83 FR 49065 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 189 (September 28, 2018)

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its System Management Plan (SMP) Workgroup via webinar.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 49065]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21179]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG497


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of its System Management Plan (SMP) Workgroup via 
webinar.

DATES: The SMP Workgroup will meet via webinar from 9 a.m. until 11 
a.m. on October 19, 2018 and from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on November 2, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar. The 
meetings are accessible to the public via webinar. Registration is 
required. Information regarding registration and other meeting 
information will be posted to the Council's website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/ as it becomes available.
    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 SMP Workgroup is an advisory group for 
the Council that reviews actions items, evaluates protected areas, and 
reviews management of protected areas recommended by the Council. The 
SMP Workgroup was formed in March 2018. These will be the first two 
meetings held to discuss the System Management Plan for the Spawning 
Special Management Zones (SMZs) created in Amendment 36 to Fishery 
Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic 
Region. Agenda items for the SMP Workgroup meetings include the 
following: Data collected in Spawning SMZs; outreach and enforcement, 
format for reports, and report card for the Spawning SMZs. The 
Workgroup will also elect a chair and vice-chair, assign writing tasks, 
and review materials developed for Spawning SMZs.

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 public meeting.

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


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

    Dated: September 25, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-21179 Filed 9-27-18; 8:45 am]
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