[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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