[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35304-35305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15135]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD994


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

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

ACTION: Notice of public input meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council's Visioning Project (Draft Vision Blueprint for the 
snapper grouper fishery).

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a series of public input meetings to collect input on the draft 
Vision Blueprint for the snapper grouper fishery as part of the Council 
Visioning Project. The meetings will be held via webinar and also 
utilize comment stations.

DATES: The public input meetings will be conducted in two parts--a 
series of webinars on each draft strategic goal and a series of 
webinars/comment stations on the entire draft Vision Blueprint. Meeting 
dates and comment station locations will be posted on the Council's Web 
site, and publicized.
    Part 1--The first series of meetings will be conducted via webinar 
only from July 7 through July 9, 2015. The first series of webinars 
will be conducted beginning at 10 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. on the 
following dates:

1. July 7, 2015--Draft Strategic Goal Area--Science
2. July 8, 2015--Draft Strategic Goal Area- Management
3. July 9, 2015--Draft Strategic Goal Areas--Communication & Governance

    Registration is required to participate and registration 
information will be posted on the SAFMC Web site at www.safmc.net as it 
becomes available. Webinar registrants may test/confirm their computer 
set up for the webinar one hour prior to each hearing and contact Mike 
Collins at (843) 763-1050 to address any questions regarding webinar 
setup.
    Part 2--The second series of meetings will be conducted between 
July 13 and July 30, 2015 beginning at 6 p.m. via webinar/comment 
stations (see ADDRESSES). Details regarding the comment station 
locations will be posted to the Visioning Project page of the Council's 
Web site at www.safmc.net as they become available.

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    The public can participate in the meetings remotely by registering 
and participating via webinar or by attending the meeting in person at 
a comment station on the scheduled dates. Area Council representatives 
will be present at the comment stations to moderate the meetings. If 
participating by webinar, registration for each webinar is required. 
Registration information will be posted on the Visioning Project page 
on the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net.

ADDRESSES: Public input webinar meeting dates and local comment station 
addresses:
    1. July 13, 2015--Local Comment Station: St. Augustine, FL 
(location to be determined);
    2. July 14, 2015--Local Comment Station: Titusville, FL (location 
to be determined);
    3. July 15, 2015--Local Comment Station: Stuart, FL (location to be 
determined);
    4. July 16, 2015--Local Comment Station: Marathon, FL (location to 
be determined);
    5. July 20, 2015--Local Comment Station: Murrells Inlet Community 
Center, 4450 Murrells Inlet Road, Murrells Inlet, SC; phone: (843) 651-
7373;
    6. July 21, 2015--Local Comment Station: Charleston, SC (location 
to be determined);
    7. July 22, 2015--Local Comment Station: Sapelo Saltwater Fishing 
Club, Shellman Bluff, GA;
    8. July 23, 2015--Local Comment Station: Coastal Resources 
Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, One Conservation 
Way, Brunswick, GA 31520-8687;
    9. July 28, 2015--Local Comment Station: UNC Wilmington Center for 
Marine Science, Atrium Room 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane, Wilmington, NC 
28409; phone: (910) 962-2403;
    10. July 29, 2015--Local Comment Station: NC Division of Marine 
Fisheries, Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead 
City, NC 28557; phone: (252) 726-7021;
    11. July 30, 2015--Local Comment Station: UNC Coastal Studies 
Institute, 850 N.C. Highway 345, Wanchese, NC 27981; phone: (252) 475-
5488;
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Von Harten, Fishery Outreach 
Specialist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council is developing a long-term ``vision'' and strategic plan for 
managing the snapper grouper fishery. In December 2012, the Council 
began discussions about the steps and structure needed for undertaking 
a visioning and strategic planning project and the process for engaging 
stakeholders in the project. The Council views this as a project to 
work cooperatively with all stakeholders having fishery interests. The 
visioning and strategic planning project will evaluate and refine 
current goals, objectives and strategies for managing the snapper 
grouper fishery through informed public input via the 26 port meetings 
held in 2014 and Council member input. The purpose of the draft Vision 
Blueprint public input meetings is to have informal discussions with 
the public about the draft Vision Blueprint document and the proposed 
draft strategic goals, objectives and strategies. The schedule of 
meetings and documents pertaining to the Draft Vision Blueprint will be 
available under the Visioning Project page on the Council's Web site at 
www.safmc.net.
    During the webinars, Council staff will present an overview of the 
draft strategic goal areas and the draft Vision Blueprint and will be 
available for informal discussions and to answer questions via webinar. 
During the local comment stations, area Council representatives will be 
present and available for informal discussions and to answer questions. 
All webinars will be recorded and used to collect input on the Draft 
Vision Blueprint.
    Written comments may be mailed, emailed, or submitted online using 
the Draft Vision Blueprint web comment form available on the Council's 
Web site. The Draft Vision Blueprint web comment form will be available 
under the Visioning Project page on the Council's Web site at 
www.safmc.net. Comments may be mailed to Amber Von Harten, SAFMC (see 
ADDRESSES) or submitted via email to: [email protected]. Note that 
email comments should specify ``Draft Vision Blueprint'' in the Subject 
Line of the email. Comments for the Draft Vision Blueprint will be 
accepted until 5 p.m. on September 1, 2015.

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.

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


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

    Dated: June 16, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-15135 Filed 6-18-15; 8:45 am]
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