[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37516-37517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12275]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD037]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 its Habitat Blueprint Working Group to review the 
draft Habitat Blueprint.

DATES: The meetings will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on 
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 and Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held via webinar. Webinar registration 
is required. Details are included in 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 the webinar 
registration link, online public comment form, agenda, and briefing 
book materials will be posted on the Council's website at: https://safmc.net/workgroups/. Comments become part of the Administrative 
Record of the meeting and will automatically be posted to the website 
and available for Council consideration.
    The Council is developing the Habitat Blueprint to provide 
direction for its habitat program. The Habitat Blueprint will address 
program goals and objectives, document actions to address habitat 
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and provide guidance on the 
role and use of the Council's Habitat Advisory Panel.

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    At the June 28 meeting, the Working Group will review the draft 
Blueprint and the Council's web-based habitat and ecosystem mapping 
tools. At the August 16 meeting the Working Group will review the draft 
Habitat Blueprint and develop recommendations for consideration by the 
Council's Habitat Committee.
    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 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 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: June 5, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-12275 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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