[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28016-28017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7341]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050906D]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 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 joint meeting of its Habitat and Environmental Protection 
Advisory Panel and Coral Advisory Panel in Coconut Grove, FL.

DATES: The joint meeting will take place June 7-9, 2006. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Grand Bay Hotel, 
2669 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133; telephone: (800) 
996-3426 or (305) 858-9600; fax: (305) 859-2026.
    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: Members of the Habitat AP and Coral AP will 
meet from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. on June 7, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on 
June 8, 2006, and from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on June 9, 2006.
    The joint meeting is being convened to continue the Council's 
integrated process to update Essential Fish Habitat information and 
consider ecosystem-based management through the development of a 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) for the South Atlantic Region.
    Items for discussion at the joint panel meeting include: (1) Review 
and approval of a draft research and monitoring plan for deepwater 
coral ecosystems in the South Atlantic; (2) Review and comment on a 
preliminary draft of the South Atlantic Fishery Ecosystem Plan; (3) 
Review of refined proposed deepwater Coral Habitat Areas of Particular 
Concern and other possible measures for development of the Council's 
Comprehensive Ecosystem Amendment to the FEP; (4) Update on the Habitat 
and Ecosystem Page and Internet Map Server development; (5) Review and 
comment on Amendment 14 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan 
addressing marine protected areas; (6) Development of an offshore 
aquaculture policy statement; (7) Energy development proposals for the 
South Atlantic region; (8) Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership; and 
(9) Status of regional Ocean Observing Systems development and 
management.
    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 these meetings. 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.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings.


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    Dated: May 10, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-7341 Filed 5-12-06; 8:45 am]
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