[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14349-14350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07061]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG933


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's (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) in April.

DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP meeting will take place April 24, 2019, 
from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 25, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and 
April 26, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza 
Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., Charleston, SC 29418.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29406.

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 Snapper Grouper AP meeting is open to 
the public and will be available via webinar as it occurs. Registration 
is required. Webinar registration information, a public comment form, 
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.
    Agenda items for the Snapper Grouper AP meeting include the 
following: A review and update on amendments to fishery management 
plans that are currently under development by the Council or undergoing 
Secretarial review that impact the snapper grouper fishery; a review of 
draft Regulatory Amendment 29 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP) addressing best fishing practices with the AP providing 
recommendations on how to define a descending device ; a review and 
discussion of the draft Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule 
Amendment with AP members providing recommendations on risk ratings for 
managed stocks; and a review of the proposed management actions and 
alternatives in the draft Recreational Accountability Measures 
Amendment. The AP will also draft a Fishery Performance Report for 
blueline tilefish; receive a presentation on the results of recent 
Recreational Workshops conducted by the American Sportfishing 
Association, Coastal Conservation Association, and Yamaha Marine Group; 
receive a presentation from the Permits Office at the NOAA Fisheries' 
Southeast Regional Office; a presentation on the Effects of 
Recreational Management Actions on Select Snapper Grouper Species; an 
update on the Council's Citizen Science Program, and discuss 
spearfishing in the snapper grouper fishery. In addition, the AP will 
review the objectives as listed in the Snapper Grouper FMP. The AP will 
also elect a new Chair and Vice-Chair. The AP will develop 
recommendations as necessary for consideration by the Council's Snapper 
Grouper Committee.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be

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directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the 
public meetings.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: April 5, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-07061 Filed 4-9-19; 8:45 am]
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