[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49509-49510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20401]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV074


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's (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management 
Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management AP meeting 
will take place October 22, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; October 23, 
2019, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.; and October 24, 2019, from 9 a.m. 
until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at Florida Fish and 
Wildlife Research Institute, 100 8th Avenue SE, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone: (727) 896-8626.
    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].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based 
Management AP meeting is open to the public and will be available via 
webinar as it occurs. Registration is required. Webinar registration 
information 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.
    The AP meeting agenda includes the following items: South Atlantic 
Deep Water Ecosystem Mapping/Characterization--2019 Activities; 
ecosystem considerations--prey supporting Dolphin Wahoo fisheries; The 
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review; the Council's 
Citizen Science Program; the Southeast Connectivity and Adaptation 
Strategy; State activities addressing climate resiliency; documenting 
occurrence and impacts of extreme weather events; energy development 
activities in the South Atlantic; regional fishery independent research 
update; NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management activities 
for the South Atlantic region: Status and timelines for completion of 
deliverables supporting the Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) II; 
and the FEP II Implementation Plan--Two Year Roadmap. The AP will also 
discuss the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association 
(SECOORA) Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Plan; and the South Atlantic 
Ecopath with Ecosim Model. The AP will develop recommendations as 
necessary for consideration by the Council's Habitat Protection and 
Ecosystem-Based Management Committee.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings 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 meeting.

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


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

    Dated: September 17, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-20401 Filed 9-19-19; 8:45 am]
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