[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 141 (Monday, July 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 41773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11687]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071806H]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council (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 Oculina Evaluation Team, in Cape Canaveral, FL.

DATES: The meeting will take place August 21-23, 2006. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson at the Port, 8701 
Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral, FL; telephone: (800) 333-3333 or (321) 
784-0000; fax: (321) 783-7718.
    Council address: One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 
29407-4699

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (843) 
571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Oculina Evaluation Team will 
meet from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. on August 21, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. 
on August 22, 2006, and from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on August 23, 2006.
    In June 2004, the Council approved Amendment 13A to the Snapper 
Grouper Fishery Management plan that extended regulations, including 
the prohibition of harvest or possession of snapper grouper, in the 
Oculina Experimental Closed Area for an indefinite period. As part of 
the extension, the Council will review the size and configuration of 
the area within 3 years of the Final Rule (March 26, 2004) and perform 
a complete evaluation within a 10-year period.
    The Council has established an evaluation team as part of its 
Evaluation Plan for the Oculina Experimental Closed Area. The team will 
review and provide recommendations for the ongoing research and 
monitoring, outreach, and law enforcement components of the Evaluation 
Plan that will assist the Council to complete the 3-year size and 
configuration evaluation. Members of the Oculina Evaluation Team 
include scientists, commercial and recreational fishermen, outreach 
specialists, and law enforcement personnel.
    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.

    Dated: July 19, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-11687 Filed 7-21-06; 8:45 am]
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