81 FR 7761 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 30 (February 16, 2016)

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The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to review methods for determining the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) in numbers for the Florida Keys/East Florida (FLK/EFL) Hogfish stock.

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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 (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to 
review methods for determining the recreational annual catch limit 
(ACL) in numbers for the Florida Keys/East Florida (FLK/EFL) Hogfish 
stock.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via webinar on Friday, March 4, 
2016, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to 
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact 
John Carmichael at the Council (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to 
request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please 
request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of the 
webinar.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael; 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: This meeting is held to review proposed 
methods for calculating the recreational ACL of FLK/EFL Hogfish in 
numbers of fish. The Council stated at their September 2015 meeting in 
Hilton Head, SC that they would like the recreational ACL for the FLK/
EFL stock of Hogfish to be set in numbers rather than in pounds. Items 
to be addressed during this meeting:
    Review and comment on the risks and uncertainties associated with 
proposed methods for calculating the recreational ACL of the FLK/EFL 
Hogfish stock in numbers. The SSC will provide recommendations for 
Council consideration as appropriate.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to the Council 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: February 10, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-03050 Filed 2-12-16; 8:45 am]
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have implemented the Southeast Data, Special Accommodations methods for calculating the recreational
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) These meetings are accessible to ACL of FLK/EFL Hogfish in numbers of
process, a multi-step method for people with disabilities. Requests for fish. The Council stated at their
determining the status of fish stocks in auxiliary aids should be directed to the September 2015 meeting in Hilton
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a three- SAFMC office (see ADDRESSES) at least Head, SC that they would like the
step process including: (1) Data 10 business days prior to the meeting. recreational ACL for the FLK/EFL stock
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process of Hogfish to be set in numbers rather
Note: The times and sequence specified in than in pounds. Items to be addressed
utilizing a workshop and webinars; and
this agenda are subject to change. during this meeting:
(3) Review Workshop. The product of
the Data Workshop is a data report Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Review and comment on the risks and
which compiles and evaluates potential uncertainties associated with proposed
Dated: February 10, 2016. methods for calculating the recreational
datasets and recommends which
Tracey L. Thompson, ACL of the FLK/EFL Hogfish stock in
datasets are appropriate for assessment
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable numbers. The SSC will provide
analyses. The product of the Assessment Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Process is a stock assessment report recommendations for Council
[FR Doc. 2016–03049 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am] consideration as appropriate.
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
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the status of the stock, estimates Special Accommodations
biological benchmarks, projects future
The meeting is physically accessible
population conditions, and recommends DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE to people with disabilities. Requests for
research and monitoring needs. The
sign language interpretation or other
assessment is independently peer National Oceanic and Atmospheric auxiliary aids should be directed to the
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The Administration Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least
product of the Review Workshop is a
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Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses Note: The times and sequence specified in
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South this agenda are subject to change.
of the stock assessment and input data. Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are Public Meeting Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Dated: February 10, 2016.
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Tracey L. Thompson,
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Commerce. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries [FR Doc. 2016–03050 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
Science Center. Participants include: BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

data collectors and database managers; SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
stock assessment scientists, biologists, Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Scientific and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen, Statistical Committee (SSC) to review
methods for determining the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
environmentalists, and non- Administration
governmental organizations (NGOs); recreational annual catch limit (ACL) in
international experts; and staff of numbers for the Florida Keys/East RIN 0648–XC348
Councils, Commissions, and state and Florida (FLK/EFL) Hogfish stock.
federal agencies. DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via Endangered Species; File No.17364–01
webinar on Friday, March 4, 2016, from
The items of discussion in the Review AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Workshop are as follows: Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Independent peer review of the via webinar. The webinar is open to
assessment developed during the Data Commerce.
members of the public. Those interested
Workshop and Assessment Process. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
in participating should contact John
Panelists will review the assessment modification.
Carmichael at the Council (see FOR
and document their comments and FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
recommendations in a Summary Report. request an invitation providing webinar the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Although non-emergency issues not access information. Please request (USFWS), Northeast Fishery Center, PO
contained in this agenda may come webinar invitations at least 24 hours in Box 75, Lamar, PA 16848 [Michael
before this group for discussion, those advance of the webinar. Millard: Responsible Party], has been
issues may not be the subject of formal Council address: South Atlantic issued a modification to scientific
action during these meetings. Action Fishery Management Council, 4055 research Permit No. 17364 to take
will be restricted to those issues Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. captive Atlantic sturgeon.
specifically identified in this notice and Charleston, SC 29405. ADDRESSES: The modification and
any issues arising after publication of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

related documents are available for
this notice that require emergency Carmichael; 4055 Faber Place Drive, review upon written request or by
action under section 305(c) of the Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; appointment in the Permits and
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free (866) Conservation Division, Office of
Conservation and Management Act, SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
provided the public has been notified of john.carmichael@safmc.net. West Highway, Room 13705, Silver
the intent to take final action to address SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427–
the emergency. meeting is held to review proposed 8401; fax (301) 713–0376.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a public meeting.
Dates		The SSC meeting will be held via webinar on Friday, March 4, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Contact		John Carmichael; 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]
FR Citation		81 FR 7761
RIN Number		0648-XE43

81 FR 7761 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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