[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 250 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 77037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31357]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC420


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 (SAFMC) will 
hold a meeting of Golden Crab Advisory Panel (AP) in Fort Lauderdale, 
FL.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 31, 2013, from 1 
p.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Harbor Beach Marriott, 3030 
Holiday Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316; telephone: (954) 525-4000; 
fax: (954) 766-6185.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, SAFMC; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the AP's agenda 
are as follows:

Agenda for Thursday, January 31, 2013

    1. Discuss management measures other than a catch share program 
that could potentially improve the current management of the fishery.
    2. Receive an overview of Council actions regarding golden crab 
management since the last AP meeting, including the status of draft 
Amendment 6 to the Golden Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the 
South Atlantic Region.
    3. Suggest and discuss management alternatives as recommendations 
for Council consideration.
    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 identified 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

    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 26, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-31357 Filed 12-28-12; 8:45 am]
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