[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21492-21493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06649]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD832]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 a meeting of the Socio-Economic Panel (SEP) on April 15 and 16, 
2024. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet on April 
16-18, 2024.

DATES: The SEP meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m., EDT on 
April 15; and from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. on April 16, 2024. The SSC 
meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m., EDT on April 16; from 
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on April 17; and from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. on 
April 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 
4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (843) 744-
4422.
    The meetings 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 
meetings at: https://safmc.net/scientific-and-statistical-committee-meeting/.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Judd Curtis, Quantitative Fishery 
Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8441 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

SSC Socio-Economic Panel

    The SEP meeting agenda includes updates on Council active 
amendments, the Council's Citizen Science program, and the Best Fishing 
Practices Outreach and Evaluation Workshop. The SEP will provide 
feedback on upcoming stakeholder engagement meetings, social and 
economic metrics used in Stock Assessment and Fisheries Evaluation 
(SAFE) reports, and social and economic information to include in the 
Snapper Grouper Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE). They will also 
discuss improving incorporation of Equity and Environmental Justice 
concerns into Council initiatives, the National Academy of Sciences 
report on Assessing Equity in the Distribution of

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Fisheries Management Benefits, and other business as necessary.

Scientific and Statistical Committee

    The SSC meeting agenda includes updates on the Florida State Reef 
Fish Survey, South Atlantic Red Snapper Research Program, and Southeast 
Reef Fish Survey Trends Report. It will also include updates from the 
Southeast Fishery Science Center (SEFSC) Minimizing Red Snapper 
Discards Publication, Low Recruitment Workgroup, Commercial Discard 
Logbook Data, and Precision Threshold Workgroup. The SSC will review 
Terms of Reference and Scopes of Work for upcoming Southeast Data, 
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) projects, and discuss other business as 
necessary.

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: March 25, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-06649 Filed 3-27-24; 8:45 am]
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