[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61037-61039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24592]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XV126]
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 meetings of the following: Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review
(SEDAR) Committee (Partially Closed Session); Executive Finance
Committee; Shrimp Committee; Advisory Panel Selection Committee (Closed
Session); Citizen Science Committee; Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Mackerel
Cobia Committee; Snapper Grouper Committee; and Personnel Committee
(Closed Session). The Council meeting week will include a formal public
comment period and a meeting of the full Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday,
December 2, 2019 until 1 p.m. on Friday, December 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Ballast, 301
North Water Street, Wilmington, NC 28401; phone: (910) 763-5900.
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) 302-8440 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax:
(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]. Meeting information is
available from the Council's website at: http://
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safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public comment: Written comments may be directed to Gregg Waugh,
Executive Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see
Council address) or electronically via the Council's website at http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. Comments received by close
of business the Monday before the meeting (11/25/19) will be compiled,
posted to the website as part of the meeting materials, and included in
the administrative record; please use the Council's online form
available from the website. For written comments received after the
Monday before the meeting (after 11/25/19), individuals submitting a
comment must use the Council's online form available from the website.
Comments will automatically be posted to the website and available for
Council consideration. Comments received prior to noon on Thursday,
December 5, 2019 will be a part of the meeting administrative record.
The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
SEDAR Committee (Partially Closed Session)--Monday, December 2, 2019,
1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
1. Closed Session: The Committee will review appointments for
upcoming assessments and provide recommendations for Council
consideration. The Committee will also receive updates on the Council's
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and advisory panel
participation in the SEDAR process.
2. The meeting will continue in Open Session. The Committee will
receive an update on SEDAR activities, a report from the Council's SSC,
and approve the Terms of Reference and schedule for the SEDAR 71 stock
assessment for South Atlantic gag grouper.
3. The Committee will also review and approve the SEDAR Scope of
Work for 2022 Stock Assessments and provide recommendations for Council
approval.
Executive Finance Committee--Monday, December 2, 2019, 2:30 p.m. Until
4 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report from the November 2019
meeting of the Council Coordination Committee (CCC), discuss and
provide guidance to staff.
2. The Committee will receive a report from the October 2019
Executive Finance Committee meeting, review and take action as needed.
3. The Committee will review the Council's Follow-up document and
Prioritization Schedule for work on amendments, discuss and provide
guidance to staff.
4. The Committee will review documents from NOAA Fisheries
currently open for review by the Council and take action as needed.
Shrimp Committee, Monday, December 2, 2019, 4 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
1. The Committee will review draft Amendment 11 to the Shrimp
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) addressing transit provisions, discuss
and consider approval for public hearings.
2. The Committee will also receive input from the Shrimp Advisory
Panel on changes proposed for the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary.
Advisory Panel Selection Committee (Closed Session), Tuesday, December
3, 2019, 8 a.m. Until 10 a.m.
1. The Committee will review applications for open seats on the
Councils advisory panels and provide recommendations for Council
consideration.
Citizen Science Committee, Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 10 a.m. Until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive program and project updates including
2019 activities and updates on the program's pilot projects, SAFMC
Scamp Release and FISH story.
2. The Committee will also review updated Research Priorities for
the Citizen Science Program, discuss and consider for adoption.
3. The Committee will receive an overview and presentation on
program evaluation, discuss, and provide guidance and recommendations
as needed. The Committee will also receive a presentation on the role
of program infrastructure, discuss and take action as needed.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 8:00 a.m. Until 12:00 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial and recreational catches versus annual catch
limits (ACLs).
2. The Committee will review the goals and objectives of the
Dolphin Wahoo FMP and provide guidance to staff. The Committee will
also review Amendment 10 to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP. Draft Amendment 10
currently includes 17 actions to address current needs in the fishery.
These actions fall under four main areas of focus: (1) Actions to
accommodate revised recreational data; (2) Actions that define Optimum
Yield in the dolphin fishery; (3) Actions that accommodate adaptive
management of sector ACLs and change accountability measures; and (4)
Actions that implement miscellaneous management revisions in the
dolphin and wahoo fisheries. The Committee will continue its review of
actions in the draft amendment and consider approving for public
scoping.
