[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 56 (Friday, March 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 15142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5779]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XG49


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council's Allocation Committee.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
meeting of its Allocation Committee in North Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will take place April 8-9, 2008. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Southern Wesleyan University, 
Classroom 6, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 301, North Charleston, SC 
29406.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 
or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Allocation Committee meeting will take 
place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 8, 2008, and from 8:30 a.m. to 
3 p.m. on April 9, 2008.
    The Committee will continue to work on alternatives for 
consideration in the Council's draft Comprehensive Allocation 
Amendment. The amendment addresses allocations between recreational and 
commercial fishing sectors. The amendment currently includes 
alternatives to determine allocations based on (1) Landings data from 
the National Marine Fisheries Service or Atlantic Coast Cooperative 
Statistics Program, (2) Catch data from stock assessments (including 
discard mortalily), (3) the Council's Judgement on Fairness and Equity, 
and (4) detailed economic and social analysis. The Committee will 
receive a report on social projects/data collection completed or 
planned for the South Atlantic region, an overview of previous 
management actions and how reductions in harvest were applied to each 
sector, and a presentation on the applicability of certain economic 
models that may prove useful for helping to determine allocations for 
species managed by the Council.
    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.

Special Accomodations

    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.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

    Dated: March 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-5779 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]
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