[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49914-49915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21479]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG452


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council); Public 
Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of revised schedule for scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: Due to Hurricane Florence, the schedule for a series of public 
scoping meetings to be held by the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council (Council) has been revised. The 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 9 
through November 8, 2018 according to the revised schedule. All 
meetings will begin at 6 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations.
    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 original notice published in the Federal 
Register on August 31, 2018 (83 FR 44575). This notice revises the 
dates and locations of the scoping meetings.
    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 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 9, 2018--Coastal Electric Cooperative, 1265 South Coastal 
Highway, Midway, GA 31320; Phone: (912) 884-3311
2. October 9, 2018--Jennette's Pier, 7223 South Virginia Dare Trail, 
Nags Head, NC 27959; Phone: (252) 255-1501
3. October 10, 2018--North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries 
Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70W, Morehead City, NC 28557; 
Phone: (252) 808-8011
4. October 29, 2018--Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4462 Murrells 
Inlet Road, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576; Phone: (843) 545-3651
5. October 30, 2018--Haddrells Point Fin to Feather, 887 Ben Sawyer 
Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464; Phone: (843) 881-3644

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6. November 1, 2018--Hilton Head Boat House, 405 Squire Pope Road, 
Hilton Head, SC 29926; Phone: (843) 681-2628
7. November 5, 2018--Safe Harbor Seafood, 4371 Ocean Street, 
Jacksonville, FL 32233; Phone: (904) 247-0255
8. November 6, 2018--Eau Gallie Civic Center, 1551 Highland Avenue, 
Melbourne, FL 32935; Phone: (321) 608-7400
9. November 7, 2018--Loxahatchee River Center, 805 North U.S. Highway 
One Jupiter, FL 33477; Phone: (561) 743-7123
10. November 8, 2018--Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key 
West, FL 33040; Phone: (305) 295-4385

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 9, 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: September 27, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-21479 Filed 10-2-18; 8:45 am]
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