Notice2022-25057
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
November 17, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; and Outreach and Communication 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 87, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69009-69010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25057]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC527]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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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 Outreach and Communication 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 8:30 a.m. on Monday,
December 5, 2022, until 12 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Blockade Runner
Hotel, 275 Waynick Boulevard, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480; phone:
(877) 684-8009. 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#f69d9f9bd89f809384859998b68597909b95d8989382"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e08b898dce89968592938f8ea09381868d83ce8e8594">[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 November 18, 2022, until December 9, 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, December 5, 2022, 8:30 a.m. Until 10:30 a.m.
(CLOSED Session)
The Council will meet in Closed Session to review applicants for
open seats on its advisory panels and address other issues relative to
the Council's advisory panel policy as needed.
Council Session I, Monday, December 5, 2022, 10:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
(Open Session)
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 Commercial Electronic Logbook
Amendment, the proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary, and
review initial draft comments on the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary Proposed Rule. The Council will also review the Acceptable
Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment and consider approving
the amendment for Secretarial review. The Council will also discuss the
East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning Initiative and provide
recommendations and key discussion topics for the 2023 Climate Change
Scenario Planning Summit Meeting.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 8:30 a.m. Until 5
p.m. and Wednesday, December 7, 2022, From 8:30 a.m. Until 3:45 p.m.
The Committee will receive input from the Snapper Grouper Advisory
Panel (AP) and the Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
relative to Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 35 (Release Mortality
Reduction and Red Snapper Catch Levels) and consider approving the
amendment for public hearings.
The Committee will receive feedback on the Management Strategy
Evaluation for the Snapper Grouper fishery from the Snapper Grouper AP
and the SSC. The Committee will review the Recreational Permitting and
Reporting Amendment (Snapper Grouper Amendment 46), consider reports
from the Snapper Grouper Recreational Permitting and Reporting
Technical Advisory Panel and the Section 102 Workgroup, and consider
approving the amendment for scoping. Management
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measures for gag grouper and black grouper will be discussed as
included in Snapper Grouper Amendment 53 and input from the Snapper
Grouper AP considered. The Committee will review Snapper Grouper
Amendment 51 addressing management of snowy grouper and Snapper Grouper
Amendment 52, addressing management of golden tilefish and blueline
tilefish, and consider approving both amendments for Secretarial
review.
Finally, the Committee will consider recommendations from the
Snapper Grouper AP not on the agenda.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, December 7, 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.
Council Session II, Thursday, December 8, 2022, 8 a.m. Until 9 a.m.
(CLOSED Session)
The Council will meet in Closed Session for a performance review of
the Executive Director.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, December 8, 2022, 9 a.m. Until 12
p.m.
The Committee will receive a report from the Mackerel Cobia AP, an
update 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 consider recent actions by
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. The Committee will also
receive recommendations from the SSC regarding Atlantic Spanish
mackerel and consider using the Allocation Decision Tool for the
fishery. The Committee will review a white paper addressing false
albacore management issues and also discuss port meetings for the
mackerel fishery.
Outreach and Communications Committee, Thursday, December 8, 2022, 1:30
p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
The Committee will receive a report from the Outreach and
Communications AP and review the draft Best Fishing Practices Outreach
Program (to inform Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 35).
Council Session III, Thursday, December 8, 2022, 2:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
and Friday, December 9, 2022, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Council will receive staff reports, receive an update on
Council Member Ongoing Development (CMOD), a report from the Habitat
Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management AP, an update from the
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team, and SSC recommendations not
addressed in Committee meetings.
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: November 14, 2022.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-25057 Filed 11-16-22; 8:45 am]
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