[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43788-43789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15641]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC182]


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.

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ACTION: Notice of a joint public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting involving advisory panel (AP) chairs, vice chairs, and 
other representatives to provide input on the draft Comprehensive 
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment.

DATES: The meeting will be held via webinar on August 10, 2022, from 9 
a.m. until 12 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: 
    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 one week prior to the meeting at: https://safmc.net/advisory-council-meetings/.
    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 ABC Control Rule Amendment considers 
revisions to the ABC control rule for the Dolphin Wahoo, Golden Crab, 
and Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plans. These revisions include 
changes to the structure of the control rule in how risk and 
uncertainty components are handled, allowance of phasing in ABC changes 
over multiple years, and allowance for unharvested portions of annual 
catch limits (ACL) to be carried over to increase ACL in the following 
year. The AP representatives will discuss each of these actions, 
providing comments and recommendations for the Council's consideration.

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 18, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15641 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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