[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 147 (Monday, August 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45780-45781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19309]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA609


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing Series.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a series of public hearings regarding Amendment 24 to the Snapper 
Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the South Atlantic Region. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the public hearings schedule.

DATES: The series of four public hearings will be held August 22, 2011 
through August 25, 2011. The hearings will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 
p.m. Council staff will present an overview of the amendment and will 
be available for informal discussions and to answer questions. Members 
of the public will have an opportunity to go on record at any time 
during the meeting hours to record their comments on the public hearing 
topics for consideration by the Council. Local Council representatives 
will attend the meetings and take public comment. Written comments will 
be accepted from August 12, 2011 until 5 p.m. on September 1, 2011. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Bob Mahood, Executive 
Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405, or via e-mail to: 
[email protected] for Amendment 24 to the Snapper Grouper 
FMP. Written comments will be received from August 12, 2011 until 5 
p.m. on September 1, 2011.
    Copies of the public hearing documents are available by contacting 
Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer,

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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, 
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free at (866) SAFMC-10. Copies will also be available online at 
http://www.safmc.net as they become available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366; fax: (843) 769-4520; 
e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendment 24 to the Snapper Grouper FMP 
would implement a rebuilding plan for red grouper in the South Atlantic 
as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) for species determined to be overfished and 
undergoing overfishing. The intent of the rebuilding plan is to end 
overfishing immediately and increase biomass of overfished stocks to a 
sustainable level within a specified period of time. The amendment 
would also specify Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), the Maximum Fishing 
Mortality Threshold (MSST), and Optimum Yield (OY) for the red grouper 
fishery. In addition, Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and Accountability 
Measures (AMs) would be established for both recreational and 
commercial sectors of the red grouper fishery.
    Public Hearing Schedule:
    (1) August 22, 2011--Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 North Water 
Street, Wilmington, NC 28401; Phone: (910) 763-5900;
    (2) August 23, 2011--Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 International 
Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; Phone: (843) 308-9330;
    (3) August 24, 2011--Jacksonville Marriott, 4670 Salisbury Road, 
Jacksonville, FL 32256; Phone: (904) 296-2222;
    (4) August 25, 2011--Radisson Resort at the Port, 8701 Astronaut 
Boulevard, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920; Phone: (321) 784-0000.

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) 
three days prior to the start of each meeting.

    Dated: July 26, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-19309 Filed 7-29-11; 8:45 am]
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