[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50608-50609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17636]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC270]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Committee; Mackerel 
Cobia Committee; and Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 
Committee. The meeting week will also include a discussion with Samuel 
D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs 
with NOAA Fisheries, a formal public comment session, public hearings, 
and a meeting of the Full Council.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, 
September 12, 2022, until 12 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Town and Country 
Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (843) 571-
1000. The meeting will also be available via webinar. Registration is 
required. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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 agendas, 
overviews, and briefing book materials will be posted on the Council's 
website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. Webinar 
registration links for the meeting will also be available from the 
Council's website.
    Public comment: Public comment on agenda items may be submitted 
through the Council's online comment form available from the Council's 
website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. Comments 
will be accepted from August 26, 2022, until September 16, 2022. These 
comments are accessible to the public, part of the Administrative 
Record of the meeting, and immediately available for Council 
consideration.
    The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as 
follows: Council Session I, Monday, September 12, 2022, 8:30 a.m. until 
5 p.m.
    The Council will receive reports from state agencies, Council 
liaisons, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The 
Council will receive an update on the Dolphin Wahoo Management Strategy 
Evaluation (MSE) stakeholder workshops, input from the Golden Crab and 
Spiny Lobster Advisory Panels, and updates on the Commercial Electronic 
Logbook Amendment and the National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries 
Policy. The Council will also review the Acceptable Biological Catch 
(ABC) Control Rule Amendment and consider input from its advisory 
panels. A public hearing on the amendment will be held during the 
meeting week. The Council will also receive an update on East Coast 
Climate Change Scenario Planning. Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, 
September 13, 2022, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 14, 
2022, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. and Thursday, September 15, 2022, 
from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
    The Committee will receive a brief on an Exempted Fishing Permit 
request to continue a research project allowing the collection of 
speckled hind to study genetic population structure, connectivity, and 
life history. The Committee will review Snapper Grouper Regulatory 
Amendment 35 (Release Mortality Reduction and Red Snapper Catch Levels) 
and provide further guidance on actions to explore in the amendment to 
reduce the number of dead releases in the fishery.
    The Committee will review the Recreational Permitting and Reporting 
Amendment (Snapper Grouper Amendment 46) and consider input from the 
Snapper Grouper Recreational Permitting and Reporting Technical 
Advisory Panel. The Committee will receive a presentation on yellowtail 
snapper interim analyses, input from the Council's Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC), and a yellowtail snapper fishery overview. 
Management measures for gag grouper will be discussed as included in 
Snapper Grouper Amendment 53 and the amendment will be considered for 
approval for public hearings.
    The Committee will review input received from shareholders during 
discussion of Snapper Grouper Amendment 48 addressing the wreckfish 
fishery and consider approving the amendment for public hearings. The 
Committee will review Snapper Grouper Amendment 52, addressing 
management of golden tilefish and blueline tilefish, and Amendment 51, 
addressing management of snowy grouper. Input received during earlier 
public hearings for both amendments will be considered. In addition, 
public hearings for both amendments will be held during the Council 
meeting.
    The Committee will review Snapper Grouper Amendment 49, addressing 
management of greater amberjack, and consider recommending the 
amendment for final approval by the Council. A public hearing for 
Snapper Grouper Amendment 49 will be held as part of the meeting week. 
Finally, the Committee will provide recommendations for topics to be 
considered during the fall 2022 meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory 
Panel and for a meeting of golden tilefish endorsement holders. 
Discussion with Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator 
for Regulatory Programs, NOAA Fisheries Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 
4:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.
    Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 4 p.m.--
Public comment will be accepted from individuals attending the meeting 
in person and via webinar on all items on the Council meeting agenda. 
The Council Chair will determine the amount of time provided to each 
commenter based on the number of individuals wishing to comment.

Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, September 15, 2022, 10 a.m. Until 
2:30 p.m.

    The Committee will receive an overview of Amendment 33 to the 
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Gulf of 
Mexico and South Atlantic affecting Gulf of Mexico king mackerel and 
review the joint FMP objectives. The Committee will also receive a 
summary of recent developments in the Atlantic Spanish mackerel 
fishery, a presentation on the Spanish mackerel assessment, 
recommendations from the SSC, and a fishery overview. The Committee 
will provide input on topics for the fall 2022 meeting of the Mackerel 
Cobia Advisory Panel.

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SEDAR Committee, Thursday, September 15, 2022, 2:30 p.m. Until 3:30 
p.m.

    The Committee will receive a report from the SEDAR Steering 
Committee, a projects update, and approve the Scopes of Work for the 
king mackerel, gag grouper, and red porgy assessments.

Council Session II, Thursday, September 15, 2022, 3:30 p.m. Until 5 
p.m. and Friday, September 16, 2022, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.

    The Council will elect a chair and vice chair, receive a briefing 
on any legal issues, if needed, and present the 2021 Law Enforcement 
Officer of the Year award. The Council will receive staff reports and 
provide topics for the Habitat Advisory Panel meeting.
    The Council will receive reports from NOAA Fisheries Southeast 
Regional Office and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The Council 
will receive Committee reports, review its workplan for the next 
quarter, upcoming meetings, and take action as necessary. The Council 
will discuss any other business as needed.
    Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council 
office (see ADDRESSES).
    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 these meetings. 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.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: August 11, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-17636 Filed 8-16-22; 8:45 am]
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