[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19228-19229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07530]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA990]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) via 
webinar. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 
from Tuesday, April 27, 2021 through Thursday, April 29, 2021 and 
Monday, May 3, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 
phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-
4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The meeting is open to the public via webinar as it occurs. Webinar 
registration is required. Information regarding webinar registration 
will be posted to the Council's website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/scientific-and-statistical-committee-meetings/ as it becomes 
available. The meeting agenda, briefing book materials, and online 
comment form will be posted to the Council's website two weeks prior to 
the meeting. Written comment on SSC agenda topics is to be distributed 
to the Committee through the Council office, similar to all other 
briefing materials. For this meeting, the deadline for submission of 
written comment is 5 p.m. April 26, 2021.

Agenda Items

    The SSC will review the SEDAR (Southeast Data Assessment and 
Review) 73 Red Snapper stock assessment; SEDAR 66 Tilefish stock 
assessment; SEDAR 71 Gag stock assessment; and aspects of the Council's 
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule. SSC members will also 
review the Council's Research and Monitoring Plan; Amendment 10 to the 
Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plan; and a report from the Council's 
SSC Socioeconomic Panel. The SSC will review the use of the Council's 
Decision Tree approach to sector allocations, receive an update on the 
Council Coordination Committee (CCC) Scientific Coordination 
Subcommittee Meeting, recommend SSC reviewers for the SEDAR 68 Scamp 
stock assessment and address other topics as needed.
    The SSC will provide guidance to staff and make recommendations for 
Council consideration as appropriate.
    Multiple opportunities for comment on agenda items will be provided 
during SSC meetings. Open comment periods will be provided at the start 
of the meeting and near the conclusion. Those interested in providing 
comment should indicate such in the manner requested by the Chair, who 
will then recognize individuals to provide comment. Additional 
opportunities for comment on specific agenda items will be provided, as 
each item is discussed, between initial presentations and SSC 
discussion. Those interested in providing comment should indicate such 
in the manner requested by the Chair, who will then recognize 
individuals to provide comment. All comments are part of the record of 
the meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting 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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 business 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: April 8, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-07530 Filed 4-12-21; 8:45 am]
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