Notice2022-17636
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
August 17, 2022
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Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; and Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Committee. The meeting week will also include a discussion with Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs with NOAA Fisheries, a formal public comment session, public hearings, and a meeting of the Full Council.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50608-50609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17636]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC270]
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 the following: Snapper Grouper Committee; Mackerel
Cobia Committee; and Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Committee. The meeting week will also include a discussion with Samuel
D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs
with NOAA Fisheries, a formal public comment session, public hearings,
and a meeting of the Full Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday,
September 12, 2022, until 12 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Town and Country
Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (843) 571-
1000. The meeting will also be available via webinar. Registration is
required. See 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#462d2f2b682f302334352928063527202b2568282332"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="345f5d591a5d425146475b5a7447555259571a5a5140">[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 agenda items 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 26, 2022, until September 16, 2022. 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 12, 2022, 8:30 a.m. until
5 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 an update on the Dolphin Wahoo Management Strategy
Evaluation (MSE) stakeholder workshops, input from the Golden Crab and
Spiny Lobster Advisory Panels, and updates on the Commercial Electronic
Logbook Amendment and the National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries
Policy. The Council will also review the Acceptable Biological Catch
(ABC) Control Rule Amendment and consider input from its advisory
panels. A public hearing on the amendment will be held during the
meeting week. The Council will also receive an update on East Coast
Climate Change Scenario Planning. Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday,
September 13, 2022, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 14,
2022, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. and Thursday, September 15, 2022,
from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
The Committee will receive a brief on an Exempted Fishing Permit
request to continue a research project allowing the collection of
speckled hind to study genetic population structure, connectivity, and
life history. The Committee will review Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 35 (Release Mortality Reduction and Red Snapper Catch Levels)
and provide further guidance on actions to explore in the amendment to
reduce the number of dead releases in the fishery.
The Committee will review the Recreational Permitting and Reporting
Amendment (Snapper Grouper Amendment 46) and consider input from the
Snapper Grouper Recreational Permitting and Reporting Technical
Advisory Panel. The Committee will receive a presentation on yellowtail
snapper interim analyses, input from the Council's Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC), and a yellowtail snapper fishery overview.
Management measures for gag grouper will be discussed as included in
Snapper Grouper Amendment 53 and the amendment will be considered for
approval for public hearings.
The Committee will review input received from shareholders during
discussion of Snapper Grouper Amendment 48 addressing the wreckfish
fishery and consider approving the amendment for public hearings. The
Committee will review Snapper Grouper Amendment 52, addressing
management of golden tilefish and blueline tilefish, and Amendment 51,
addressing management of snowy grouper. Input received during earlier
public hearings for both amendments will be considered. In addition,
public hearings for both amendments will be held during the Council
meeting.
The Committee will review Snapper Grouper Amendment 49, addressing
management of greater amberjack, and consider recommending the
amendment for final approval by the Council. A public hearing for
Snapper Grouper Amendment 49 will be held as part of the meeting week.
Finally, the Committee will provide recommendations for topics to be
considered during the fall 2022 meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory
Panel and for a meeting of golden tilefish endorsement holders.
Discussion with Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator
for Regulatory Programs, NOAA Fisheries Tuesday, September 13, 2022,
4:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 4 p.m.--
Public comment will be accepted from individuals attending the meeting
in person and via webinar on all items on the Council meeting agenda.
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 15, 2022, 10 a.m. Until
2:30 p.m.
The Committee will receive an overview of Amendment 33 to the
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic affecting Gulf of Mexico king mackerel and
review the joint FMP objectives. The Committee will also receive a
summary of recent developments in the Atlantic Spanish mackerel
fishery, a presentation on the Spanish mackerel assessment,
recommendations from the SSC, and a fishery overview. The Committee
will provide input on topics for the fall 2022 meeting of the Mackerel
Cobia Advisory Panel.
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SEDAR Committee, Thursday, September 15, 2022, 2:30 p.m. Until 3:30
p.m.
The Committee will receive a report from the SEDAR Steering
Committee, a projects update, and approve the Scopes of Work for the
king mackerel, gag grouper, and red porgy assessments.
Council Session II, Thursday, September 15, 2022, 3:30 p.m. Until 5
p.m. and Friday, September 16, 2022, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Council will elect a chair and vice chair, receive a briefing
on any legal issues, if needed, and present the 2021 Law Enforcement
Officer of the Year award. The Council will receive staff reports and
provide topics for the Habitat Advisory Panel meeting.
The Council will receive reports from NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Regional Office and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The Council
will receive Committee reports, review its workplan for the next
quarter, upcoming meetings, and take action as necessary. The Council
will discuss any other business as needed.
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 11, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-17636 Filed 8-16-22; 8:45 am]
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