[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 1054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC618]


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.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Council will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via webinar Friday, January 20, 
2023, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar.
    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, 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 Council's website 
at: https://safmc.net/events/jan-2023-ssc-meeting/ as it becomes 
available. The meeting agenda, briefing book materials, and online 
comment form will be posted to the Council's website two weeks prior to 
the meeting. Written comment on SSC agenda topics is to be distributed 
to the Committee through the Council office, similar to all other 
briefing materials. For this meeting, the deadline for submission of 
written comment is 5 p.m. EST January 20, 2023.
    Agenda items: The SSC will review the SEDAR (Southeast Data 
Assessment and Review) 68OA Scamp Grouper operational assessment 
presented by the Southeast Fishery Science Center, the Terms of 
Reference for the Spanish Mackerel operational assessment re-run, and 
address other topics as needed.
    The SSC will provide guidance to staff and make recommendations for 
Council consideration as appropriate.
    Multiple opportunities for public comment on agenda items will be 
provided during SSC meetings. Open comment periods will be provided at 
the start of the meeting and near the conclusion. 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.
    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 5 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: January 3, 2023.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-00087 Filed 1-5-23; 8:45 am]
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