[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 77105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21577]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE285]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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's Social and 
Economic Panel (SEP).

DATES: The meeting will be held via webinar on October 7, 2024, from 9 
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. 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/.

ADDRESSES: 
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Wiegand, Fishery Social 
Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SEP meeting agenda includes an update on 
Council active amendments and discussion of modifications to the 
Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER) Program. 
Overall compliance with the reporting program is low compared to that 
previously observed the Gulf of Mexico. The Council has begun 
discussion on ways to improve compliance, strengthen reporting 
requirements, and explore data validation, with the goal of utilizing 
the information being collected in future management decisions. As 
these discussions continue, the Council is asking for input from the 
SEP.

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 public meeting date.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 17, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-21577 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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