[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 55853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24436]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG604


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council and Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a joint meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council (SAFMC) and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (GMFMC) Scientific and Statistical Committee's Scamp Assessment 
Plan Review subgroup (SSC).

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SUMMARY: The Councils will hold a meeting of a subgroup of their SSC's 
via webinar to review planning documents for the Scamp stock 
assessment. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC subgroup will meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, 
November 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to 
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact 
Mike Errigo at SAFMC or John Froeschke at GMFMC (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT below) at least 24 hours in advance to request 
webinar access information.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405. Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Council, 4107 West Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, 
FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Errigo, SAFMC, 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]. John Froeschke, GMFMC, 4107 West Spruce Street, 
Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; phone: (813) 348-1844 or toll free (888) 
833-1844; fax: (813) 348-1711. [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to provide 
SSC review of planning documents for an assessment of Scamp in the 
Southeast US. This will be a joint assessment of the Gulf and South 
Atlantic management units conducted through the Southeast Data, 
Assessment, and Review Program (SEDAR) Research Track Assessment 
Process. The GMFMC and SAFMC agreed to conduct this review of the Scamp 
assessment schedule and Terms of Reference using a sub-group of their 
SSC's through a joint meeting to efficiently develop recommendations of 
both SSCs.

Items To Be Discussed at This Meeting

    1. Review and comment on the Scamp Research Track Terms of 
Reference.
    2. Review and comment on the Scamp Research Track project schedule.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this 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.
    Written comment on SSC agenda topics is to be distributed to the 
Committee through the SAFMC office. Written comment to be considered by 
the SSC shall be provided to the SAFMC not later than 12:00 p.m. 
Tuesday, November 13, 2018.

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 10 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: November 5, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-24436 Filed 11-7-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P