[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 147 (Monday, August 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 38403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18412]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XQ67


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 will hold a 
meeting of its Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel in North Charleston, SC. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The meeting will take place August 19-20, 2009. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 
International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC; telephone: (843) 308-
9330.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel 
will meet from 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. on August 19, 2009, and from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m. on August 20, 2009.
    The Advisory Panel will review actions and management alternatives 
in the draft Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment for the South 
Atlantic Region. The amendment is being prepared in order to meet the 
requirements of the Reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act, including the 
establishment of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Allowable Biological 
Catch (ABC) and Overfishing Levels (OFLs) as recommended by South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC), Annual Catch Limits (ACLs), Annual Catch Targets 
(ACTs) and Accountability Measures (AMs) for species currently not 
listed as undergoing overfishing, including dolphin and wahoo. The 
amendment will also include alternatives addressing the sale of dolphin 
from for-hire vessels and minimum size limits for dolphin caught in 
federal waters off the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina and 
in the Mid-Atlantic and New England areas.
    The AP will provide recommendations to the Council regarding the 
alternatives in the draft amendment. The Amendment is being prepared by 
the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, with input from the Mid-
Atlantic and New England Councils for decisions relative to dolphin and 
wahoo.
    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 listed 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 meeting.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

    Dated: July 29, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-18412 Filed 7-31-09; 8:45 am]
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