[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 12507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5723]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV23


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; 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 (SAFMC) will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to 
make fishing level recommendations for black and red grouper, discuss 
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rules, and recommend ABC 
values for South Atlantic managed species. The meeting will be held in 
North Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will be held April 20-22, 2010. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 
International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (843) 
308-9330.
    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, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized Act, 
the SSC is the body responsible for reviewing the Council's scientific 
materials. The SSC will receive reports on recent Southeast Data, 
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) assessments of black grouper and 
Atlantic red grouper and will consider assessment findings in providing 
fishing level recommendations for the Council, in accordance with 
provisions of the Magnuson-Steven Reauthorized Act (MSRA). The SSC will 
also review available information on Council-managed stocks and provide 
recommendations for the Overfishing level (OFL) and the ABC for those 
stocks to be considered in the South Atlantic Council's Comprehensive 
Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Amendment addressing provisions of the MSRA.

SAFMC SSC Meeting Schedule:

April 20, 2010: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; April 21, 2010: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; April 
22, 2010: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

    Fishing level recommendations for South Atlantic black and red 
grouper will be developed during the SSC Meeting. Committee members 
will include SEDAR assessment results for these stocks in their 
analysis. Members will develop fishing level recommendations for black 
and red grouper, and ABC and OFL recommendations for South Atlantic 
managed species included within the Comprehensive ACL Amendment for 
SAFMC Council members.
    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

    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) 
at least 3 business days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: March 11, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-5723 Filed 3-15-10; 8:45 am]
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