[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]
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