[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49066-49067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21178]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG496
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) in
Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SSC will meet 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday, October 15, 2018;
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 16, 2018; and 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.,
Wednesday, October 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Town & Country Inn
and Suites, 2008 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (800) 334-
6660 or (843) 571-1000; fax: (843) 766-9444.
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, 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: The following agenda items will be addressed
by the SSC during the meeting:
1. Updates on Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
projects; approve the terms of reference, schedule, and identify
participants for the Gulf and South Atlantic Scamp Research Track; and
approve the terms of reference for the South Atlantic golden Tilefish
and Snowy Grouper assessments.
2. Review the findings of a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission selectivity study for Red Snapper, determine if they are the
best scientific information available, and provide recommendations for
including these findings into the Interim Analysis for Red Snapper.
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3. Update on ongoing research from NOAA Fisheries' Southeast
Fisheries Science Center.
4. Update on the Southeast Reef Fish Survey results from the 2018
sampling year.
5. Review revised Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP)
recreational catch estimates for Council managed stocks and consider
approaches for revising Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)
recommendations for unassessed stocks.
6. Review the revised SEDAR assessments for Vermilion Snapper,
Black Sea Bass, Blueline Tilefish and Red Grouper using the revised
MRIP catch data; apply the ABC Control Rule and provide fishing level
recommendations; and discuss uncertainties and changes due to revised
MRIP numbers.
7. Review the ABC Control Rule Amendment and analyses, including
example application of risk tolerance levels.
8. Review the methodology for a new bag and size limit analysis and
the findings of the workgroup; discuss uncertainties and determine if
this analysis is best scientific information available and useful for
management.
9. Consider forming a workgroup for the SSC to provide input on the
South Atlantic Ecosystem Model.
10. Receive updates and progress reports on ongoing Council
amendments and activities.
The meeting is open to the public and will also be available via
webinar as it occurs. Webinar registration is required. Information
regarding webinar registration will be posted to the Council's website
at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/scientific-and-statistical-committee-meetings/ as it becomes available. The meeting agenda,
briefing book materials, and online comment form will be posted to the
Council's website two weeks prior to the meeting. Written comment on
SSC agenda topics is to be distributed to the Committee through the
Council office, similar to all other briefing materials. Written
comment to be considered by the SSC shall be provided to the Council
office no later than one week prior to an SSC meeting. For this
meeting, the deadline for submission of written comment is 12 p.m.,
Monday, October 8, 2018.
Multiple opportunities for comment on agenda items will be provided
during SSC meetings. Open comment periods will be provided at the start
of the meeting and near the conclusion. Those interested in providing
comment should indicate such in the manner requested by the Chair, who
will then recognize individuals to provide comment. Additional
opportunities for comment on specific agenda items will be provided, as
each item is discussed, between initial presentations, and SSC
discussion. Those interested in providing comment should indicate such
in the manner requested by the Chair, who will then recognize
individuals to provide comment. All comments are part of the record of
the meeting.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting 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 Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 25, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-21178 Filed 9-27-18; 8:45 am]
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