[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25901]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 100201D]


Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Public and Scoping 
Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public and scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Committee, a joint meeting of its 
Executive and Finance Committees, and a public scoping meeting in 
Charleston, SC.

DATES: The Snapper Grouper Committee will meet October 29, 2001 from 
1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. and October 30, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 
p.m. The joint meeting of the Executive and Finance Committees will 
take place October 31, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The public 
scoping meeting will take place October 29, 2001, at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the scoping documents are available by contacting 
Kim Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-469; telephone: 843-571-4366; 
fax: 843-769-4520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer; telephone: (843) 571-4366; fax: (843) 769-4520; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Snapper Grouper Committee will meet 
October 29-30, 2001, to address a list of items for Amendment 13 to the 
Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South 
Atlantic Region, including permit transfers, Sustainable Fisheries Act 
provisions, snowy grouper and golden tilefish management, and 
Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation regarding impacts on 
endangered species. In addition, the Snapper Grouper Committee will 
review recommendations from the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Committee 
regarding site locations and other items for consideration in 
establishing MPAs. The Snapper Grouper Committee will then develop 
recommendations for the full Council to consider.
    The Executive and Finance Committees will meet on October 31, 2001, 
to address several items including: an update on the Calendar Year (CY) 
2001 budget; approval of the proposed CY2002 Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP)/Amendment/Framework timelines; the status of the CY2002 budget 
and funding for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA); a briefing on the CY2002 Operations Plan meeting, and a review 
of the status of the reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery 
Conservation Management Act.
    On October 29, 2001, a public scoping meeting will take place to 
address two separate issues. The first is to explore potential options 
for establishing additional Habitat Areas of Particular Concern under 
the FMP for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the 
South Atlantic Region. The second issue will be the possible 
development of a Comprehensive FMP Amendment to all of the FMPs under 
the Council's authority to standardize permit renewal timeframes, 
operator permits, a consolidated controlled access system, and the 
Atlantic Coast Cooperative Statistics Program's permits and reporting.
    All of these meetings will be held at the Town & Country Inn, 2008 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407. Phone 843-571-1000; FAX 843-
766-9444.

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 October 25, 2001.

    Dated: October 9, 2001.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-25901 Filed 10-12-01; 8:45 am]
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