[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 143 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 40817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16186]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB267]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's 
(Council) joint Advisory Panel (AP) meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting with chairs, vice chairs, and other representatives of 
their Dolphin Wahoo, Mackerel Cobia, Snapper Grouper, and Spiny Lobster 
APs to discuss the draft Allocation Decision Tree Blueprint.

DATES: The meeting will be held via webinar on August 17, 2021, from 9 
a.m. until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
    Meeting Address: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar 
is open to members of the public. Registration is required. Webinar 
registration, an online public comment form, and briefing book 
materials will be available two weeks prior to the meeting at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/current-advisory-panel-meetings/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Wiegand, Fishery Social 
Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The AP members will meet via webinar. The AP members will review 
the draft Allocation Decision Tree Blueprint, which aims to help the 
Council incorporate other sources of information, in addition to 
landings, when making sector allocations. The Blueprint proposes an 
objective and organized approach to allocations that helps determine 
salient issues to consider when discussing sector allocations. The AP 
will provide recommendations for Council consideration as appropriate.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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: July 26, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-16186 Filed 7-28-21; 8:45 am]
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