[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102-103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28288]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF935


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a series of public hearings pertaining to Amendment 31 to the 
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan for the Gulf of 
Mexico and Atlantic Region. The amendment would revise management for 
Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia.

DATES: The public hearings will be held via listening stations and 
webinar on January 22, January 23, and January 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055

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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 hearings will be conducted via 
webinar with assigned listening stations. The public hearings will 
begin at 6 p.m. Registration for the webinars is required. Registration 
information will be posted on the Council's website at www.safmc.net as 
it becomes available. Listening stations for each hearing will be 
available at the following locations:

January 22, 2018 Webinar

    1. Port Royal Sound Maritime Center: 310 Okatie Hwy, Okatie, SC 
29909.
    2. North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries' Central District 
Office: 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City, NC 28557.
    3. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Division: One 
Conservation Way Brunswick, GA 31523.

January 23, 2018 Webinar

    Hatteras Community Center: 57689 NC-12, Hatteras, NC 27943.

January 24, 2018 Webinar

    Haddrell's Point Tackle: 885 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Mt Pleasant, SC 
29464.

Amendment 31 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan

    The draft amendment contains one action to revise the federal 
management system for Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia. Atlantic cobia 
are currently managed in federal waters from Georgia to New York. The 
amendment contains a range of alternatives from complementary 
management for Atlantic cobia with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission (ASMFC) to removal of Atlantic cobia from the federal 
management unit. Amendment 31 is expected to facilitate improved 
coordination of state and federal management of Atlantic cobia and 
provide for fair and equitable access to Atlantic cobia harvest 
opportunities.
    During the public hearings, Council staff will present an overview 
of the amendment and will be available for informal discussions and to 
answer questions via webinar. Area Council members will be present at 
each of the Listening Stations. Members of the public will have an 
opportunity to go on record to record their comments for consideration 
by the Council.

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

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

    Dated: December 27, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-28288 Filed 12-29-17; 8:45 am]
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