[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 36 (Friday, February 23, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 8145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3126]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 021507B]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Notification of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene a series of public hearings regarding Amendment 18 to the 
Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the 
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. Amendment 18 will modify the total 
allowable catch (TAC) for the Atlantic migratory group king mackerel 
and Spanish mackerel fisheries, and change the commercial trip limits 
for Spanish mackerel to reflect recent changes in the fishing year.

DATES: The public hearings will be held in March 2007. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the specific dates and times of the 
public hearings.
    Written comments must be received in the Council office (see 
ADDRESSES) by close of business on April 10, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Bob Mahood, Executive 
Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405, or via email to 
[email protected]. Copies of the public hearing document 
are available from Kim Iverson at the address above or by calling 843-
571-4366 or toll free at 866/SAFMC-10.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: 843-571-4366; fax: 843-769-4520; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council initiated a regulatory amendment 
in June 2006 to adjust the TAC for both Atlantic migratory group king 
and Spanish mackerel following an assessment and report reflecting the 
need to reduce the current TACs. The Council is proposing to reduce the 
current annual TAC for king mackerel from 10.0 million lb (4.5 million 
kg) to 7.1 million lb (3.2 million kg), and for Spanish mackerel from 
7.04 million lb (3.19 million kg) to 6.7 million lb (3.0 million kg). 
Amendment 18 was changed from a regulatory amendment to a plan 
amendment in September 2006 to allow more flexibility for alternatives. 
While the title has changed, the alternatives and information contained 
in the plan amendment remain the same.

Public Hearing Dates and Locations

    All hearings are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
    March 12, 2007 [dash] Hampton Inn St. Augustine Beach, 430 A1A 
Beach Boulevard, St. Augustine, FL 32080; phone 904/471-4000.
    March 13, 2007 [dash] Hutchinson Island Marriott, 555 N.E. Ocean 
Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34996; phone 772/225-3700.
    March 14, 2007 [dash] Sombrero Cay Club Resort, 19 Sombrero 
Boulevard, Marathon, FL 33050; phone 305/743-2250.
    March 19, 2007 [dash] Crystal Coast Civic Center, 3505 Arendell 
Street, Morehead City, NC 28557; phone 252/247-3883.
    March 20, 2007 [dash] Shell Island Resort, 2700 N. Lumina Avenue, 
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480; phone 910/256-8696.
    March 21, 2007 [dash] Baywatch Resort, 2701 S. Ocean Boulevard, 
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582; phone 843/272-4600.
    March 27, 2007 [dash] Hampton Inn, 678 Citadel Haven Drive, 
Charleston, SC 29414; phone 843/573-1200.
    Note: A public hearing for Amendment 18 will also be held on March 
6, 2007, at 6 p.m. in conjunction with the March 5-9, 2007 meeting of 
the Council at the Jekyll Island Club, 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll 
Island, GA 31527. Information regarding the Council meeting and hearing 
will be published in an upcoming Federal Register notice.

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 March 9, 2007.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: February 16, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-3126 Filed 2-22-07; 8:45 am]
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