[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56171-56172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23150]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA693


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 will hold a 
meeting of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) in Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will take place October 5-6, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

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

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; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Snapper Grouper AP will meet 
from 9 a.m. on October 5, 2011 until 5:30 p.m. on October 6, 2011.
    Issues to be addressed at the meeting include updates on the 
following amendments: the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit (ACL) 
Amendment; Amendments 18A and 18B addressing management of black sea 
bass and

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golden tilefish, respectively; Amendment 24 regarding the rebuilding of 
red grouper stocks; and Amendment 20A, addressing changes to the 
wreckfish Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Program. An update will 
also be given on the removal of the 240-foot (40-fathom) closure 
(Regulatory Amendment 11) and the new Marine Recreational Information 
Program (MRIP) methodology to estimate recreational catches. Issues to 
include in Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 3 will also be 
discussed, including approaches to minimize bycatch mortality of 
speckled hind and warsaw grouper and possible ways to evaluate impacts 
from the commercial wreckfish fishery and recreational deep-dropping on 
bottom habitat. The AP will give input on red porgy and vermilion 
snapper stocks and provide recommendations to the Council.
    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

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Dated: September 6, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-23150 Filed 9-9-11; 8:45 am]
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