[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 49065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21179]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG497
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its System Management Plan (SMP) Workgroup via
webinar.
DATES: The SMP Workgroup will meet via webinar from 9 a.m. until 11
a.m. on October 19, 2018 and from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on November 2,
2018.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar. The
meetings are accessible to the public via webinar. Registration is
required. Information regarding registration and other meeting
information will be posted to the Council's website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/ as it becomes available.
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 SMP Workgroup is an advisory group for
the Council that reviews actions items, evaluates protected areas, and
reviews management of protected areas recommended by the Council. The
SMP Workgroup was formed in March 2018. These will be the first two
meetings held to discuss the System Management Plan for the Spawning
Special Management Zones (SMZs) created in Amendment 36 to Fishery
Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region. Agenda items for the SMP Workgroup meetings include the
following: Data collected in Spawning SMZs; outreach and enforcement,
format for reports, and report card for the Spawning SMZs. The
Workgroup will also elect a chair and vice-chair, assign writing tasks,
and review materials developed for Spawning SMZs.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the public 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. 2018-21179 Filed 9-27-18; 8:45 am]
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