80 FR 60131 - 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 192 (October 5, 2015)

The Council will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) in N. Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 60131]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25242]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE229


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 Council will hold a meeting of its Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) in N. Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC will meet 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2015; 8:30 
a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, October 21, 2015; and 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 
Thursday, October 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, 
4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (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 during this meeting:

1. Review South Atlantic landings and Annual Catch Limits (ACLs)
2. Consider units for fishing level recommendations
3. Review final Southeast headboat survey data evaluation
4. Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) projects update, 
including report on the Data Best Practices Workshop and September 2015 
Steering Committee meeting
5. Council Citizen Science update
6. Review Snapper-Grouper Amendments 36, 37, and Regulatory Amendment 
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7. Review the Council's System Management Plan
8. Report on recreational catch estimation for rare species
9. SSC Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule revision progress 
report
10. Review the Council's Research Priorities Plan
11. Review NOAA Fisheries' Stock Prioritization Tool
12. Consider the Blueline Tilefish stock assessment and fishing levels
13. Review Hogfish projections and fishing level recommendations
14. Receive progress reports on ongoing fishery management plans 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 this meeting. 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

    This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC 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: September 30, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-25242 Filed 10-2-15; 8:45 am]
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