[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35586-35587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15597]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

RIN 0648-XH105


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings 
Pertaining to Regulatory Amendment 33 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery 
Management Plan for the South Atlantic Region

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a series of public hearings pertaining to Regulatory Amendment 33

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to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic 
Region. The amendment would revise management measures for red snapper.

DATES: The public hearings will be held via listening stations and 
webinar August 12, 2019 through August 15, 2019.

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 public hearings will be conducted via 
webinar with assigned listening stations. The public hearings will 
begin at 6 p.m. Registration for the webinars is required. Registration 
information will be posted on the Council's website at www.safmc.net as 
it becomes available. Listening stations for each hearing will be 
available at the following locations:

August 12, 2019 Webinar

    1. Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N, Jacksonville, 
FL 32211. (Meeting in Davis College of Business Conference Room 171);
    2. Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4462 Murrells Inlet Road, 
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576.

August 13, 2019 Webinar

    1. Willie Gallimore Recreation Center, City of St. Augustine, 399 
Riberia Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084;
    2. Haddrell's Point Fin to Feather, 887 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Mt. 
Pleasant, SC 29464;
    3. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources 
Division, One Conservation Way, Suite 300, Brunswick, GA 31520.

August 14, 2019 Webinar

    1. Barron Center, 105 South Riverside Drive, New Smyrna Beach, FL 
32168;
    2. NC Division of Marine Fisheries, Southern District Office, 127 
Cardinal Drive, Extension, Wilmington, NC 28405.

August 15, 2019 Webinar

    1. Kiwanis Island Park Recreation Center, Doyle Carlton Room, 951 
Kiwanis Island Park Road, Merritt Island, FL 32952;
    2. NC Division of Marine Fisheries, Central District Office, 5285 
Highway 70 West, Morehead City, NC 28557.

Regulatory Amendment 33 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan

    The number of recreational fishing days for red snapper in federal 
waters in the South Atlantic is determined by NOAA Fisheries each year, 
based on estimated harvest from the previous year. If fishing is 
allowed, the opening dates of both the recreational fishery and 
commercial fishery currently begin in July. The Council is considering 
options for modifying the current parameters in place, including the 
season start dates, as well as days of the week when red snapper 
harvest is allowed to allow more flexibility for the season and 
optimize fishing opportunities for red snapper.
    Regulatory Amendment 33 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management 
Plan would address these modifications and includes actions to remove 
the minimum number of days for allowing a red snapper season (currently 
3 days or more), modify the start date of the recreational red snapper 
season, revise the days of the week recreational harvest would be 
allowed, and modify the start date of the red snapper commercial 
fishery.
    During the public hearings, Council staff will present an overview 
of the amendment via webinar and answer clarifying questions relevant 
to the proposed actions. Area Council members will be present at each 
of the Listening Stations to help answer questions and facilitate 
discussion. Members of the public will have an opportunity to go on 
record to record their comments for consideration by the Council.

Special Accommodations

    These hearings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the public hearings.

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


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

    Dated: July 18, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-15597 Filed 7-23-19; 8:45 am]
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