[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 43944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20039]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF658


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Announcement of rescheduled meetings of the South Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Projects/
Topics Management; Volunteers; Communication/Outreach/Education Action 
Teams.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Projects/Topics 
Management; Volunteers; Communication/Outreach/Education Action Teams 
via webinar. The meetings via webinar were originally scheduled for 
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 1 p.m. (Projects/Topics Management); 
Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 1 p.m. (Volunteers); Friday, September 
22, 2017 at 10 a.m. (Communication/Outreach/Education) but have been 
rescheduled as a result of wide-spread impacts due to Hurricane Irma 
[See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION].

DATES: The Volunteers Team meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, 
October 2, 2017 at 1 p.m.; Projects/Topics Management Team on Tuesday, 
October 3, 2017 at 2 p.m.; and Communication/Outreach/Education Team on 
Wednesday, October 4 at 1 p.m. Each meeting is scheduled to last 
approximately 90 minutes. Additional Action Team webinar and plenary 
webinar dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held via webinar and are open to 
members of the public. Webinar registration is required and 
registration links will be posted to the Citizen Science program page 
of the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science 
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC-
10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to the impacts of Hurricane Irma and 
ongoing recovery efforts in the South Atlantic region, the meetings of 
the Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Projects/Topics 
Management; Volunteers; Communication/Outreach/Education Action Team 
originally scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 1 p.m. 
(Projects/Topics Management); Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 1 p.m. 
(Volunteers); Friday, September 22, 2017 at 10 a.m. (Communication/
Outreach/Education) have been rescheduled. The originally scheduled 
meetings were published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2017 
(82 FR 41613).
    The Volunteers Team meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, 
October 2, 2017 at 1 p.m.; Projects/Topics Management Team on Tuesday, 
October 3, 2017 at 2 p.m.; and Communication/Outreach/Education Team on 
Wednesday, October 4 at 1 p.m.
    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) created a 
Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The Council appointed 
members of the Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to five Action Teams 
in the areas of Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/Topics 
Management, Finance, and Communication/Outreach/Education to develop 
program policies and operations for the Council's Citizen Science 
Program.
    The Communication/Outreach/Education; Projects/Topics Management; 
Volunteers Action Teams will meet to continue work on developing 
recommendations on program policies and operations to be reviewed by 
the Council's Citizen Science Committee. Public comment will be 
accepted at the beginning of the meeting.
    Items to be addressed during these meetings:

1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms of Reference
2. Other Business

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: September 15, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-20039 Filed 9-19-17; 8:45 am]
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