[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38586-38587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15813]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and workshop.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to 
review and discuss Amendment 9 to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP), and a workshop of the SSC to consider modifications to the 
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) control rule. The meeting and 
workshop will be held in North Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The meeting and workshop will be held August 1-3, 2012. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting and workshop will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 
4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: 
(843) 744-4422.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized Act, 
the SSC is the body responsible for reviewing the Council's scientific 
materials. During the SSC meeting, the SSC will discuss Amendment 9 to 
the Shrimp FMP for the South Atlantic Region. The amendment will modify 
the process for a state to request a concurrent closure of the penaeid 
shrimp fisheries in the adjacent federal waters during severe winter 
weather, and revise the overfished status determination criteria for 
the pink shrimp stock.
    During the SSC workshop, the committee will discuss the ABC control 
rule, with emphasis on methods for deriving ABC for stocks that have 
reliable catch data only. The SSC will review catch and biological data 
for unassessed stocks and recommend modifications to the ABC control 
rule to improve the use of such information when providing ABC 
recommendations. The SSC will not make ABC recommendations during the 
workshop.

SSC Meeting Schedule:
    August 1, 2012, 1 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
SSC Workshop Schedule:
    August 1, 2012, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
    August 2, 2012, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
    August 3, 2012, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

    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 these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this

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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

    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: June 25, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-15813 Filed 6-27-12; 8:45 am]
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