[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30921-30923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13228]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA460


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
joint meeting of its Executive/Finance Committees; meetings of its 
Standard Operating, Policy and Procedures (SOPPs) Committee; Southeast 
Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Committee; Law Enforcement

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Committee; Ecosystem-Based Management Committee; King and Spanish 
Mackerel Committee; Golden Crab Committee; Snapper Grouper Committee; 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection Committee (Closed 
Session); Advisory Panel (AP) Selection Committee (Closed Session); and 
a meeting of the Full Council. The Council will take action as 
necessary. The Council will also hold an informal public question and 
answer session regarding agenda items and a public comment session. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional details.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held June 12-16, 2011. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Key West Marriott Beachside 
Hotel, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, FL 33040; telephone: (1-800) 
228-9290 or (305) 296-8100; fax: (305) 293-0205. Copies of documents 
are available from Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, 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 at (866) SAFMC-10; fax: 
(843) 769-4520; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

1. Joint Executive/Finance Committees: June 12, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Until 
2:30 p.m.

    The Joint Executive/Finance Committees will receive a status report 
on the calendar year (CY) 2011 Council expenditures and activities as 
well as review and discuss the CY 2011 Council activities schedule and 
budget.

2. SOPPs Committee Meeting: June 12, 2011, 2:30 p.m. Until 3:30 p.m.

    The SOPPs Committee will review changes to SOPPs in accordance with 
Council direction, review SSC and AP policies and make appropriate 
modifications, and approve changes to the Administrative Handbook as 
proposed by staff.

3. SEDAR Committee Meeting: June 12, 2011, 3:30 p.m. Until 4:30 p.m.

    The SEDAR Committee will receive an overview of SEDAR activities as 
well as a report from NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science 
Center (SEFSC) on interjurisdictional stocks. In addition, the 
committee will receive a report from the SEDAR Steering Committee, 
review administrative procedure revisions, and assess SEDAR 27 
(yellowtail snapper and Gulf menhaden) appointments.

4. SSC Selection Committee Meeting: June 12, 2011, 4:30 p.m. Until 5:30 
p.m. (Closed Session)

    The SSC Selection Committee will examine updated SSC policy, review 
SSC and Socio-Economic Panel (SEP) applicants and provide 
recommendations to the Council for appointment of SSC/SEP members.

5. AP Selection Committee: June 13, 2011, 8:30 a.m. Until 9:30 a.m. 
(Closed Session)

    The AP Selection Committee will review updated AP policy, review AP 
applications and develop recommendations for AP appointments.

6. Law Enforcement Committee: June 13, 2011, 9:30 a.m. Until 10:30 a.m.

    The Law Enforcement Committee will assess the recommendations and 
criteria from the Law Enforcement AP for the Wildlife Officer of the 
Year award and address other issues as necessary.

7. Ecosystem-Based Management Committee: June 13, 2011, 10:30 a.m. 
Until 12 noon

    The Ecosystem-Based Management Committee will review the 
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2 (CE-BA 2), modify the 
document as appropriate, and recommend the document for approval to the 
Secretary of Commerce. The Committee will also review the status of 
catches versus quota for octocorals and receive an update on ecosystem 
activities.

8. King and Spanish Mackerel Committee: June 13, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Until 
3 p.m.

    The Mackerel Committee will assess the status of commercial and 
recreational catches versus quota for species under a quota, review 
draft options for Mackerel Amendment 19 (prohibition of bag-limit 
sale), and take any actions necessary on Amendment 18 (addressing the 
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including the establishment 
of Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and Accountability Measures (AMs)) based 
on the joint meeting of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic meetings.

9. Golden Crab Committee Meeting: June 13, 2011, 3 p.m. Until 5 p.m.

    The Golden Crab Committee will review the status of commercial 
catches, review Golden Crab Amendment 5 addressing catch shares, and 
discuss appropriate changes to Amendment 5.

10. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting: June 14, 2011, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 
p.m. and June 15, 2011, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

    The Snapper Grouper Committee will receive a report on Oculina 
activities and review the status of commercial and recreational catches 
versus quotas for all species under quota management. The Committee 
will review reports from the SSC and the Snapper Grouper AP and receive 
an update on the status of Regulatory Amendment 9, addressing 
commercial trip limits and black sea bass management. The Committee 
will review Regulatory Amendment 11, addressing options for ending 
overfishing of speckled hind and warsaw grouper, including 
modifications to current restrictions for waters deeper than 240 feet 
as established in Amendment 17B. The Committee will also receive a 
presentation on analyses conducted by the Southeast Regional Office 
(SERO) regarding Amendment 11. The Committee will continue to review 
the Comprehensive ACL Amendment and modify the Amendment as necessary. 
In addition, the Committee will review Amendment 24 regarding red 
grouper rebuilding, modify the amendment as necessary, and is scheduled 
to approve the amendment for public hearing. The Committee will also 
review the status of several other amendments under development and 
provide guidance to staff: Amendment 18A regarding golden tilefish, 
black sea bass and data collection; Amendment 20 pertaining to the 
wreckfish Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) program; Amendment 21 
regarding comprehensive catch shares; and Amendment 22 regarding the 
long-term management of red snapper.

    Note:  There will be an informal public question and answer 
session with the Regional Administrator from the NMFS and the 
Council Chairman on June 14, 2011, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Council Session: June 16, 2011, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

    From 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m., the Council will call the meeting to 
order, adopt the agenda and approve the March 2011 meeting minutes.

    Note:  A public comment period will be held on June 16, 2011, 
beginning at 9 a.m., on the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 
2 (CE-BA 2), followed by public comment regarding any other items on 
the Council agenda.

    From 10:30 a.m. until 11 a.m., the Council will receive a report 
from the Snapper Grouper Committee, consider recommendations and take 
action as appropriate.

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    From 11 a.m. until 11:15 a.m., the Council will receive a report 
from the King and Spanish Mackerel Committee, consider recommendations 
and take action as appropriate.
    From 11:15 a.m. until 11:45 a.m., the Council will receive a report 
from the Ecosystem-Based Management Committee, approve the CE-BA 2 
Amendment for submission to the Secretary of Commerce, consider other 
Committee recommendations and take action as appropriate.
    From 11:45 a.m. until 12 noon, the Council will receive a report 
from the Golden Crab Committee, consider recommendations and take 
action as appropriate.
    From 1:30 p.m. until 1:45 p.m., the Council will receive a report 
from the SEDAR Committee, consider recommendations and take action as 
appropriate.
    From 1:45 p.m. until 2 p.m., the Council will receive a report from 
the Joint Executive/Finance Committees, consider recommendations and 
take action as appropriate.
    From 2 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., the Council will receive a report from 
the SOPPs Committee, approve changes to SSC and AP policies, approve 
changes to the Administrative Handbook, consider other Committee 
recommendations and take action as appropriate.
    From 2:15 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., the Council will receive a report 
from the Law Enforcement Committee, consider recommendations from the 
Committee and take action as appropriate.
    From 2:30 p.m. until 2:45 p.m., the Council will receive a report 
from the SSC Selection Committee, review recommendations from the 
Committee and appoint members to the SSC. The Council will also 
consider other Committee recommendations and take action as 
appropriate.
    From 2:45 p.m. until 3 p.m., the Council will receive a report from 
the AP Selection Committee, review recommendations from the Committee 
and appoint members to the APs. The Council will also consider other 
Committee recommendations and take action as appropriate.
    From 3 p.m. until 4 p.m., the Council will receive status reports 
from SERO, assess Experimental Fishing Permits as necessary, receive 
status reports from the NMFS SEFSC, receive a report regarding the 
Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting, and receive agency 
reports.
    From 4 p.m. until 4:15 p.m., the Council will receive a legal 
briefing on litigation. (Closed Session)
    From 4:15 p.m. until 5 p.m., the Council will review agency and 
liaison reports and discuss other business, including upcoming 
meetings.
    Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council 
office (see ADDRESSES).
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subjects of formal final Council action during these meetings. Council 
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 
Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.
    Except for advertised (scheduled) public hearings and public 
comment, the times and sequence specified on this agenda is subject to 
change.

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) 
by May 31, 2011.

    Dated: May 24, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-13228 Filed 5-26-11; 8:45 am]
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