[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 15189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07447]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG962


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice for public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold two scoping meetings to get input on options being considered for 
adding bullet mackerel and frigate mackerel as ecosystem component 
species to the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the 
Atlantic Region. Written comments will also be accepted.

DATES: The scoping meetings will be held May 7 and May 9, 2019, 
beginning at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 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 Council is considering adding bullet 
mackerel and frigate mackerel to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP as ecosystem 
component species. This action is being considered in acknowledgement 
of the role the two unmanaged mackerel species play as important forage 
for both dolphin and wahoo. The Council is soliciting public input on 
the proposed option through public scoping before deciding if it will 
move forward with any action.
    Council staff will provide a presentation followed by a question 
and answer session and give participants an opportunity to provide 
formal comments during each scoping meeting webinar. Registration for 
each webinar is required. Registration information for the webinars, 
along with the public scoping document, presentation, online public 
comment form, and additional information will be available from the 
Council's website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearings-scoping-meetings/ as it becomes available.
    The Council requests that written comments be submitted using the 
online public comment form available from the Council's website at: 
http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearings-scoping-meetings/. All 
comments submitted using the online form will be automatically posted 
to the website and accessible for Council members and the public to 
view. Written comments may also be submitted by mail or FAX. All 
written comments are due by 5 p.m. on May 16, 2019.
    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.

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: April 10, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-07447 Filed 4-12-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P