[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16658-16659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06180]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC572


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Meeting and Workshop of the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council (SAFMC) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).

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SUMMARY: The SAFMC will hold a meeting of its SSC along with a workshop 
to consider modifications to the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) 
control rule. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC Workshop will be held from 1 p.m., Monday, April 8, 2013 
until 3 p.m., Tuesday April 9, 2013. The SSC Meeting will be held from 
3 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2013 until 3 p.m., Thursday, April 11, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting and workshop will be held at 
the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North 
Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (800) 503-5762 or (843) 744-4422; fax: 
(843) 744-4472.
    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, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 
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 individual 
meeting agendas are as follows:

SSC Workshop Agenda, Monday, April 8, 2013, 1 p.m. Until Tuesday, April 
9, 2013, 3 p.m.

    1. Discuss the ABC control rule, with emphasis on methods for 
deriving ABC recommendations for stocks that have reliable catch data 
only.
    2. Review catch and biological data for unassessed stocks and 
recommend modifications to the ABC control rule in order to improve the 
use of such information when providing ABC recommendations.

SSC Meeting, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 3 p.m. Until Thursday, April 11, 
2013, 3 p.m.

    1. Discuss stock assessments of black sea bass, cobia, and Spanish 
mackerel.
    2. Discuss Fishery Management Plan (FMP) amendments that are under 
development for corals and snapper grouper species.
    3. Review Council research priorities.
    4. Discuss the SAFMC ABC control rule and ABC recommendations for 
unassessed stocks.
    5. Discuss the stock assessment peer review processes.
    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 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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for

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auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see ADDRESSES) 
at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Dated: March 13, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-06180 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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