[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 62396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22388]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC436]


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 Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management 
Advisory Panel (Habitat AP).

DATES: The Habitat AP will meet on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, from 1 
p.m. until 4 p.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
and Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The meetings 
will be held in Charleston, SC.

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 is open to the public and will also be available via 
webinar. Registration is required. Webinar registration, an online 
public comment form, and briefing book materials will be available two 
weeks 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 Habitat AP meeting agenda includes the 
following: NOAA overview of Deep Water Coral Mapping and 
Characterization in the South Atlantic Region; review and input on 
revisions to the Council's Beach Dredge and Fill and Large-Scale 
Coastal Engineering Policy Statement; initial discussion and guidance 
on updating the Council's energy policy; and an overview of the East 
Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning initiative.
    The AP will also receive updates on Renewable Energy (Offshore 
Wind) Development in the South Atlantic; NOAA Fisheries Habitat 
Conservation Division's Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-year review and 
EFH consultations over the past year; and other items.
    The AP will develop recommendations for consideration by the 
Council's Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee.

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: October 11, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-22388 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
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