[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1218-1219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-129]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 010507A]


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 meeting of its Controlled Access Committee in Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will take place January 23-24, 2007. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel 
Airport/Convention, 5055 International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 
29418; telephone: (800) 362-2779 or (843) 747-1882; fax: (843) 725-
1300.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405.

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 Controlled Access Committee 
will meet from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on January 23, 2007, and from 8:30 a.m. 
to 3 p.m. on January 24, 2007. The meeting is being convened to address 
issues relevant to the Council's consideration

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of implementing a Limited Access Privilege Program (LAP) for the 
commercial snapper grouper fishery in the South Atlantic region.
    Items for discussion at the meeting include: (1) Review of the 
revised Sustainable Fisheries Act and implications for LAPs; (2) 
Presentations on the experiences of other LAPs and their success and 
drawbacks; (3) Development of LAP program goals and objectives for the 
snapper grouper fishery in the South Atlantic; (4) Creation of an 
advisory panel to help address LAP issues; and (5) Review and approval 
of an action 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.
    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: January 5, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-129 Filed 1-9-07; 8:45 am]
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