82 FR 33482 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 138 (July 20, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-15261

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public hearings via webinar pertaining to Amendment 43 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the South Atlantic Region. The amendment would revise the annual catch limit for red snapper in the South Atlantic Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ).

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF553


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public hearings via webinar pertaining to Amendment 43 to the 
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the South Atlantic 
Region. The amendment would revise the annual catch limit for red 
snapper in the South Atlantic Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ).

DATES: The public hearings will be held via webinar on August 8, 2017 
at 6 p.m. and August 10, 2017 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. An informal 
Question and Answer (Q&A) session will be held via webinar on August 3, 
2017 beginning at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 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, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Q&A session and public hearings will be 
conducted via webinar. Registration for each webinar is required. 
Registration information and public hearing materials will be posted on 
the Council's Web site at http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearing-and-scoping-meeting-schedule/ by July 27, 2017.
    During the Q&A session Council staff will present an overview of 
the amendment and will be available for informal discussions and to 
answer questions via webinar. During the public hearings, Council staff 
will review the amendment and members of the public will have the 
opportunity to provide formal comments for consideration by the 
Council.
    Written comments may be submitted online beginning July 27, 2017 
at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearing-and-scoping-meeting-schedule/. Written comments may also be submitted to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES). Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on August 15, 
2017.

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.

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


    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: July 17, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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conservation of summer flounder. Based information and public hearing global environmental change. Work on
on the analysis provided by the State, it materials will be posted on the the fourth National Climate Assessment
is likely that New Jersey’s measures will Council’s Web site at http://safmc.net/ is currently underway.
result in similar levels of total removals safmc-meetings/public-hearing-and- SUMMARY: NOAA, on behalf of USGCRP,
as the measures outlined in Addendum scoping-meeting-schedule/ by July 27, is soliciting nominations for Review
XXVIII. As a result, the Secretary is not 2017. Editors for the Fourth National Climate
imposing a moratorium in New Jersey During the Q&A session Council staff Assessment (NCA4). Refer to the NCA4
state waters. will present an overview of the Outline (accessible via http://
The Atlantic Coastal Act’s amendment and will be available for www.globalchange.gov/content/nca4-
noncompliance review and informal discussions and to answer outline) for a sense of the areas of
determination process was previously questions via webinar. During the expertise we seek.
outlined in a notice that published in public hearings, Council staff will The report will adhere to the
the Federal Register on June 22, 2017, review the amendment and members of Information Quality Act requirements
(82 FR 28476) and is not repeated here. the public will have the opportunity to (http://www.cio.noaa.gov/services_
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. provide formal comments for programs/info_quality.html) for quality,
consideration by the Council. transparency, and accessibility as
Dated: July 17, 2017. Written comments may be submitted appropriate for a Highly Influential
Emily H. Menashes, online beginning July 27, 2017 at: http:// Scientific Assessment (HISA).
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public- DATES: Nominations should be
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. hearing-and-scoping-meeting-schedule/. submitted via the web address specified
[FR Doc. 2017–15229 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am] Written comments may also be below (https://
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P submitted to the Council office (see contribute.globalchange.gov/) and must
ADDRESSES). Comments will be accepted be received by September 8, 2017.
until 5 p.m. on August 15, 2017. ADDRESSES: Nominations for Review
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Special Accommodations Editors must be submitted electronically
National Oceanic and Atmospheric These meetings are physically via a Web form accessible via (https://
Administration accessible to people with disabilities. contribute.globalchange.gov/).
Requests for auxiliary aids should be Nominees are asked to identify their
RIN 0648–XF553 areas of expertise based on NCA4’s
directed to the council office (see
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
sectoral, regional, and response topics
South Atlantic Fishery Management (see NCA4 Table of Contents below). A
Council; Public Hearings Note: The times and sequence specified in CV/resume of no more than 4 pages
this agenda are subject to change. should be included for optimal
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. consideration. There are no limitations
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on the nominees’ place of employment.
Dated: July 17, 2017.
Commerce. INSTRUCTIONS: Response to this notice is
Tracey L. Thompson,
ACTION: Notice of public hearings. voluntary. Responses to this notice may
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable be used by the government for program
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
planning on a non-attribution basis.
Management Council (Council) will [FR Doc. 2017–15261 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am]
NOAA therefore requests that no
hold public hearings via webinar BILLING CODE 3510–22–P business proprietary information or
pertaining to Amendment 43 to the copyrighted information be submitted in
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management response to this notice. Please note that
Plan (FMP) for the South Atlantic DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the U.S. Government will not pay for
Region. The amendment would revise response preparation, or for the use of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
the annual catch limit for red snapper any information contained in the
Administration
in the South Atlantic Economic response.
Exclusive Zone (EEZ). United States Global Change Research FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DATES: The public hearings will be held Program David Reidmiller, (202) 419–3470,
via webinar on August 8, 2017 at 6 p.m. dreidmiller@usgcrp.gov, U.S. Global
and August 10, 2017 at 10 a.m. and 6 AGENCY: The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Change Research Program.
p.m. An informal Question and Answer
Department of Commerce (DOC). DATED: Wednesday, July 12, 2017.
(Q&A) session will be held via webinar Dan Barrie, Program Manager,
on August 3, 2017 beginning at 6 p.m. ACTION: Request for public nominations.
Assessments Program, NOAA Climate
ADDRESSES: Council address: South Program Office.
CONTEXT: The U.S. Global Change
Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Research Program (USGCRP) is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. mandated under the Global Change Background information and additional
Charleston, SC 29405. Research Act (GCRA) of 1990 to conduct details on NCA4 can be found at https://
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

a quadrennial National Climate www.globalchange.gov/nca4.
Iverson, Public Information Officer, Assessment (NCA). Under its current, This notice seeks nominations for
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll updated decadal strategic plan (http:// Review Editors to NCA4 with pertinent
free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– go.usa.gov/x9MCQ), USGCRP is subject matter expertise and scientific
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. building sustained assessment capacity. background. The roles of the Review
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Q&A The sustained assessment supports the Editor include: (a) Ensuring that all
session and public hearings will be Nation’s ability to understand, substantive comments submitted during
conducted via webinar. Registration for anticipate, and respond to risks and the Public Comment Period and via a
each webinar is required. Registration potential impacts brought about by National Academies panel review (both

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public hearings.
Dates		The public hearings will be held via webinar on August 8, 2017 at 6 p.m. and August 10, 2017 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. An informal Question and Answer (Q&A) session will be held via webinar on August 3, 2017 beginning at 6 p.m.
Contact		Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 33482
RIN Number		0648-XF55

82 FR 33482 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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