[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 192 (Thursday, October 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55825-55826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21913]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB486]


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 of a public meeting.

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

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via webinar October 27-29, 2021. 
The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. EDT on October 27 
and October 28, 2021, and from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. EST on 
October 29, 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.

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 12 p.m., 
October 29, 2021.

Agenda Items

    The SSC will review the SEDAR (Southeast Data Assessment and 
Review) 68 scamp grouper Research Track stock assessment; SEDAR 71: Gag 
grouper projections requested at the September 2021 Council meeting; 
and review and approve scopes of work for upcoming 2024 SEDAR 
assessments. SSC members will also review an Ecopath with Ecosim model 
forecasting ecosystem impacts of increased recruitment of red snapper; 
aspects of the Council's Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control 
Rule; and Standardized Bycatch Reporting

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Methodology (SBRM). The SSC will discuss the preliminary findings of 
the Catch Level Projections Workgroup, recommend regional case studies 
for the national SSC meeting, 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: October 4, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-21913 Filed 10-6-21; 8:45 am]
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