82 FR 55807 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Volunteers; Communication/Outreach/Education; and Data Management Action Teams via webinar.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55807-55808]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25368]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF845


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 Volunteers; Communication/
Outreach/Education; and Data Management Action Teams.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Volunteers; 
Communication/Outreach/Education; and Data Management Action Teams via 
webinar.

DATES: The Volunteers Team meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 
12, 2017 at 1 p.m.; Communication/Outreach/Education Team on Thursday, 
December 14, 2017 at 2 p.m.; and Data Management Team on Friday, 
December 15, 2017 at 10 a.m. Each meeting is scheduled to last 
approximately 90 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 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 continue work on developing 
recommendations on program policies and operations to be reviewed by 
the Council's Citizen Science Committee. Public comment will be 
accepted at the beginning of the meeting.

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    Items to be addressed during these meetings:

1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms of Reference
2. 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: November 17, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-25368 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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