[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 135 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 43625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-14362]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XF896]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council)--Public 
Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting on 
August 12, 2026.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via webinar from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
EDT on August 12, 2026.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Address: The meeting will be held via webinar. Registration 
is required and will be available at: https://safmc.net/events/august-2026-ssc-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, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 
29405; phone 843/571-4366 or toll free 866/SAFMC-10; FAX 843/769-4520; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public via 
webinar as it occurs. Webinar registration is required. Information 
regarding webinar registration is available from the Council's website 
at: https://safmc.net/events/august-2026-ssc-meeting/. The meeting 
agenda, briefing book materials, and online comment form will be posted 
to the Council's website 2 weeks prior to the meeting. Written comment 
on SSC agenda topics is to be distributed to the Committee through the 
Council office, similar to all other briefing materials. For this 
meeting, the deadline for submission of written comment is 12 p.m. EDT 
August 12, 2026.
    The meeting agenda will include discussion of the South Atlantic 
Spawning Special Management Zones; review of the terms of reference for 
the upcoming red grouper, snowy grouper, and vermilion snapper stock 
assessments, and an evaluation of stock risk ratings under the 
acceptable biological catch control rule. The SSC will receive updates 
to SSC workgroup and Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 
panels and conduct other business as needed. The SSC will provide 
guidance to staff and make recommendations for Council consideration.

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: July 14, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-14362 Filed 7-15-26; 8:45 am]
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