82 FR 20460 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 83 (May 2, 2017)

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management (Habitat) Advisory Panel (AP) in Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 20460]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08820]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF336


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 Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management 
(Habitat) Advisory Panel (AP) in Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to 
the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, from 9 a.m. 
until 4 p.m. and Wednesday, May 17, 2017, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Town and Country 
Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (800) 334-6660 
or (843) 571-1000
    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; phone (843) 571-4366 or toll 
free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items to be addressed or sessions to be 
conducted during this meeting include: The Council's Fishery Ecosystem 
Plan (FEP) II and Essential Fish Habitat (EFH); Draft EFH Policy 
Statement for Artificial Reefs; Habitat and Ecosystem Tools supporting 
FEP II; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Permit/Policy 
Activities; a presentation by the Sargasso Sea Commission; the South 
Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) Conservation 
Blueprint- refining indicators and linkages to FEP II; and proposed 
South Atlantic deepwater coral mapping.
    Members of the AP will discuss items and provide recommendations as 
appropriate.

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.

    Dated: April 27, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-08820 Filed 5-1-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P