[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69009-69010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25057]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC527]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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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 Outreach and Communication Committee. The meeting 
week will also include a formal public comment session and a meeting of 
the Full Council.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, 
December 5, 2022, until 12 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2022.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Blockade Runner 
Hotel, 275 Waynick Boulevard, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480; phone: 
(877) 684-8009. 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 November 18, 2022, until December 9, 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, December 5, 2022, 8:30 a.m. Until 10:30 a.m. 
(CLOSED Session)

    The Council will meet in Closed Session to review applicants for 
open seats on its advisory panels and address other issues relative to 
the Council's advisory panel policy as needed.

Council Session I, Monday, December 5, 2022, 10:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m. 
(Open Session)

    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 updates on the Commercial Electronic Logbook 
Amendment, the proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary, and 
review initial draft comments on the Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary Proposed Rule. The Council will also review the Acceptable 
Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment and consider approving 
the amendment for Secretarial review. The Council will also discuss the 
East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning Initiative and provide 
recommendations and key discussion topics for the 2023 Climate Change 
Scenario Planning Summit Meeting.

Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 
p.m. and Wednesday, December 7, 2022, From 8:30 a.m. Until 3:45 p.m.

    The Committee will receive input from the Snapper Grouper Advisory 
Panel (AP) and the Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
relative to Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 35 (Release Mortality 
Reduction and Red Snapper Catch Levels) and consider approving the 
amendment for public hearings.
    The Committee will receive feedback on the Management Strategy 
Evaluation for the Snapper Grouper fishery from the Snapper Grouper AP 
and the SSC. The Committee will review the Recreational Permitting and 
Reporting Amendment (Snapper Grouper Amendment 46), consider reports 
from the Snapper Grouper Recreational Permitting and Reporting 
Technical Advisory Panel and the Section 102 Workgroup, and consider 
approving the amendment for scoping. Management

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measures for gag grouper and black grouper will be discussed as 
included in Snapper Grouper Amendment 53 and input from the Snapper 
Grouper AP considered. The Committee will review Snapper Grouper 
Amendment 51 addressing management of snowy grouper and Snapper Grouper 
Amendment 52, addressing management of golden tilefish and blueline 
tilefish, and consider approving both amendments for Secretarial 
review.
    Finally, the Committee will consider recommendations from the 
Snapper Grouper AP not on the agenda.
    Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, December 7, 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.

Council Session II, Thursday, December 8, 2022, 8 a.m. Until 9 a.m. 
(CLOSED Session)

    The Council will meet in Closed Session for a performance review of 
the Executive Director.

Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, December 8, 2022, 9 a.m. Until 12 
p.m.

    The Committee will receive a report from the Mackerel Cobia AP, an 
update 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 consider recent actions by 
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. The Committee will also 
receive recommendations from the SSC regarding Atlantic Spanish 
mackerel and consider using the Allocation Decision Tool for the 
fishery. The Committee will review a white paper addressing false 
albacore management issues and also discuss port meetings for the 
mackerel fishery.

Outreach and Communications Committee, Thursday, December 8, 2022, 1:30 
p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.

    The Committee will receive a report from the Outreach and 
Communications AP and review the draft Best Fishing Practices Outreach 
Program (to inform Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 35).

Council Session III, Thursday, December 8, 2022, 2:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m. 
and Friday, December 9, 2022, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.

    The Council will receive staff reports, receive an update on 
Council Member Ongoing Development (CMOD), a report from the Habitat 
Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management AP, an update from the 
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team, and SSC recommendations not 
addressed in Committee meetings.
    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: November 14, 2022.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-25057 Filed 11-16-22; 8:45 am]
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