[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 121 (Monday, June 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 35373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14071]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XI59


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 Allocation Committee in North Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will take place July 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.
    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: The Allocation Committee meeting will take 
place from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on July 8, 2008, and from 8 a.m. - 12 
noon on July 9, 2008.
    The Committee will identify allocation alternatives for species 
addressed in Amendment 17 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management 
Plan, currently under development by the Council. Amendment 17 
establishes Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for 10 
species in the snapper grouper management unit currently undergoing 
overfishing. The allocation alternatives will be presented to the 
Council's Snapper Grouper Committee for consideration during the 
Council meeting week, September 15-19, 2008, in Charleston, SC.
    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.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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: June 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14071 Filed 6-20-08; 8:45 am]
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