[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48384-48385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22955]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 082399D]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Personnel, Joint Executive & Finance, Calico 
Scallop, Snapper Grouper, Marine Reserves, Golden Crab, Mackerel, 
Dolphin & Wahoo and Shrimp Committees; and a Council Session.

DATES: The meetings will be held from September 20-24, 1999. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: (843) 571-1000; 
(800) 334-6660.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry O'Malley, telephone: (843) 571-
4366; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

    September 20, 1999, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.--Personnel Committee 
(Closed Session);
    The Personnel Committee will meet to review and approve personnel 
sections in the Council's draft Administrative Handbook;
    September 20, 1999, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Joint Executive and 
Finance Committees;
    The committees will review and approve the Council's draft 
Administrative Handbook, the proposed 2000 Council budget and schedule 
of activities and discuss the status of the Sargassum Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP);
    September 21, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.--Calico Scallop 
Committee;
    The committee will review the Calico Scallop Stock Assessment and 
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report, the status of the FMP, hear a report 
on the status of the vessel monitoring systems and discuss bycatch 
monitoring;
    September 21, 1999, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.--Snapper Grouper 
Committee;
    The committee will receive an update on the status of the red Porgy 
Emergency Rule Request, review Snapper Grouper Amendment 12 (red progy 
closure) and approve for public hearing, and will receive a status 
report on the amberjack trip limit resubmission;
    September 21, 1999, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Marine Reserves 
Committee;
    The Committee will review the Marine Reserves and Habitat/Coral 
advisory panels recommendations on the Marine Reserves Discussion 
Document, review and approve revised Marine Reserves Discussion 
Document, discuss format of public scoping meetings, set locations and 
dates for public scoping meetings and receive a status report on other 
marine reserve related activities in the southeast;
    September 22, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.--Golden Crab Committee;
    The committee will receive a report on the informal meeting with 
the golden crab fishermen and review and approve options for Golden 
Crab Amendment 1;
    September 22, 1999, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.--Mackerel Committee;
    The committee will review public hearing and NMFS comments as well 
as Gulf Council action on Mackerel Amendment 12, develop 
recommendations for approval of Mackerel Amendment 12 and discuss the 
current framework action;
    September 22, 1999, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Dolphin & Wahoo 
Committee;
    The committee will review Gulf and Caribbean actions, review the 
draft FMP and establish preferred actions, and approve the FMP for 
public hearing (dependent on status of the Gulf and Caribbean Councils 
actions);
    September 23, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.--Shrimp Committee;
    The committee will review the SAFE report, review status of the 
bycatch reduction device (BRD) protocol and provide direction to staff, 
discuss bycatch monitoring, and discuss the use of vessel monitoring 
systems;
    September 23, 1998, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Council Session;
    The Council will hold elections for a new chairman and vice 
chairman and make presentations from 10:45 to 11:15;
    Beginning at 11:15 p.m. the Council will hear the Joint Executive & 
Finance Report and the Council will take public comment on NMFS' Notice 
of Availability for the South Atlantic Council's Sargassum FMP;
    The Council will also discuss their position on the Sargassum FMP, 
approve the Council's draft handbook, approve the proposed 2000 budget 
and activities schedule and approve the 1999/2000 Operations Plan;
    From 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. the Council will resume hearing the 
Joint Executive & Finance Report;
    From 3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. the Council will hear the Calico 
Scallop Committee report.
    From 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Council will hear the Snapper 
Grouper committee Report and approve Snapper Grouper Amendment 12 for 
Public Hearing;
    From 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. the Council will hear the Marine 
Reserves Committee report and approve the revised Marine Reserves 
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Document and establish locations and dates for scoping meetings;
    From 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. the Council will hear the Golden Crab 
Committee report.
    From 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. the Council will hear the Mackerel 
Committee report and the Council will take public comment on Mackerel 
Amendment 12 and approve Amendment 12 for secretarial review.
    September 24, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.--Council Session;
    From 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. the Council will hear the Dolphin & 
Wahoo Committee report and approve the FMP for public hearing;
    From 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. the Council will hear the Shrimp 
Committee report and review the status of the BRD protocol and take 
action if necessary;
    From 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. the Coast Guard will the give the 
Council a report on vessel safety;
    From 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. the Council will receive a status 
report on marine mammal activities;
    From 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the council will receive status 
report from NMFS on last years Mackerel Framework Action, the current 
Mackerel Framework Action, Mackerel Amendment 9, Red Porgy Emergency 
Rule, Greater Amberjack trip limit resubmittal, the Calico Scallop FMP, 
and on landings for: Atlantic king mackerel, Gulf king mackerel 
(eastern zone), Atlantic Spanish Mackerel, snowy grouper, golden 
tilefish, wreckfish, greater amberjack and South Atlantic octocorals.
    From 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon the Council will hear agency and 
liaison reports and a report on Atlantic Coast Cooperative Statistical 
Program, and any other business will be discussed at 12:00 noon.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice.

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) 
by September 14, 1998.

    Dated: August 26, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-22955 Filed 9-2-99; 8:45 am]
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