[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48128-48129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19732]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV062


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Mackerel and Cobia Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 7, 2019, from 1 p.m. until 5 
p.m. and October 8, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Town and County 
Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407.
    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 Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel (AP) will 
receive updates on recent management actions approved by the Council 
relative to Coastal Migratory Pelagic species in federal waters 
including Framework Amendment 6 to increase Season 1 commercial king 
mackerel trip limits in the Atlantic Southern Zone, and the Council's 
emergency action request for the commercial Atlantic migratory group 
king mackerel fishery. The AP will also receive updates and discuss 
management measures relative to: Framework Amendment 8 (commercial trip 
limits for Atlantic migratory group king mackerel); recent closures in 
the commercial Atlantic migratory group Spanish mackerel fishery; 
proposed future port meetings for the commercial and recreational king 
and Spanish

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mackerel fisheries; citizen science projects; the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement to modify boundaries and update regulations in the 
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and any other identified issues 
important to Coastal Migratory Pelagic species. The AP will provide 
recommendations as appropriate.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 3 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: September 9, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-19732 Filed 9-11-19; 8:45 am]
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