3. The Committee will review draft Amendment 12 to the Dolphin
Wahoo FMP with measures to add bullet mackerel and frigate mackerel as
Ecosystem Component species to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP, consider
appropriate regulatory actions, and provide guidance to staff. The
Committee will also receive input from the Advisory Panel on changes
proposed for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until
3:50 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an update on the status of commercial
and recreational catches versus ACLs and the status of amendments under
formal Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive a report from the Mackerel Cobia
Advisory Panel, discuss and provide recommendations as appropriate.
3. The Committee will receive an overview of Framework Amendment 8
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP addressing king mackerel
commercial trip limits in Season 2 in the Atlantic Southern Zone,
review public hearing comments, and provide recommendations for final
approval.
4. The Committee will review draft Framework Amendment 9 with
actions to revise accountability measures to address Spanish mackerel
closures in the Atlantic Northern Zone. The Committee will review
analyses, select preferred alternatives and consider approving for
public hearings.
5. The Committee will also receive input from the Advisory Panel on
changes proposed for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 4 p.m.
Public comment will be accepted on items on the Council meeting
agenda scheduled to be approved for Secretarial Review: Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 33 (red snapper fishing seasons); Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Framework Amendment 8 (king mackerel trip limits);
and Snapper Grouper Abbreviated Framework 3 (blueline tilefish). Public
comment will also be accepted on items for scoping/
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public hearings and all other agenda items. The Council Chair, based on
the number of individuals wishing to comment, will determine the amount
of time provided to each commenter.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Thursday, December 5, 2019, 8 a.m. Until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial and recreational catches for species under ACLs and the
status of amendments under formal Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive a report from the SSC on issues
relative to the management of snapper grouper species and a report from
the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel.
3. The Committee will receive an overview of Snapper Grouper
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 3 addressing management of blueline
tilefish and consider final approval for Secretarial review.
5. The Committee will receive an update on the Southeast Reef Fish
Survey (SERFS) for red snapper that includes 2019 data.
6. The Committee will review Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment
33 addressing season modifications for red snapper and consider final
approval.
7. The Committee will review draft Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 31 addressing recreational accountability measures and
provide guidance.
8. The Committee will receive a summary of outreach efforts for
best fishing practices and take action as needed.
9. The Committee will receive a report from the System Management
Plan Workgroup and an overview of input received from the Snapper
Grouper Advisory Panel regarding proposed changes to the Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary.
Personnel Committee, Thursday, December 5, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until 3:30
p.m. (Closed Session)
1. The Committee will address the Executive Director's review and
Council comments on documents, procedures, etc. and guidance for 2020.
Council Session: Thursday, December 5, 2019, 3:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
and Friday, December 6, 2019, 8 a.m. Until 1 p.m.
The Full Council will begin with the Call to Order, adoption of the
agenda, and approval of minutes.
The Council will receive a presentation on proposed changes to the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Staff will provide a summary of
input received from the Council's advisory panels regarding the
proposed changes and provide the Council with an overview of required
actions.
The Council will receive staff reports including the Executive
Director's Report and updates on the MyFishCount recreational reporting
pilot program.
Updates will be provided by NOAA Fisheries including a report on
the status of commercial and recreational catches versus ACLs for
species not covered during an earlier committee meeting, data-related
reports (for-hire amendment and bycatch), protected resources, and a
presentation on the status of the of the Commercial Electronic Logbook
Program. The Council will discuss and take action as necessary.
The Council will review any Exempted Fishing Permits received as
necessary and review proposed changes to the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary and take action as appropriate.
The Council will receive reports from the following committees:
Snapper Grouper; Mackerel Cobia; Dolphin Wahoo; Shrimp; SEDAR, Advisory
Panel Selection; Citizen Science; Executive Finance; and Personnel. The
Council will take action as appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and liaison reports; and discuss
other business and upcoming meetings and take action as necessary.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
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: November 6, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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