[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 70958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27809]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XV152]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a series of public hearings via webinar pertaining to Framework 
Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory 
Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region. The 
amendment addresses commercial trip limits in the Atlantic Northern 
Zone for commercial Spanish mackerel.

DATES: The public hearings will be held via webinar on January 22 and 
23, 2020. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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, accessible via the internet from the Council's website at 
https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearings-scoping-meetings/. 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 as it becomes available. Public comments must be received by 5 
p.m. on February 7, 2020.

Framework Amendment 9 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics FMP

    The draft amendment currently addresses commercial Spanish mackerel 
trip limits in the Atlantic Northern Zone (New York/Connecticut/Rhode 
Island line to the North Carolina/South Carolina line). Stakeholders 
have expressed concern about closures to commercial Spanish mackerel 
harvest in federal waters off the Atlantic Northern Zone. Framework 
Amendment 9 proposes a trip limit reduction in the Northern Zone to 
help extend the commercial Spanish mackerel season in federal waters.
    During the public hearings, Council staff will present an overview 
of the amendment and will be available for informal discussions and to 
answer questions via webinar. Members of the public will have an 
opportunity to go on record to record their comments for consideration 
by the Council.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.

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

    Dated: December 19, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-27809 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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