80 FR 15754 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) in North Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15754-15755]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06824]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD839


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meeting

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 will hold a 
meeting of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) in North Charleston, 
SC. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, 
April 13, 2015 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. 
A workshop on proposed Spawning Special Management Zones will be held 
in conjunction with the Snapper Grouper AP meeting on Monday, April 13, 
2015, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 
5265 International Blvd., N. Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (843) 
308-9330.
    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, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel will 
receive an update on the status of various amendments to the Snapper 
Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and other amendments affecting 
the snapper grouper fishery. AP members will receive overviews and 
provide recommendations on the following amendments to the Snapper 
Grouper FMP: Regulatory Amendment 16 with options to modify the current 
seasonal closure for the commercial black sea bass pot fishery; 
Amendment 37 addressing management measures for multiple species; 
Regulatory Amendment 23 addressing measures for golden tilefish; the 
development of a Joint South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Amendment on 
South Florida Issues (yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper and black 
grouper); and Amendment 36 to establish Spawning Special Management 
Zones (SMZs). The AP will provide recommendations as appropriate. The 
AP will also review the draft System Management Plan for Marine 
Protected Areas (MPAs), Electronic Technology Plan, and the Joint South 
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Charterboat Electronic Reporting Amendment 
and provide recommendations as appropriate. The AP will receive updates 
on blueline tilefish management measures, the Council's Vision 
Blueprint for the Snapper Grouper Fishery, and address other business 
as necessary. A workshop to address proposed Spawning Special 
Management Zones through Amendment 36 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery 
Management Plan will also be held in conjunction with the AP meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 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) 3 days prior to the meeting.


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


    Dated: March 20, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-06824 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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