[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10125-10126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03816]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD095


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) Oculina Experimental Closed Area Evaluation Team.

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SUMMARY: The Oculina Experimental Closed Area Evaluation Team will 
discuss the Oculina Experimental Closed Area via webinar and a series 
of breakout sessions. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 1 
p.m. until 4 p.m., and the breakout sessions will occur during the 
timeframe of March 13 through March 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar 
is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating 
should contact Anna Martin at the SAFMC (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT 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: Anna Martin, Fishery Biologist; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This webinar was to be held on February 
13th, however, due to adverse weather conditions, had to be 
rescheduled. The original notice published in the Federal Register on 
January 27, 2014 (79 FR 4335).
    The Evaluation Team is comprised of law enforcement 
representatives,

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research scientists, resource managers, commercial fishermen, 
recreational fishermen, outreach experts, and non-governmental 
organization representatives. The Team is tasked with reviewing and 
providing recommendations for the ongoing research and monitoring, 
outreach, and law enforcement components of the Evaluation Plan.
    The SAFMC extended the snapper grouper bottom fishing restrictions 
for the Oculina Experimental Closed Area (OECA) for an indefinite 
period in Snapper Grouper Amendment 13A. The amendment required that 
the size and configuration of the OECA be reviewed within three years 
of the implementation date of 13A and that a 10-year re-evaluation be 
conducted. The re-evaluation is the subject of this webinar.
    The items of discussion during the data webinar are as follows:
    1. Participants will initiate discussions on the re-evaluation of 
the OECA.
    2. Breakout sessions will be held with the Evaluation Team to 
discuss Research & Monitoring, Outreach, and Law Enforcement components 
of the Evaluation Team.
    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 accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for 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.


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

    Dated: February 19, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03816 Filed 2-21-14; 8:45 am]
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