[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 159 (Friday, October 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 60363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2561]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100404E]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a joint public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a joint meeting of its Habitat Advisory Panel (AP) and Coral AP to 
further the Council's integrated process to update Essential Fish 
Habitat (EFH) information and consider ecosytem-based management 
through the development of a Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the South 
Atlantic Region.

DATES: The joint meeting will take place October 25-29, 2004. On 
October 25, 2004, sessions will begin at 1 p.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. 
Sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on October 26-28, 
2004, and from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on October 29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel, 387 
King Street, Charleston, SC, 29401; telephone: (877) 756-2121 or (843) 
722-0600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or 
(866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items for discussion at the joint meeting 
include: (1) review and approval of the Draft Research and Monitoring 
Plan for the Oculina Closed Area; (2) discussion of preliminary Draft 
Research and Monitoring Plan for Deepwater Coral Ecosystems in the 
South Atlantic; (3) discussion of potential deepwater coral sites for 
Coral-Habitat Areas of Particular Concern C-HAPC designation; (4) 
review and update of policies protecting EFH from the impacts of non-
fishing activities in the South Atlantic region, and (5) discussion of 
Council's Action Plan to adopt an ecosystem-based approach to 
management including timeframe of development for the Council's Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan.
    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 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 October 22, 2004.

    Dated: October 5, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-2561 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am]
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