80 FR 19283 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the SSC Socio-Economic Panel. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19283-19284]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08267]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD838


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 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 (SAFMC) will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and 
the SSC Socio-Economic Panel. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC Socio-Economic Panel will meet from 8 a.m. until 12 noon 
on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The SSC will meet from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 
p.m., Tuesday, April 28, 2015; from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, 
April 29, 2015; and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, April 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, 
4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: 
(800) 503-5762 or (843) 744-4422; fax: (843) 744-4472.
    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, 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 following items will be discussed and 
considered by the SSC Socio-Economic Panel and the SSC during this 
meeting:

SSC Socio-Economic Panel Meeting--Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 8 a.m. Until 
12 Noon

    1. Regulatory Amendment 16 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) addressing modifications to the current seasonal 
closure and gear modifications for the black sea bass pot fishery
    2. Regulatory Amendment 23 to the Snapper Grouper FMP addressing 
management measures for the commercial golden tilefish fishery
    3. The SAFMC System Management Plan for Marine Protected Areas
    4. The SAFMC Vision Blueprint outlining a long-term plan for the 
snapper grouper fishery
    5. An update/overview of recent and developing SAFMC actions
    6. Administrative issues including term limits for SEP members and 
upcoming SEP meetings

SSC Meeting--Tuesday, April 28--Thursday, April 30, 2015

    1. Report from the SSC Socio-Economic Panel
    2. Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) calibration and 
transition efforts
    3. 2014 South Atlantic landings and Annual Catch Limits (ACLs)
    4. Spiny lobster review panel recommendations
    5. Southeast Reef Fish Survey update
    6. Geographic range of the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review 
(SEDAR) 32 blueline tilefish assessment
    7. SEDAR projects update, and recommendations addressing the SEDAR 
41 schedule (South Atlantic red snapper and gray triggerfish), red 
grouper Terms of Reference (TORs), and black grouper approach.
    8. Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) headboat data 
evaluation efforts and assessment program review
    9. Review assessment of mutton snapper and provide fishing level 
recommendations
    10. Right whale monitoring and biological opinion approach
    11. Regulatory Amendment 16 to the Snapper Grouper FMP
    12. Amendment 36 to the Snapper Grouper FMP addressing Spawning 
Special Management Zones
    13. National Marine Fisheries Service stock status determination 
process
    14. Revised hogfish stock projections
    15. Use of stock triggers or rumble strips
    16. Draft report of the SSC Acceptable Biological Catch Control 
Rule Workshop of October 2014
    17. 2015 National SSC Workshop
    18. National Standards revisions
    19. SAFMC Visioning Project and Blueprint
    20. Oculina Team Evaluation Report
    21. SAFMC annual research and monitoring plan
    22. Updates and progress reports on other ongoing FMPs and 
amendments.
    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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.
    Written comment on SSC agenda topics is to be distributed to the 
Committee through the Council office, similar to all other briefing 
materials. Written comment to be considered by the SSC shall be 
provided to the Council office no later than one week prior to an SSC 
meeting. For this meeting, the deadline for submission of written 
comment is 12 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Two opportunities for 
comment on agenda items will be provided during SSC meetings and noted 
on the agenda. The first will be at the beginning of the meeting, and 
the second near the conclusion, when the SSC reviews its 
recommendations.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC

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office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 business 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: April 7, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-08267 Filed 4-9-15; 8:45 am]
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