[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53231-53232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22990]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG575


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 a meeting of its Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management 
Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management AP meeting 
will take place November 6, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., November 7, 
2018, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., and November 8, 2018, from 9 a.m. 
until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Sirata Beach 
Resort and Conference Center, 5300 Gulf Boulevard, St. Petersburg, FL 
33706; phone: (727) 363-5100.
    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 Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based 
Management AP meeting is open to the public and will be available via 
webinar as it occurs. Registration is required. Webinar registration 
information and other meeting materials will be posted to the Council's 
website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/current-advisory-panel-meetings/ as it becomes available.
    The Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management AP meeting 
agenda will include the following: An update on the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Navy Fleet Training and Testing Area 
cooperatively developed by the Navy

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and NOAA Fisheries; be provided an update and provide comments on 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) energy development activities 
with a focus on Renewable Energy development and industry planning in 
North Carolina and developing plans for other South Atlantic States; 
review and provide input on Council Web Services refinements developed 
for the Fishery Ecosystem II Dashboard; receive an overview of frigate 
and bullet mackerel as prey supporting the dolphin wahoo fisheries; 
receive an update on fishery independent research programs supporting 
stock and habitat assessment and ecosystem modelling including the 
Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP-SA), Marine 
Resources Monitoring, Assessment, and Prediction (MARMAP) and Southeast 
Fishery-Independent Survey (SEFIS); and receive a presentation on the 
ongoing mapping and characterization of South Atlantic deepwater by 
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and the NOAA research vessel Okeanus 
Explorer ecosystems which serve as Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)--
Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC). The AP meeting will also 
include a discussion/breakout session to provide input on refining EFH 
information and online access for regional partner development of 
Environmental Impact Statements and supporting information for permit 
review addressing non-fishing threats in the region. AP members will 
also receive an update on NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Based Fishery 
Management activities including a Climate Vulnerability Analysis, 
Ecosystem Status Report, Community Vulnerability and Ecosystem 
modelling. The AP will develop recommendations as necessary for 
consideration by the Council's Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based 
Management Committee.

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: October 17, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-22990 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am]
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