[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39567-39568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17531]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF612


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 the Research Track stock assessment development procedure 
proposed by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via webinar on Tuesday, September 
5, 2017, 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 
Mike Errigo at the Council office (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: Mike Errigo; 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 the Research 
Track stock assessment development procedure proposed by NOAA 
Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The SSC decided at their 
April 25-27, 2017 meeting in Charleston, SC, that the procedure for the 
Research Track was unclear and that they needed a document clearly 
laying out the process and approach of the Research Track before they 
could provide detailed comments.
    Items to be addressed during this meeting:
    1. Review the proposed Research Track procedure and provide 
comments and recommendations as necessary.

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 5 
business days prior to the meeting.

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



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

    Dated: August 15, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-17531 Filed 8-18-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P