[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 62377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26042]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA708


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction

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

ACTION: Addendum to the previous notice of South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends an earlier notice for the meeting. The 
SAFMC is adding an agenda item to consider wreckfish stock status and 
fishing level recommendations to the November 8-10 SSC meeting. The 
meeting will be held in Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The meeting will be held November 8-10, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn, 678 Citadel 
Haven Drive, Charleston, SC 29414; telephone: (843) 573-1200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original noticed published in the 
Federal Register on September 19, 2011 (76 FR 57958).
    Under the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized Act, the SSC is the body 
responsible for reviewing the Council's scientific materials. An 
earlier FRN indicated that the SSC will discuss fishery management plan 
(FMP) amendments under development, assessments of black sea bass and 
tilefish, review advancements in ABC control rule development, review 
planning information for assessments of Spanish mackerel and cobia to 
be developed in 2013, and discuss the findings of the National SSC 
workshop. In addition to these topics, the SSC will also be asked to 
review additional information on the status of South Atlantic 
wreckfish, and consider modifying Overfishing Levels (OFL) and 
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) recommendations if warranted.

SSC Meeting Schedule

November 8, 2011, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
November 9, 2011, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
November 10, 2011, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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) 
at least 3 business days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: October 4, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-26042 Filed 10-6-11; 8:45 am]
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