[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 48653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19301]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC801


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 
(SAFMC) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).

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SUMMARY: The SAFMC will hold a meeting of its SSC to discuss a proposal 
for peer review of a wreckfish stock assessment. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via webinar on Tuesday, September 
3, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held via webinar. The webinar is open 
to members of the public. Those interested in participating should 
contact John Carmichael at the SAFMC (see Contact Information below) to 
request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please 
request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of the 
webinar.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael; 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 SSC webinar 
are as follows:
    A proposal for an SSC peer review of an assessment of wreckfish in 
the South Atlantic will be addressed. The proposal is submitted in 
accordance with the SAFMC Peer Review Guidelines.
    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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to the Council 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.


    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 6, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-19301 Filed 8-8-13; 8:45 am]
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