[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 8496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02586]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC484


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) and Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council (GMFMC); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Webinar of the SAFMC and GMFMC Joint Committee on South Florida 
Management Issues.

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SUMMARY: The SAFMC and the GMFMC will hold a meeting of the Joint 
Committee on South Florida Management Issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held via Webinar on Monday, February 25, 
2013, from 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held via a GoToMeeting 
Conference webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those 
interested in participating should contact Kim Iverson at SAFMC (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation providing 
webinar access information. Please request meeting information at least 
24 hours in advance of the meeting.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa 
FL 33607.

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 committee 
agenda are as follows:
    1. Approve the agenda; state the background and purpose of the 
meeting; and establish how the joint committee will function.
    2. Discuss the following issues: yellowtail snapper management; 
mutton snapper management; and the commercial harvest of grouper in 
Monroe County.
    3. Discuss the establishment of a special management unit that 
allows for consistent state and federal fishery regulations across the 
South Florida area
    4. Discuss the allocation of fisheries' landings in Monroe County.
    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 Council 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.
    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: February 1, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-02586 Filed 2-5-13; 8:45 am]
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