[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16335-16336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06447]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA950]


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 will meet via webinar on Wednesday, April 14, 
2021, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday, April 15, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m.; and Friday, April 16, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

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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].

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 meeting agenda includes the following: A briefing on recent 
actions by the Council's Habitat Committee; status of amendment 
development; review and comment on NOAA Fisheries South Atlantic 
Climate Vulnerability Assessment; review and comment on NOAA Fisheries 
South Atlantic Ecosystem Status Report; input on the Council's Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan (FEP) II Roadmap Activities; initiate development of 
revisions to the Council's Beach Dredge and Fill and Large Scale 
Coastal Engineering Policy Statement Policy Statement; overview and 
discussion on how the Council's Habitat and Ecosystem web pages/Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan II Dashboard is being utilized; and updates on Habitat 
and Ecosystem Digital Dashboard and Web Services and discussion on use. 
The AP will also receive updates on: Executive Order on Climate; 
development of a SAFMC Habitat Blueprint; on the Endangered Species 
Act--Biological Opinion for beach, sand placement and dredging; Bureau 
of Ocean Energy Management 2021 Activities, the Kitty Hawk Wind and 
South Carolina Wind Call Areas; the Council Coordinating Committee 
Habitat Workgroup Activities; and Southeast Connectivity and Adaptation 
Strategy (SECAS) and Regional Conservation Blueprint.
    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: March 24, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-06447 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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