Notice2024-03070
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
February 14, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the following: Mackerel Cobia Committee, Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Committee, and Snapper Grouper Committee. The meeting week will also include a formal public comment session and meetings of the Full Council.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11254-11255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03070]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD725]
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: Mackerel Cobia Committee, Southeast
Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Committee, and Snapper Grouper
Committee. The meeting week will also include a formal public comment
session and meetings of the Full Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March
4, 2024, until 12 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Villas by
the Sea Resort, 1175 Beachview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31527; phone:
(912) 635-2521. The meeting will also be available via webinar. 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#e2898b8fcc8b948790918d8ca29183848f81cc8c8796"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f2426226126392a3d3c20210f3c2e29222c61212a3b">[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="https://safmc.net/council-meetings/">https://safmc.net/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="https://safmc.net/events/march-2024-council-meeting/">https://safmc.net/events/march-2024-council-meeting/</a>.
Written comments will be accepted from February 16, 2024, until March
8, 2024. These comments are accessible to the public, part of the
Administrative Record of the meeting, and immediately available for
Council consideration. A formal public comment session will also be
held during the Council meeting.
The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
Council Session I, Monday, March 4, 2024, 1:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
The Council will receive reports from NOAA Office of Law
Enforcement, The Council's Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (AP), the
U.S. Coast Guard, Council liaisons, and state agencies, and an update
on Best Fishing Practices and Outreach conducted thus far in 2024. The
Council will discuss potential modifications to the Southeast For-Hire
Integrated Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER) Program and also consider
limited-entry in South Atlantic For-Hire Fisheries.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 8:30 a.m. Until 10
a.m.
The Committee will receive recommendations from the Law Enforcement
AP and is scheduled to approve a plan for the Council to conduct port
meetings for the mackerel fishery in 2024.
SEDAR Committee, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 10 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
(Partially-Closed Session)
The Committee will meet in Closed Session to approve appointments
to SEDAR Panels and workgroups. The Committee will meet in Open Session
to approve Terms of Reference for upcoming stock assessments and other
business related to stock assessments.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 1:30 p.m. Until 5
p.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 8:30 a.m. Until 3:45 p.m., and
Thursday, March 7, 2024, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Committee will receive a briefing on Exempted Fishing Permit
applications and a presentation on projections for 2024 recreational
seasons for red snapper and gag from NOAA Fisheries. The Committee will
consider recommendations from the Wreckfish Subcommittee for Amendment
48 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan addressing the
wreckfish fishery and is scheduled to approve the amendment for public
hearings. The Committee will receive Law Enforcement AP recommendations
and public scoping comments relative to Regulatory Amendment 36
addressing gag and black grouper vessel limits and on-demand gear for
black sea bass, and receive a stock assessment presentation and
recommendations from its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
relative to black sea bass and the development of Snapper Grouper
Amendment 56.
The Committee will receive Law Enforcement AP recommendations
relative to Snapper Grouper Amendment 46 addressing a private
recreational permit for the snapper grouper fishery and consider
modifications to actions currently in the amendment, review preliminary
analysis for Amendment 55 addressing management measures for scamp and
yellowmouth grouper, and discuss Regulatory Amendment 35 addressing red
snapper management and consider modifications and additional actions.
The Committee will receive an update on development of a Management
Strategy Evaluation for the Snapper Grouper Fishery and consider SSC
recommendations, an overview of commercial permits, and discuss topics
for the March 2024 meeting of the Snapper Grouper AP.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 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, March 7, 2024, 1:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m. and
Friday, March 8, 2024, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Council will receive a litigation brief if needed, receive a
staff report, and a presentation from NOAA Fisheries on Equity and
Environmental Justice. The Council will receive reports from NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office and the Southeast Fisheries Science
Center, and review the Council's workplan and upcoming meetings. The
Council will receive Committee reports and 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.
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Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 9, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-03070 Filed 2-13-24; 8:45 am]
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