[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 48129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19730]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV064


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 (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP meeting will take place October 9, 2019, 
from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; October 10, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 
p.m.; and October 11, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Town and Country 
Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (843) 571-
1000.
    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: An update on amendments to fishery management plans that are 
currently undergoing Secretarial review and those under development by 
the Council that impact the snapper grouper fishery. Amendments 
currently under development include draft Regulatory Amendment 33 
addressing modifications to red snapper seasons and draft Regulatory 
Amendment 34 addressing Special Management Zones in North Carolina and 
South Carolina. The AP will receive an update on the Southeast Data, 
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessment program and address 
participation as needed. AP members will also receive an update and 
provide input on management measures relative to the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement to modify boundaries and update 
regulations within the Florida Key National Marine Sanctuary.
    The AP will also receive an update on the Council's Citizen Science 
Program, and presentations on the economic performance of the snapper 
grouper commercial fishery, electronic reporting for the commercial 
sector, and other presentations as needed. The AP will discuss agenda 
items as directed by the Council and develop recommendations for 
consideration by the Council's Snapper Grouper Committee.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 5 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: September 9, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-19730 Filed 9-11-19; 8:45 am]
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