Notice2021-17991
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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August 23, 2021
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Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Committee; Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; and Habitat and Ecosystem- Based Management Committee. The meeting week will also include a formal public comment session and a meeting of the Full Council.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 160 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47063-47064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17991]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB343]
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 of the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Committee; Dolphin
Wahoo Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; and Habitat and Ecosystem-
Based Management Committee. The meeting week will also include a formal
public comment session and a meeting of the Full Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1 p.m. on Monday,
September 13, 2021, until 12 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 2021. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Town and
Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (884)
201-3033. The meeting will also be available via webinar. Registration
is required. Details are included in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8440 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10;
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2c9cbcf8ccbd4c7d0d1cdcce2d1c3c4cfc18cccc7d6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="254e4c480b4c534057564a4b6556444348460b4b4051">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting information, including agendas,
overviews, and briefing book materials will be posted on the Council's
website at: <a href="http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/">http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/</a>. Webinar
registration links for the meeting will also be available from the
Council's website.
Public comment: Public comment on items on this agenda may be
submitted through the Council's online comment form available from the
Council's website at: <a href="http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/">http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/</a>. Comments will be accepted from August 30, 2021, until
September 17, 2021. These comments are accessible to the public, part
of the Administrative Record of the meeting, and immediately available
for Council consideration.
The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
Council Session I, Monday, September 13, 2021, 1 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
The Council will receive reports from state agencies, Council
liaisons, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The
Council will receive updates on the Council's Citizen Science Program,
outreach and communications efforts, development of the Allocations
Decision Tool, the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule, the
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, and additional topics as
needed.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until
5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Committee will receive an overview of the current two-for-one
permit requirement for the South Atlantic Unlimited Snapper Grouper
Commercial Fishing Permit and review comments from the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel (AP). The committee will also receive an overview
proposed modifications to greater amberjack management through
Amendment 49 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and
review recommendations from the Snapper Grouper AP. The Committee will
review recommendations from the Snapper Grouper AP on proposed
management measures for snowy grouper through Snapper Grouper Amendment
51 and consider approving the amendment for public scoping. Snapper
Grouper Amendment 44 addressing yellowtail snapper management measures
will also be reviewed and considered for scoping approval.
The Committee will review recommendations from its Scientific and
Statistical Committee regarding red snapper management and review an
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options paper addressing short-term management measures. The Committee
will review proposed measures for the wreckfish fishery through Snapper
Grouper Amendment 48 and modifications to red porgy management through
Snapper Grouper Amendment 50. The Committee will receive guidance on
rebuilding options from NOAA Fisheries for gag grouper, discuss
vermilion snapper trip limits, receive an update on the South Atlantic
Red Snapper Count and the Greater Amberjack Count in the South Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico, discuss topics for the next meeting of the Snapper
Grouper AP, and receive a brief on an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
application.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 1:30 p.m. Until
3:45 p.m.
The Committee will receive an update on the status of Amendment 10
to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP. The Amendment includes actions addressing:
Revisions to recreational data and catch level recommendations;
modifications to recreational accountability measures; measures to
allow properly permitted commercial vessels with trap, pot or buoy gear
on board to possess commercial quantities of dolphin and wahoo; removal
of the current Operator Card requirement; and reductions in the
recreational vessel limit for dolphin. The Council approved the
amendment for Secretarial review during its June 2021 meeting. The
Committee will also consider management measures to include in a future
framework amendment.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 4 p.m.--
Public comment will be accepted from individuals attending the meeting
on all items on the Council meeting agenda. The Council will be
accepting public hearing comments on Amendment 50 to the Snapper
Grouper FMP addressing management measures for red porgy.
The Council Chair will determine the amount of time provided to
each commenter based on the number of individuals wishing to comment.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, September 16, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until
12 p.m.
The Committee will review Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP)
Amendment 34 addressing management measures for Atlantic king mackerel
in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico and CMP Amendment 32
addressing management measures to end overfishing for Gulf of Mexico
cobia. Both amendments will be considered for public hearing approval.
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee, Thursday,
September 16, 2021, 1:30 p.m. Until 3 p.m.
The Committee will review Amendment 10 to the Coral FMP, which
would establish a shrimp fishery access area for the deepwater shrimp
fishery along the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern and
consider approving the amendment for Secretarial Review. The Committee
will also receive an update on the Habitat and Ecosystem Blueprint and
discuss topics for the next meeting of the Habitat Protection and
Ecosystem-Based Management AP.
Council Session II, Thursday, September 16, 2021, From 3 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m., and Friday, September 17, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Council will present the 2020 Law Enforcement Officer of the
Year Award and hold elections of the Chair and Vice-Chair.
The Council will receive an update from NOAA Fisheries Office of
Protected Resources, review the Exempted Fishing Permit request, review
the FMP Workplan, receive a staff report from the Executive Director
and an update on Climate Change Scenario Planning. The Council will
receive reports from NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center
and from the Southeast Regional Office.
The Council will receive reports from the following committees:
Snapper Grouper; Dolphin Wahoo; Mackerel Cobia; and Habitat Protection
and Ecosystem-Based Management.
The Council will discuss other business, upcoming meetings, and
take action as necessary.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 18, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-17991 Filed 8-20-21; 8:45 am]
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