[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 127-128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24150]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XF383]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's 
Habitat and Ecosystem Advisory Panel meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Habitat and Ecosystem Advisory Panel on January 
28-29, 2026.

DATES: The Habitat and Ecosystem Advisory Panel (AP) meeting will be 
held via webinar on January 28, 2026 from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. and 
January 29, 2026 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: 
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
    Meeting Address: The meeting will be held via webinar. Registration 
is required. Webinar registration, an online public comment form, and 
briefing book materials will be available 2 weeks prior to the meeting 
at: https://safmc.net/advisory-panel-meetings/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Howington, Habitat and

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Ecosystem Scientist, [email protected], phone: 843/725-7580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Habitat and Ecosystem AP will discuss 
revisions to the Council's ``Alterations to Riverine, Estuarine and 
Nearshore Flows Policy'' and the integration plan for the prey and 
predator information from the ``Food Webs and Connectivity Policy'' 
into the ``User Guide for Essential Fish Habitat''. The AP will also 
discuss the impact of activities related to space exploration off the 
Florida coast on habitat (if the information is available). The AP will 
receive a review of projects that have been commented on by the Habitat 
Conservation Division of NOAA, and a Citizen Science update from 
Council staff. The AP will receive an update on the Council's Resilient 
Fisheries Projects and the Spawning Special Management Zones Working 
Group report. Finally, the AP will review the 2025 Habitat activities 
annual report, the Habitat and Ecosystem AP Outreach and Communication 
Plan, and the Habitat and Ecosystem AP Work Plan. The AP will provide 
recommendations to the Council on other topics as needed.
    Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aid 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: December 29, 2025.
Becky Curtis,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-24150 Filed 12-31-25; 8:45 am]
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