[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23745-23746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09397]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC635


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.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a special webinar meeting in order to address Snapper Grouper 
Regulatory Amendment 19 as well as the Proposed Rule for Gulf Council 
Permit Transfer and Renewal Requirements. The Council will take action 
as necessary. The Council will also hold a public comment session via 
webinar.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on 
Monday, May 13, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held via GoToWebinar. 
The webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in 
participating should contact Mike Collins (see Contact Information 
below) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Collins, Administrative 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 are as follows:

Council Session Agenda, Monday, May 13, 2013, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.

    1. Call the meeting to order, adopt the agenda and approve the 
March 2013 minutes.
    Public comment will be accepted on Snapper Grouper Regulatory 
Amendment 19 and the Proposed Rule to address Permit Transfer and 
Renewal Requirements for Gulf of Mexico For-Hire Permits. Individuals 
wishing to comment verbally must use the question feature (box) on the 
webinar control panel to indicate their desire to speak. This must be 
done by 1:15 p.m. (The webinar page will be available from 12 noon 
until 1:15 p.m. on May 13, 2013 for individuals to register their 
desire to comment verbally.) At 1:15 p.m., the Chairman will begin the 
public comment period by calling on those individuals that registered 
using the webinar control panel question feature.

Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 19

    1. Receive an update on the Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) review and recommendations of the 2013 stock assessment update 
for black sea bass.
    2. Receive an overview and a summary of public comments pertaining 
to Regulatory Amendment 19. This amendment proposes changes in Annual 
Catch Limits (ACLs), Annual Catch Targets (ACTs), and the Allowable 
Biological Catch (ABC) for black sea bass.
    3. Discuss the amendment, modify it as appropriate, select 
preferred alternatives, deem the codified text as necessary, and 
approve Regulatory Amendment 19 for formal Secretarial review.

Gulf Council Permit Transfer and Renewal Requirements

    1. Receive an overview of the Proposed Rule to address permit 
transfer and renewal requirement for Gulf of Mexico for-hire permits 
only. This action would revise current transfer restrictions and would 
allow a for-hire vessel to maintain greater capacity for non-fishing 
activities. While fishing, however, the passenger capacity listed on 
the for-hire permit

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(based on the passenger capacity of the vessel when the permit was 
issued) remains restricted to the permit. Additionally, the vessel 
would no longer need to submit a Certificate of Inspection 
documentation for renewal.
    2. Discuss and approve the Proposed Rule.
    Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council 
office (see ADDRESSES).
    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: April 17, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-09397 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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