[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 191 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61934-61935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21736]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA506]


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 Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management 
Advisory Panel (Habitat AP).

DATES: The Habitat AP meet on Wednesday via webinar on October 21, 
2020, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and Thursday, 
October 22, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar.
    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 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 Habitat AP meeting agenda includes the following:
    Updates on NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management 
Activities for the South Atlantic Region including a Draft South 
Atlantic Ecosystem Status Report and a Draft South Atlantic Climate 
Vulnerability Analysis; Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) II Implementation 
Plan Roadmap update; and the South Atlantic Ecopath with Ecosim model, 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Model Workgroup review, 
model applications and Ecospace development.
    AP members will also receive; a research overview and update on 
Mapping/Characterization of South Atlantic Deep Water Coral Ecosystems 
and discuss possible future conservation action. The AP will initiate 
review of the Council's Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Policy Statement 
on Beach Re-nourishment and Large-Scale Coastal Engineering and receive 
presentations on: Sand Shoals and Fish Habitat Value project; the Folly 
Beach Re-nourishment Monitoring Study; and on An Assessment of 
Fisheries Species to Inform Time-of-Year Restrictions for North 
Carolina and South Carolina.
    The AP will also receive briefings on: Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management (BOEM) sponsored research and energy development with a 
focus on renewable energy and the Kitty Hawk Offshore wind project; the 
Bahamian oil spill as a result of Hurricane Dorian; and the Southeast 
Seafloor Mapping Prioritization project.
    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) 3 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 28, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-21736 Filed 9-30-20; 8:45 am]
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