Notice2022-16737
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
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Published
August 4, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public hearing to obtain input on the Comprehensive Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment, which affects the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic (Dolphin Wahoo FMP), the FMP for the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Golden Crab FMP), and the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47726-47727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16737]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC230]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a public hearing to obtain input on the Comprehensive Acceptable
Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment, which affects the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery of the
Atlantic (Dolphin Wahoo FMP), the FMP for the Golden Crab Fishery of
the South Atlantic Region (Golden Crab FMP), and the Fishery Management
Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region.
DATES: The public hearing will be held via webinar on August 24, 2022,
beginning at 6 p.m., EDT. For specific dates and times, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The public hearing will be held via webinar.
Information, including a link to webinar registration will be posted on
the Council's website at: <a href="https://safmc.net/public-hearings-scoping-2/">https://safmc.net/public-hearings-scoping-2/</a>
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
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free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef848682c186998a9d9c8081af9c8e89828cc1818a9b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ae1e3e7a4e3fceff8f9e5e4caf9ebece7e9a4e4effe">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public hearing document, an online public
comment form, and other materials will be posted to the Council's
website at <a href="https://safmc.net/public-hearings-scoping-2/">https://safmc.net/public-hearings-scoping-2/</a> by August 10,
2022. Comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. on August 26, 2022.
During the hearing, Council staff will provide an overview of actions
being considered in the amendment. Staff will answer clarifying
questions on the presented information and the proposed actions.
Following the presentation and questions, the public will have the
opportunity to provide comments on the amendment.
The ABC Control Rule Amendment considers revisions to the ABC
control rule for the Dolphin Wahoo, Golden Crab, and Snapper Grouper
Fishery Management Plans. These revisions include changes to the
structure of the control rule in how risk and uncertainty components
are addressed, allowance of phasing in ABC changes over multiple years,
and allowance for unharvested portions of annual catch limits (ACL) to
be carried over to increase ACL in the following year.
Special Accommodations
The hearing is 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: August 1, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16737 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
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