[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61704-61705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25055]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XZ41


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 Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) in North 
Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The meeting will take place November 16-18, 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; 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 Snapper Grouper Advisory 
Panel will meet from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. on November 16, 2010; from 
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on November 17, 2010 and from 8:30 a.m. until 12 
noon on November 18, 2010.
    The Advisory Panel will receive updates from Council staff and 
provide recommendations on the following amendments: Regulatory 
Amendments 9 & 10 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 
addressing trip limits and changes to red snapper management due to the 
on-going stock assessment, respectively; Amendment 18A addressing 
management of black sea bass and golden tilefish; Amendment 24 
addressing management of red grouper and Amendment 22 addressing long-
term management of red snapper, and the Comprehensive Annual Catch 
Limit (ACL) Amendment addressing ACLs for several snapper grouper 
species as well as other Council-managed species. AP members will 
receive status reports on the following amendments to the Snapper 
Grouper FMP currently under development: Amendment 18B addressing 
possible extension of the snapper Grouper Fishery Management Unit 
northward, Amendment 20 addressing changes to the wreckfish Individual 
Transferrable Quota (ITQ) program, and Amendment 21 addressing 
development of a catch shares program for the snapper grouper fishery. 
The AP will also discuss spawning season protection for snapper grouper 
species.
    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 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 auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 3 days prior to 
the meeting.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.


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    Dated: September 30, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-25055 Filed 10-5-10; 8:45 am]
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