[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 16168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06465]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF322


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a public hearing via webinar pertaining to Regulatory Amendment 4 
to the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Gulf of 
Mexico and South Atlantic Region. The amendment addresses updates to 
biological parameters for spiny lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South 
Atlantic, and a prohibition on traps for recreational harvest of spiny 
lobster in the South Atlantic Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ).

DATES: The public hearing will be held via webinar May 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: 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; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will be conducted via 
webinar accessible via the Internet from the Council's Web site at 
www.safmc.net. The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 
Registration for the webinar is required. Registration information and 
public hearing materials will be posted on the Council's Web site at 
http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearing-and-scoping-meeting-schedule/ by April 25, 2017.
    During the webinar, Council staff will present an overview of the 
amendment and will be available for informal discussions and to answer 
questions via webinar. Members of the public will also have the 
opportunity to provide formal comments for consideration by the 
Council.
    Spiny Lobster Regulatory Amendment 4 contains actions to update 
management benchmarks for spiny lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South 
Atlantic including the overfishing level (OFL), annual catch limit 
(ACL), and annual catch target (ACT) based on new scientific 
recommendations. The amendment also includes an action to prohibit the 
use of traps for recreational harvest of spiny lobster in the South 
Atlantic EEZ. All comments received will be provided to the South 
Atlantic Council and the Gulf of Mexico Council, and included in the 
administrative record. Written comments may also be submitted online 
at: http://gulfcouncil.org/council_meetings/comment_forms/Spiny%20Lobster%20Regulatory%20Amendment%204.php.

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: March 29, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06465 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P