[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7537-7539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1968]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020706B]


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 Snapper Grouper Committee, Ecosystem-Based 
Management Committee, Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee 
(CLOSED SESSION), Advisory Panel Selection Committee (CLOSED SESSION), 
Protected Resources Committee, Joint Executive/Finance Committees, 
Information and Education Committee, and a meeting of the full Council.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 27 through March 3, 2006. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Jekyll Island Club, 371 
Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31527; telephone: (1-800) 535-9547 
or (912) 635-2600, fax: (912) 635-2818.
    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 at (866) SAFMC-10; fax: 
(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].



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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

1. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting: February 27, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 
5:30 p.m. and February 28, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon

    The Snapper Grouper Committee will receive a report and 
recommendations from the Law Enforcement Committee and Advisory Panel 
regarding Amendments 14 and 15 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery 
Management Plan. Amendment 14 addresses the use marine protected areas 
for deepwater snapper grouper species; Amendment 15 addresses 
rebuilding schedules for snowy grouper, golden tilefish, black sea 
bass, and red porgy; recreational sale; permit issues (incorporation 
and 60-day renewal), size limits for queen triggerfish, and fishing 
year changes for golden tilefish.
    The Committee will develop recommendations on the final list of 
alternatives for both draft Amendment 14 and draft Amendment 15. In 
addition, the Committee will review and revise appointments to the 
Oculina Evaluation Team and receive presentations from NOAA's National 
Marine Fisheries Service regarding the use of electronic logbooks in 
the snapper grouper fishery, and evaluation of paper logbooks versus 
trip tickets in both the snapper grouper and mackerel fisheries.

2. Ecosystem-Based Management Committee Meeting: February 28, 2006, 
1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. and March 1, 2006, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon

    The Ecosystem-Based Management Committee will receive an update on 
the development of the Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP), and presentations 
on the following:
    Mapping data from the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics 
Program (ACCSP), ocean observing systems and fisheries oceanography, 
NOAA's Ocean Exploration Program, and the Council's Habitat and 
Ecosystem web page and internet mapping system. The Committee will 
participate in an interactive demonstration of the Council's Ecosystem/
Internet Mapping website. In addition, the Committee will review and 
revise a list of items to be included in the Council's FEP 
Comprehensive Amendment.

3. Advisory Panel Selection Committee Meeting: March 1, 2006, 1:30 p.m. 
- 3:30 p.m. (CLOSED SESSION)

    The Advisory Panel Selection Committee will meet to review 
applications for open seats on the advisory panels and develop 
recommendations for Council.

4. Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee Meeting: March 1, 
2006, 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. (CLOSED SESSION)

    The Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee will meet to 
review policy recommendations, review applications for members of the 
SSC, and develop recommendations for the Council.

5. Protected Resources Committee Meeting: March 2, 2006, 8:30 a.m. 
until 10:30 a.m.

    The Protected Resources Committee will receive a presentation on 
the feasibility of offshore wind energy production off the coast of 
Georgia, receive an update from NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional 
Office's Protected Resources Division, and an update on the Council's 
accomplishments.

6. Joint Executive/Finance Committee Meeting: March 2, 2006, 10:30 a.m. 
- 12 noon

    The Executive Committee will meet jointly with the Finance 
Committee and receive updates on the Council's Calendar Year (CY) 2006 
budget and activities schedule and the President's Fiscal Year 2007 
budget. The Committees will also review a draft Regional Operating 
Agreement between the Council and NOAA's National Marine Fisheries 
Service's Southeast Regional Office regarding fishery management plan 
development teams. The Committees will also discuss attendance at 
upcoming workshops for the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review 
(SEDAR) stock assessment process.

7. Information and Education Committee Meeting: March 2, 2006, 1:30 
p.m. - 3 p.m.

    The Information and Education Committee will meet to review and 
develop recommendations on the Council's website redesign and upgrade 
and review the Council's current newsletter regarding options for 
printing and distribution.

8. Council Session: March 2, 2006, 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. and March 3, 
2006, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon

    From 3 p.m. - 3:15 p.m., the Council will call the meeting to 
order, adopt the agenda, and approve the December 2005 meeting minutes.
    From 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., the Council will receive a presentation 
from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the use of Automatic Identification 
Systems (AIS) and the mandatory use aboard commercial fishing vessels.
    From 4:15 p.m. - 5 p.m., the Council will receive a presentation 
regarding a proposed Navy sonar range off the coast of North Carolina.
    From 5 p.m. - 5:15 p.m., the Council will hear a report from the 
Protected Resources Committee and take other action as appropriate.
    From 5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the Council will hear a report from the 
Ecosystem-Based Management Committee and take action as appropriate.


Council Session: March 3, 2006, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon.

    From 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m., the Council will receive a report from the 
Snapper Grouper Committee and take action as appropriate.
    From 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., the Council will receive a report from the 
Joint Executive/Finance Committees and take action as appropriate.
    From 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., the Council will receive a report from 
the Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee and take action as 
appropriate.
    From 9:45 a.m. - 10 a.m., the Council will receive a report from 
the Advisory Panel Selection Committee and take action as appropriate.
    From 10 a.m. - 12 noon, the Council will receive a report on the 
Council Chairmen's/NMFS Leadership meetings and receive status reports 
from NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries' 
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, agency and liaison reports, and 
discuss other business including upcoming meetings.
    Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council 
office (see ADDRESSES).
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subjects of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action 
will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 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.
    Except for advertised (scheduled) public hearings and public 
comment, the times and sequence specified on this agenda are subject to 
change.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities.

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Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) by February 
24, 2006.

    Dated: February 8, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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