[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48065-48066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22362]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF757


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting via webinar to discuss revisions to the Acceptable 
Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on 
Monday, November 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to 
members of the public. Registration is required. Registration 
information will be posted on the Council's Web site at: http://safmc.net/meetings/council-meetings/.
    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 meeting will be held via webinar. 
Meeting information including agenda and briefing book materials will 
be posted on the Council's Web site as they become available at: http://safmc.net/meetings/council-meetings/. Public comment on agenda items 
will be accepted at the beginning of the meeting.
    The items of discussion are as follows:

    1. Update on Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
discussions pertaining to revisions to the ABC Control Rule,
    2. Review options for possible actions, and
    3. Discuss and provide guidance.

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management

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Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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. 1810 et seq.

    Dated: October 11, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-22362 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P