Notice2021-21913
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
October 7, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 192 (Thursday, October 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55825-55826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21913]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB486]
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).
DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via webinar October 27-29, 2021.
The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. EDT on October 27
and October 28, 2021, and from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. EST on
October 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar.
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, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-
4520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a31333774332c3f282935341a293b3c373974343f2e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8939195d6918e9d8a8b9796b88b999e959bd6969d8c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public via
webinar as it occurs. Webinar registration is required. Information
regarding webinar registration will be posted to the Council's website
at: <a href="http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/scientific-and-statistical-committee-meetings/">http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/scientific-and-statistical-committee-meetings/</a> as it becomes available. The meeting agenda,
briefing book materials, and online comment form will be posted to the
Council's website two weeks prior to the meeting. Written comment on
SSC agenda topics is to be distributed to the Committee through the
Council office similar to all other briefing materials. For this
meeting, the deadline for submission of written comment is 12 p.m.,
October 29, 2021.
Agenda Items
The SSC will review the SEDAR (Southeast Data Assessment and
Review) 68 scamp grouper Research Track stock assessment; SEDAR 71: Gag
grouper projections requested at the September 2021 Council meeting;
and review and approve scopes of work for upcoming 2024 SEDAR
assessments. SSC members will also review an Ecopath with Ecosim model
forecasting ecosystem impacts of increased recruitment of red snapper;
aspects of the Council's Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control
Rule; and Standardized Bycatch Reporting
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Methodology (SBRM). The SSC will discuss the preliminary findings of
the Catch Level Projections Workgroup, recommend regional case studies
for the national SSC meeting, and address other topics as needed.
The SSC will provide guidance to staff and make recommendations for
Council consideration as appropriate.
Multiple opportunities for comment on agenda items will be provided
during SSC meetings. Open comment periods will be provided at the start
of the meeting and near the conclusion. Those interested in providing
comment should indicate such in the manner requested by the Chair, who
will then recognize individuals to provide comment.
Additional opportunities for comment on specific agenda items will
be provided, as each item is discussed, between initial presentations
and SSC discussion. Those interested in providing comment should
indicate such in the manner requested by the Chair, who will then
recognize individuals to provide comment. All comments are part of the
record of the meeting.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this meeting. 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 intent to
take final action to address the emergency
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 business 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: October 4, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-21913 Filed 10-6-21; 8:45 am]
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