[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03050]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE438


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: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to 
review methods for determining the recreational annual catch limit 
(ACL) in numbers for the Florida Keys/East Florida (FLK/EFL) Hogfish 
stock.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via webinar on Friday, March 4, 
2016, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to 
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact 
John Carmichael at the Council (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 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; 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is held to review proposed 
methods for calculating the recreational ACL of FLK/EFL Hogfish in 
numbers of fish. The Council stated at their September 2015 meeting in 
Hilton Head, SC that they would like the recreational ACL for the FLK/
EFL stock of Hogfish to be set in numbers rather than in pounds. Items 
to be addressed during this meeting:
    Review and comment on the risks and uncertainties associated with 
proposed methods for calculating the recreational ACL of the FLK/EFL 
Hogfish stock in numbers. The SSC will provide recommendations for 
Council consideration as appropriate.

Special Accommodations

    The 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: February 10, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-03050 Filed 2-12-16; 8:45 am]
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