[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 81480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33158]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA896


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: Meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's 
(Council) Golden Crab Advisory Panel (AP).

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
meeting of its Golden Crab AP in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

DATES: The meeting will take place January 29, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Harbor Beach Marriott, 3030 
Holiday Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316; telephone: (954) 525-4000.

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; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Golden Crab AP will meet from 
1 p.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
    The Golden Crab AP will receive an overview of draft Amendment 6 to 
the Golden Crab Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic Region. 
The amendment includes management alternatives for establishing a catch 
share program for the commercial fishery. The AP will discuss 
alternatives in the amendment, including options for allowing new 
entrants into the fishery under the catch share program, and provide 
recommendations for Council consideration.

Special Accommodations

    The 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: December 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-33158 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
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