[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42115-42116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17962]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA574


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

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ACTION: Notice of a meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
meeting of the full Council in August. A public comment session will be 
held as part of the meeting regarding agenda items. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for additional details.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held August 9, 2011. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Charleston Marriott Hotel, 
170 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, SC 29403; telephone: (1-800) 968-3569 
or (843) 723-3000; fax: (843) 723-0276. 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 Date

1. Full Council Meeting 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: August 9, 2011

    The Council will review Amendment 18 to the Coastal Migratory 
Pelagic Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic and Gulf of 
Mexico. The amendment addresses Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and 
Accountability Measures (AMs) for the joint Gulf/South Atlantic 
fishery. After considering public comment, the Council may modify the 
document if appropriate. The Council is scheduled to approve the 
document for formal review by the Secretary of Commerce, contingent 
upon the approval of the amendment by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council.
    The Council will review the recommendations of its Scientific and 
Statistical Committee and Law Enforcement Advisory Panel regarding the 
Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Amendment and Regulatory 
Amendment 11 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The 
amendments will be modified based on public comment and, if 
appropriate, approved for formal review by the Secretary of Commerce. 
The Comprehensive ACL Amendment meets the mandates of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act by establishing ACLs and AMs for species managed by the 
Council that are not currently undergoing overfishing. Regulatory 
Amendment 11 addresses options for ending overfishing of speckled hind 
and warsaw grouper, including modifications to current restrictions for 
waters deeper than 240 feet.
    The Council will review Amendment 20A to the Snapper Grouper FMP 
addressing the management of wreckfish, modify as appropriate, and 
approve for public hearings.
    Note: A public comment period will be held on August 9, 2011, 
beginning at 8:30 a.m., on Amendment 18 to the Coastal Migratory 
Pelagic FMP for the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, the 
Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment, and Regulatory Amendment 11 
to the Snapper Grouper FMP, followed by public comment regarding any 
other items on the Council agenda.
    The Council will also discuss timing and priorities for the 
development of FMPs and amendments, review regional operation 
schedules, and provide guidance to staff.
    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 this meeting. 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 are subject to 
change.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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 August 4, 
2011.

    Dated: July 13, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-17962 Filed 7-15-11; 8:45 am]
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