[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9420-9421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02532]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE646]
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 meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-
Committee; Habitat & Ecosystem Committee; Joint Habitat & Ecosystem and
Shrimp Committee; Snapper Grouper Committee, Mackerel Cobia Committee,
and the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Committee. The
meeting week will also include a formal public comment session and
meetings of the Full Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 9 a.m. on Monday, March 3,
2025, until 12 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Villas by the Sea,
1175 Beechview Drive N, Jekyll Island, GA 31527; phone: (912) 635-2521.
The meeting will also be available via webinar. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
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, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8440 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10;
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting information, including agendas,
overviews, and briefing book materials will be posted on the Council's
website at: https://safmc.net/council-meetings/. Webinar registration
links for the meeting will also be available from the Council's
website.
Public comment: Public comment on agenda items may be submitted
through the Council's online comment form available from the Council's
website at: https://safmc.net/events/march-2025-council-meeting/.
Written comments will be accepted from February 14, 2025, until March
7, 2025. These comments are accessible to the public, part of the
Administrative Record of the meeting, and immediately available for
Council consideration. A formal public comment session will also be
held during the Council meeting.
The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-Committee, Monday, March 3, 2025, 9 a.m.
until 12 p.m.
The Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-Committee will review commercial
data, discuss issues to be addressed in the commercial snapper grouper
fishery and prioritization, and discuss next steps and timelines.
Council Session I, Monday, March 3, 2025, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
(CLOSED SESSION)
The Council will meet in closed session to receive a litigation
brief if needed, review the advisory panel policy as it relates to
background checks for applicants, consider recommendations from the Law
Enforcement Advisory Panel (AP), and propose policy modifications as
needed. The Council will also consider appointments to the SEDAR 90
(South Atlantic Red Snapper) stock assessment data workshop, liaison
appointments to the Shrimp AP, and other appointments as needed.
Council Session I, Monday, March 3, 2025, 2:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. and
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The Council will receive a litigation brief and reports from the
Council's Law Enforcement Advisory Panel on items not included in the
March agenda, Council liaisons, state agencies, NOAA Fisheries
Southeast Regional Office (SERO), and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Science
Center. The Council will also receive a presentation on the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Recreational Reform Initiative.
The Council will review the Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic
Reporting (SEFHIER) Improvement Amendment currently under development.
The Amendment review will include recommendations from the Council's
For-Hire Reporting Advisory Panel (AP), Law Enforcement AP, and a
presentation from NOAA Fisheries SERO. The Council will consider
approving the amendment for public scoping.
Council members are scheduled to receive a presentation on the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Fisheries Protocol, discuss
topics for the Dolphin Wahoo AP Spring 2025 meeting, and Climate
Projects including Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) projects and the
Climate and Ecosystem Fisheries Initiative.
Habitat & Ecosystem Committee, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 3 p.m. until 4
p.m.
The Committee will receive a report from the Habitat and Ecosystem
AP, a 2024 Habitat Report, an update on the Essential Fish Habitat
Mapper, and discuss topics for the July 2025 Habitat and Ecosystem AP
meeting.
Joint Habitat & Ecosystem and Shrimp Committees, Tuesday, March 4,
2025, 4 p.m. until 5 p.m.
The Committees will receive an overview of a draft comprehensive
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amendment (Coral Amendment 11 and Shrimp Amendment 12) addressing
shrimp access areas and provide direction to staff.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 8:30 a.m. until
3:45 p.m. and Thursday, March 6, 2025, 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
The Committee will receive an Exempted Fishing Permit briefing (if
needed), an update on the status of amendments under review from NOAA
Fisheries, discuss possible revisions to the Snapper Grouper Management
Complex management unit, and amendment development and timing for
management measures for golden tilefish. The Committee will receive a
presentation on Maximum Sustainable Yield Proxies and an update on a
Secretarial Amendment to end overfishing of red snapper in the South
Atlantic, both from NOAA Fisheries.
The Committee will review public scoping comments on Amendment 56
to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan addressing management
measures for black sea bass, draft Amendment 46 addressing Recreational
Permit and Education Requirements (Snapper Grouper Amendment 46),
receive a report from the Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-Committee
regarding amendment development and timing, and discuss topics for the
Spring meeting of the Snapper Grouper AP.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 p.m. until 3
p.m.
The Committee will receive an update on the 4(d) rule on the giant
manta ray (if needed), a report on Mackerel Port Meetings conducted in
2024-25, and discuss topics for the Spring meeting of the Mackerel
Cobia AP.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 4 p.m.--Public comment will be accepted
from individuals attending the meeting in person and via webinar on all
items on the Council meeting agenda. The Council Chair will determine
the amount of time provided to each commenter based on the number of
individuals wishing to comment.
SEDAR Committee, Thursday, March 6, 2025, 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
The Committee will receive a report from the SEDAR Steering
Committee, review Statements of Work, continue discussion of
identifying Key Stocks, and consider changes to the Committee name and
responsibilities to better reflect what this Committee does.
Council Session II, Friday, March 7, 2025, 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Council will receive Committee reports, review the Council Workplan
and upcoming meetings, and discuss any other business as needed.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
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 these meetings. 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: February 7, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-02532 Filed 2-11-25; 8:45 am]
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