[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45418-45419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15884]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XB98


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene a series of public scoping meetings regarding Amendment 16 to 
the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 16 will end 
overfishing for gag (grouper) and vermilion snapper. During its June 
2007 meeting, the Council received a report from its Scientific and 
Statistical Committee stating its approval of the Southeastern Data, 
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessments for gag and vermilion 
snapper. The Council is charged to end overfishing within a one year 
period. The scoping meetings and public comment period are being held 
to receive input regarding possible measures to end overfishing, 
including modifications to current regulations and potential new 
measures (closed seasons, recreational boat limits, commercial trip 
limits, etc.) to achieve the necessary reductions.

DATES: The public scoping meetings will be held in September 2007. 
Written comments must be received in the Council office by 5 p.m. on 
September 17, 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the specific 
dates and times of the public scoping meetings.

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 Amendment 16 Scoping Document 
are available from Gregg Waugh, South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free at (866) SAFMC-10.

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public scoping meeting dates and locations. 
All meetings are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
    September 4, 2007 - Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 North Water 
Street, Wilmington, NC 28401; telephone: (910) 763-5900;
    September 4, 2007 - Sombrero Cay Clubs, 19 Sombrero Boulevard, 
Marathon, FL 33050; telephone: (305) 743-2250;
    September 5, 2007 - Sheraton Atlantic Beach, 2717 W. Fort Macon 
Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512; telephone: (252) 240-1155;
    September 6, 2007 - Hampton Inn Daytona Speedway, 1715 W. 
International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach, FL 32114; telephone: 
(386) 257-4030;
    September 10, 2007 - Holiday Inn Charleston Airport & Convention 
Center, 5264 International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; 
telephone: (843) 576-0300;
    September 17, 2007 - Avista Resort, 300 N. Ocean Blvd., N. Myrtle 
Beach, SC 29582; telephone: (843) 249-2521

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 August 30, 2007.

    Dated: August 9, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-15884 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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