[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44575-44576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18978]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG452
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a series of scoping meetings pertaining to Amendment 47 to the
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic Region
addressing modifications to the South Atlantic Charter/Headboat for
Snapper-Grouper permit.
DATES: The series of scoping meetings will be held from October 1
through November 1, 2018. All meetings will begin at 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
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: Public scoping comments are being solicited
for measures proposed in draft Amendment 47 to the Snapper Grouper
Fishery Management Plan of the South Atlantic Region addressing
modifications to the federal South Atlantic Charter/Headboat for
Snapper-Grouper permit (for-hire permit). Public scoping occurs early
in the amendment development process and the Council is soliciting
input on proposed options that include a moratorium on for-hire
permits, options for the start date of a moratorium, exceptions for
eligibility, transferability of for-hire permits, options to allow new
entrants, establishing a for-hire permits pool, creating multiple for-
hire permit types, and implementing a time limit or sunset
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provision for a moratorium on for-hire permits. Options are also being
considered for modifying the current permit condition that specifies a
harvest prohibition on snapper grouper species in state water when the
species is closed to harvest in federal waters, issuing a for-hire
permit for an individual rather than a vessel, and attaching a
consistent identifying number to the federal for-hire permit in a
similar manner as is applied to limited entry permits.
Council staff will provide an overview of options being considered
for draft Snapper Grouper Amendment 47 and answer questions during each
scoping meeting. Public comments will be accepted at each scoping
meeting location on the specified date.
In-Person Scoping Meetings
1. October 1, 2018--Safe Harbor Seafood, 4371 Ocean Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32233; Phone: (904) 247-0255
2. October 2, 2018--Eau Gallie Civic Center, 1551 Highland Avenue,
Melbourne, FL 32935; Phone: (321) 608-7400
3. October 3, 2018--Loxahatchee River Center, 805 North U.S. Highway
One, Jupiter, FL 33477; Phone: (561) 743-7123
4. October 4, 2018, Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key
West, FL 33040; Phone: (305) 295-4385
5. October 9, 2018--Coastal Electric Cooperative, 1265 South Coastal
Highway, Midway, GA 31320; Phone: (912) 884-3311
6. October 9, 2018--Jennette's Pier, 7223 South Virginia Dare Trail,
Nags Head, NC 27959; Phone: (252) 255-1501
7. October 10, 2018--North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70W, Morehead City, NC 28557;
Phone: (252) 808-8011
8. October 11, 2018--Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market Street, Wilmington,
NC 28401; Phone: (910) 798-4362
9. October 29, 2018--Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4462 Murrells
Inlet Road, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576; Phone: (843) 545-3651
10. October 30, 2018--Haddrells Point Fin to Feather, 887 Ben Sawyer
Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464; Phone: (843) 881-3644
11. November 1, 2018--Hilton Head Boat House, 405 Squire Pope Road,
Hilton Head, SC 29926; Phone: (843) 681-2628
Submitting Written Comments
The Council requests that written comments be submitted using the
online public comment form available from the Council's website. All
comments submitted using the online form will be automatically posted
to the website and accessible for Council members and the public to
view. The direct link to the Public Hearing and Scoping meeting page
and the public comment form is: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearings-scoping-meetings. Written comments may also be submitted by
mail or FAX. All written comments are due by 5 p.m. on November 5,
2018.
Comments may be submitted by mail to: Gregg Waugh, Executive
Director, SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston,
SC 29405. Fax comments to 843/769-4520.
The Snapper Grouper Amendment 47 scoping document, public comment
form, and other relevant materials will be posted on the Council's
website as they become available.
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: August 28, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-18978 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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