[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73256-73257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28011]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB674]


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 special meeting via webinar to discuss development of its 
Allocations Decision Tool.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on 
Monday, February 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar. Webinar 
registration is required. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8440 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting information, including the webinar 
registration link, agenda, briefing book materials and an online 
comment form will be posted on the Council's website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/.
    The Council will focus discussion on its Allocation Decision Tool, 
which has been under development since 2020. The Council will apply the 
decision tool, as currently drafted, to Greater Amberjack to determine 
its functionality and discuss changes that should be made as well as 
how it will be best utilized to inform sector allocation decisions for 
other managed species in the future.
    Comments may be submitted through the online form on the Council's 
website http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/ beginning on 
Monday, January 24, 2022, and through 5 p.m. on February 7, 2022. 
Written comments may be directed to John Carmichael, Executive 
Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 20405.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this 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 Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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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: December 21, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-28011 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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