[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11418-11419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04402]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD151


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council (Council); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will

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hold a meeting of its Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel (AP) in North 
Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, from 9 
a.m. until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Crowne 
Plaza Airport Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 
29418; telephone: (843) 744-4422 or (877) 227-6963; 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, 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 AP's agenda 
are as follows:

Agenda for Wednesday, March 19, 2014

    1. Approve the current agenda as well as the minutes from the April 
2013 Dolphin Wahoo AP meeting.
    2. Receive a presentation on dolphin research from the Cooperative 
Science Services Center.
    3. Receive an update on Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 5, pertaining to: 
Revision of accountability measures; changes to dolphin sector 
allocations; modifications to the framework for dolphin and wahoo; and 
changes to the Annual Catch Limit (ACL) and the Allowable Biological 
Catch (ABC). Review Scientific & Statistical Committee (SSC) comments 
on the amendment.
    4. Receive an overview on Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 7, regarding the 
transport of fillets from Bahamian waters into the United States 
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Discuss the amendment and provide AP 
recommendations.
    5. Receive an overview of Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 8, regarding 
accountability measures (AMs). Discuss the amendment and provide AP 
recommendations.
    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

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
council office (see ADDRESSES) three (3) 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 25, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-04402 Filed 2-27-14; 8:45 am]
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