[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19926-19927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06975]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC884]


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's (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) April 25-27, 
2023 and a public scoping session on April 26, 2023, in North 
Charleston, SC.

DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP will meet from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on 
April 25, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on April 26, 2023 and 8:30 
a.m. until 12 p.m. on April 27, 2023. A public scoping session will be 
held, beginning at 6 p.m. on April 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: Hilton Garden Inn Charleston Airport; 5265 
International Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (843) 308-9330.

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: Meeting information, including the agenda, 
overview, briefing book materials, and an online public comment form 
will be posted on the Council's website at: https://safmc.net/advisory-council-meetings/ two weeks prior to the meeting. The meeting is open 
to the public and available via webinar as it occurs. The webinar 
registration link will be available from the Council's website. Public 
comment will also be taken during the meeting.
    The agenda for the Snapper Grouper AP includes: updating the red 
grouper fishery performance report; updates and discussions of issues 
pertaining to Amendment 46 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management 
Plan (Recreational Permitting), Snapper Grouper Amendment 48 
(Wreckfish), and Snapper Grouper Amendment 44 (Yellowtail Snapper); 
providing input for a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) for the 
snapper grouper fishery; discussing management implications of the most 
recent stock assessment of scamp and yellowmouth grouper; discussing 
impacts of Kennedy Space Center operations on fishing activities; and 
reviewing the Council's research priorities.
    AP members will also receive updates on additional ongoing 
amendments to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan and other 
Council programs and initiatives. The AP will provide input and 
recommendations on agenda items for the Council's consideration and 
address other items as needed.

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    The Council will also hold a public scoping session at 6 p.m. on 
Wednesday, April 26, to gather public input on management priorities 
and objectives that will guide the Snapper Grouper MSE.

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: March 30, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06975 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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