[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 24586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10075]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042704D]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION:  Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and 
Biological Sub-Committee in Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES:  The meeting will take place on May 17-19, 2004. The SSC 
Biological Assessment Sub-Committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 5 
p.m. on May 17, 2004, and from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on May 18,2004. 
The full SSC will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on May 19, 2004.

ADDRESSES:  The meetings will be held at the Town & Country Inn, 2008 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; 843/571-1000; FAX 843/766-9444.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer; telephone: 843/571-4366 or toll free 866/SAFMC-10; FAX 843/
769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the SSC is the 
body responsible for reviewing the Council's scientific materials, 
including stock assessments. Therefore, the purpose of the SSC 
Biological Assessment Sub-Committee meeting is to prepare 
recommendations for presentation to the full Scientific and Statistical 
Committee addressing recent SEDAR (Southeast Data, Assessment and 
Review) stock assessments for yellowtail snapper, goliath grouper, 
hogfish and king mackerel. The SSC Sub-Committee and SSC will provide 
their determinations on the stock assessments, including the following: 
certify the assessments are based upon best available data/science and 
are adequate for management, develop advice on the magnitude and 
direction of action(s) required, interpret the assessment results and 
provide clearly understood conclusions, develop guidelines for the 
Council on assessment needs and resources to complete recommendations, 
and review the current Southeastern Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 
Process and offer recommendations.
    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 Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the Council's 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) 
by May 14, 2004.

    Dated: April 28, 2004.
Matteo J. Milazzo,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-10075 Filed 5-3-04; 8:45 am]
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