[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42443-42444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15152]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC146]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council and Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a joint public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (SAFMC) and 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's (GMFMC) will hold a joint 
meeting of their Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC) via 
webinar.

DATES: The joint SSC meeting will take place Thursday, August 4, 2022, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar.

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    Council addresses: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405; Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Council, 4107 West Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, 
FL 33607.

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 SAFMC's website 
at: https://safmc.net/scientific-and-statistical-committee-meeting/. 
The meeting agenda, briefing book materials, and online comment form 
will be posted to the SAFMC's website two weeks prior to the meeting. 
Written comment on SSC agenda topics is to be distributed to the 
Committees through the Council office, similar to all other briefing 
materials. For this meeting, the deadline for submission of written 
comment is 9 a.m. EDT, Thursday, August 4, 2022.
    The following agenda items will be addressed by the SSCs during the 
meeting:
    1. Review, discuss, and provide feedback on the southeastern 
yellowtail snapper interim analysis projections and uncertainties. 
Provide fishing level recommendations using the previously reviewed 
Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 64 assessment and recent 
interim analysis for southeastern yellowtail snapper. (Joint South 
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico SSCs)
    2. Review, discuss, and provide feedback on the operational 
assessment for South Atlantic Spanish mackerel projections and 
uncertainties, and provide fishing level recommendations. (South 
Atlantic SSC only)
    The SSCs will provide guidance to staff and recommendations for 
Council consideration as appropriate.
    Multiple opportunities for comment on agenda items will be provided 
during SSC meeting. 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 3 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: July 12, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15152 Filed 7-14-22; 8:45 am]
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