[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21333]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB469]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) October 19-
21, 2021.

DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP will meet from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. 
on October 19, 2021; from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on October 20, 2021; and 
9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on October 21, 2021.

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 AP meeting is open to the public and 
will be available via webinar as it occurs. Registration is required. 
Webinar registration information, a public comment form, 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 Snapper Grouper AP will discuss and provide recommendations on 
the following topics: Management options for golden tilefish, red 
snapper, and gag grouper in response to recent or upcoming stock 
assessments; impacts of current commercial permit provisions; 
management actions considered for snowy grouper through Snapper Grouper 
Amendment 51; actions considered for yellowtail snapper through Snapper 
Grouper Amendment 44; modifications to vermilion snapper commercial 
trip limits; and holistic management strategies for the entire snapper 
grouper fishery. In addition, the AP will provide information to 
develop a Fishery Performance Report for gray triggerfish. The AP will 
also receive updates on Snapper Grouper Amendment 50 considering 
revised catch levels and management measures for red porgy, Snapper 
Grouper Amendment 49 considering revised catch levels and management 
measures for greater amberjack and removal of recreational annual catch 
targets, Snapper Grouper Amendment 48 addressing modernization of the 
Wreckfish Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) program and revised 
objectives for the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan, East Coast 
Climate Change Scenario Planning, South Atlantic Southeast Data 
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) stock assessment projects, the Council's 
Citizen Science Program initiatives, and other items as needed.

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: September 27, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-21333 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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