[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23224-23225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09073]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC627


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: Meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's 
Habitat & Environmental Protection Advisory Panel (AP); Coral AP; Joint 
Meeting of the Habitat & Environmental Protection AP and Coral AP; and 
Deepwater Shrimp AP.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will 
hold the AP meetings in North Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meetings will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 
until 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 
International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (800) 
445-8667 or (843) 308-9330; fax: (843) 308-9331.
    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 individual 
meeting agendas are as follows:

Habitat AP Agenda, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

    1. Review draft Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) policy statements.
    2. Review status of developing a state of the South Atlantic 
Habitat report.
    3. Receive an update on regional ecosystem coordination and South 
Atlantic Habitat and Ecosystem Atlas/Digital Dashboard.
    4. Receive a project/permit update from NOAA Fisheries Habitat 
Conservation Division.

Coral AP Agenda, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 1 p.m. Until 5 p.m.

    1. Receive an update from NOAA Fisheries Habitat Conservation 
Division.
    2. Receive an update on Coral Nursery Restoration Work and 
Utilization.
    3. Receive an update on the status of the Endangered Species Act 
(ESA) listing of coral species.
    4. Review Coral AP recommendations in Coral Amendment 8, pertaining 
to Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPCs) and transit 
through the Oculina HAPC.
    5. Proceed with the election of a vice-chair for the AP.

Joint Habitat & Environmental Protection AP and Coral AP Agenda, 
Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.

    1. Receive an update on Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) data.
    2. Review Coral Amendment 8 and recommendations for protecting 
deepwater habitat complexes associated with extension proposals for 
Coral HAPCs.

Deepwater Shrimp AP Agenda, Thursday, May 9, 2013, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

    1. Receive and discuss Coral Amendment 8, including a review of 
spatial information on habitat mapping and fishery activity for the 
modified Coral HAPC area alternatives.
    2. Receive a presentation on VMS functionality from NMFS Office of 
Law Enforcement.
    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 Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
    These meetings are 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.


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


    Dated: April 12, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-09073 Filed 4-17-13; 8:45 am]
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