82 FR 35186 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 144 (July 28, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-15929

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold five meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action Teams via webinar.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF570


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 meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action Teams.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold five meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action Teams 
via webinar.

DATES: The meetings will be held Friday, August 11, 2017 at 10 a.m. 
(Communication/Outreach/Education), Monday, August 14 at 1 p.m. 
(Projects/Topics Management), Monday, August 14 at 6 p.m. (Volunteers), 
Tuesday, August 15 at 1 p.m. (Data Management), and Monday, August 28 
at 1 p.m. (Finance). Each meeting is scheduled to last approximately 75 
minutes. Additional Action Team webinar and plenary webinar dates and 
times will publish in a subsequent issue in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar and are open 
to members of the public. Webinar registration is required and 
registration links will be posted to the Citizen Science program page 
of the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science 
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8433 or toll free: (866) 
SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council (Council) created a Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool in June 
2017. The Council appointed members of the Citizen Science Advisory 
Panel Pool to five Action Teams in the areas of Volunteers, Data 
Management, Projects/Topics Management, Finance, and Communication/
Outreach/Education to develop program policies and operations for the 
Council's Citizen Science Program.
    Each Action Team will meet to begin work on developing 
recommendations on program policies and operations to be reviewed by 
the Council's Citizen Science Committee.
    Items to be addressed during these meetings:

1. Appointment of Action Team Chair(s)
2. Review and Prioritization of Terms of Reference
3. Work Plan for Action Team Tasks
4. Schedule of Action Team Webinar Meetings
5. Other Business

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 25, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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sign language interpretation or other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Gulf of Mexico (FMP). The draft
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Atlantic Fishery Management Council amendment includes options to remove
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2411 at (Council) created a Citizen Science Atlantic cobia from the FMP or establish
least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The complementary management of Atlantic
Dated: July 25, 2017. Council appointed members of the cobia.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to DATES: The public scoping meeting will
five Action Teams in the areas of be held via webinar on August 15, 2017
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/ at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Topics Management, Finance, and ADDRESSES: Council address: South
[FR Doc. 2017–15934 Filed 7–27–17; 8:45 am]
Communication/Outreach/Education to Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
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develop program policies and 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
operations for the Council’s Citizen Charleston, SC 29405.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Science Program. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Each Action Team will meet to begin Iverson, Public Information Officer,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric work on developing recommendations SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
Administration on program policies and operations to free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
be reviewed by the Council’s Citizen 4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
RIN 0648–XF570 Science Committee. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Items to be addressed during these Council is soliciting public input on
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
meetings: options for the management of Atlantic
Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings 1. Appointment of Action Team Chair(s) cobia. Atlantic cobia are currently
2. Review and Prioritization of Terms of managed by the Council in federal
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Reference waters from the Florida/Georgia state
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 3. Work Plan for Action Team Tasks line north through New York. Options
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 4. Schedule of Action Team Webinar include continuing efforts to develop a
Commerce. Meetings complementary management plan with
ACTION: Notice of meetings of the South 5. Other Business the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Special Accommodations Commission (ASMFC) or the complete
Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action transfer of Atlantic cobia management to
Teams. These meetings are physically the ASMFC. The recreational fishery for
accessible to people with disabilities. Atlantic cobia closed in federal waters
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Requests for auxiliary aids should be earlier this year after NOAA Fisheries
Management Council (Council) will directed to the council office (see determined the annual catch limit
hold five meetings of its Citizen Science ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. would be met. The majority of Atlantic
Advisory Panel Action Teams via Note: The times and sequence cobia are caught off the coasts of
webinar. specified in this agenda are subject to northeastern North Carolina and
DATES: The meetings will be held change. Virginia are generally harvested from
Friday, August 11, 2017 at 10 a.m. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. state waters. The Council is considering
(Communication/Outreach/Education), options for management in order to
Dated: July 25, 2017.
Monday, August 14 at 1 p.m. (Projects/ allow additional flexibility for the
Tracey L. Thompson,
Topics Management), Monday, August fishery.
14 at 6 p.m. (Volunteers), Tuesday, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
The public scoping webinar will
August 15 at 1 p.m. (Data Management), consist of a presentation by Council
and Monday, August 28 at 1 p.m. [FR Doc. 2017–15929 Filed 7–27–17; 8:45 am]
staff, a question and answer session, and
(Finance). Each meeting is scheduled to BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
formal public comment. Written
last approximately 75 minutes. comments will also be accepted via the
Additional Action Team webinar and online comment form. Registration for
plenary webinar dates and times will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
the webinar is required. Registration
publish in a subsequent issue in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric information, briefing materials and the
Federal Register. Administration public comment form will be available
ADDRESSES: at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/
Meeting address: The meetings will be RIN 0648–XF567 public-hearing-and-scoping-meeting-
held via webinar and are open to schedule/ on or before August 1, 2017.
members of the public. Webinar South Atlantic Fishery Management
Written comments may also be
registration is required and registration Council; Public Meeting
submitted to the Council office (see
links will be posted to the Citizen AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries ADDRESSES). Comments will be accepted
Science program page of the Council’s Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and until 5 p.m. on Friday, August 18, 2017.
Web site at www.safmc.net. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Council address: South Atlantic Special Accommodations
Commerce.
Fishery Management Council, 4055 These meetings are physically
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

ACTION: Notice of public scoping
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. accessible to people with disabilities.
meeting.
Charleston, SC 29405. Requests for auxiliary aids should be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery directed to the council office (see
Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science Management Council (Council) will ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) hold a public scoping meeting via Note: The times and sequence
302–8433 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; webinar pertaining to Amendment 31 to specified in this agenda are subject to
fax: (843) 769–4520; email: the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery change.
amber.vonharten@safmc.net. Management Plan for the Atlantic and Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action Teams.
Dates		The meetings will be held Friday, August 11, 2017 at 10 a.m. (Communication/Outreach/Education), Monday, August 14 at 1 p.m. (Projects/Topics Management), Monday, August 14 at 6 p.m. (Volunteers), Tuesday, August 15 at 1 p.m. (Data Management), and Monday, August 28 at 1 p.m. (Finance). Each meeting is scheduled to last approximately 75 minutes. Additional Action Team webinar and plenary webinar dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in the Federal Register.
Contact		Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8433 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 35186
RIN Number		0648-XF57

82 FR 35186 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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