC, NOAA Fisheries
5 p.m.
Adjourn for the day
April 9, 2026
1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
—SEDAR 84 Caribbean Yellowtail Snapper St. Thomas/St. John—Adyan Rı´os, Caribbean Branch SEFSC, NOAA Fisheries (cont.)
1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.
—SEDAR 84 Caribbean Yellowtail Snapper Puerto Rico: Final Review— Adyan Rı´os, Caribbean Branch SEFSC, NOAA Fisheries
3 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m.–5 p.m.
—SSC Final Recommendations to CFMC on SEDAR 84
5 p.m.
Adjourn for the day
April 10, 2026
1 p.m.–3 p.m.
—SEDAR 91 U. S. Caribbean Spiny Lobster Puerto Rico Assessment: Final Review—Adyan Rı´os, Caribbean Branch SEFSC, NOAA Fisheries
3 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
—SSC Final Recommendations to the CFMC on SEDAR 91 Spiny Lobster Puerto Rico
4:30 p.m.–5 p.m.
—SEDAR 103 Update—Liajay Rivera Garcı´a, CFMC
—Other Business
—Next Meeting
—Adjourn
The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on April 8, 2026, at 1 p.m. AST, and will end on April 10, 2026, at 5 p.m. AST. Other than the start time, interested parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated, at the discretion of the Chair. In addition, the meeting may be completed prior to the date established in this notice.
Special Accommodations
For any additional information on this public virtual meeting, please contact
Dr. Graciela Garcı´a-Moliner, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Mun ˜ oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918–1903, telephone: (787) 403–8337. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 19, 2026. Becky J. Curtis, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2026–03641 Filed 2–23–26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648–XF528]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf and Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review 101 Data Workshop for Highly Migratory Species Sandbar Sharks.
SUMMARY: The Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 101 assessment process of Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Sandbar Sharks will consist of a Data Workshop, an Assessment Process coordinated externally of SEDAR, and a Desk Review. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 101 Data Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. on April 21, 2026, until 12 p.m. on April 24, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 101 Data Workshop will be held in person at the Town and Country Inn and Suites, 2008 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, SC 29407. The established times may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of discussion relevant to the assessment process. Such adjustments may result in the meeting being extended from or completed prior to the time established by this notice.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405. www.sedarweb.org.
FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT:
Emily Ott, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 302–8434. Email: Emily.Ott@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: The Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with the National Marine Fisheries
Service and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions have implemented the SEDAR process. SEDAR is a participatory process for developing, evaluating and reviewing information used for fisheries management advice. This multi-step process for determining the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region may include (1) a Data stage, and (2) an Assessment stage, and (3) a Review stage. Each stage produces a report summarizing decisions made during that stage. A final stock assessment report is produced at the end of a SEDAR process documenting data sets used, model configurations and the opinions from the independent peer review. Participants for SEDAR projects are appointed by the Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office, HMS Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants may include data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGO’s); International experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and Federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the Data Workshop are as follows:
An assessment data set and associated documentation will be developed during the workshop. Participants will evaluate proposed data and select appropriate sources for providing information on life history characteristics, landings (including both recreational and commercial) and fishery dependent and fishery independent measures of stock abundance. 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
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 business days prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 20, 2026.
Becky J. Curtis, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2026–03644 Filed 2–23–26; 8:45 am]
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NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION
Integrate the National Environmental Policy Act Into the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) Decision-Making Processes
AGENCY: Northern Border Regional Commission.
ACTION: Notice of adoption of NEPA procedures.
SUMMARY: The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) is integrating the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), as amended, into the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) decision-making processes. This notice identifies proposed actions for which it intends to use the adopted procedures.
DATES: The procedures identified below are available for the NBRC to use for its proposed actions effective upon publication.
FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT:
Sarah Waring, NBRC Executive Director, telephone number: 603–369–3001, email: swaring@nbrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION:
Section 1: General Information
1.1Purpose
The purpose of these procedures is to integrate the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), as amended, into the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) decision-making processes.
1.2Environmental Policy
It is the policy of NBRC to:
(a) Ensure that NBRC actions are in compliance with NEPA prior to the irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources.
(b) Integrate NEPA requirements with other planning and environmental review and consultation requirements at the earliest reasonable time.
(c) Use the NEPA process to achieve a balance between economic development and the preservation and enhancement of the environment.