[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35767-35768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15104]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XX04


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 Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP) in North 
Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The meeting will take place August 10-11, 2010. The LEAP will 
meet from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on August 10, and from 9 a.m. until 5 
p.m. on August 11, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 
International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC; telephone: (843) 308-
9330.
    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; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: 
(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The LEAP will select a vice-chairman, 
establish criteria for selection of a Law Enforcement Officer of the 
Year Award, receive a presentation on Surveillance and Enforcement of 
Remote Marine Protected Areas (SERMA) in the South Atlantic, and 
receive updates on state enforcement efforts of 2010 snapper grouper 
fishery closures. The SERMA effort in the South Atlantic region is part 
of a larger effort by the Marine

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Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI) which addresses the challenges of 
enforcing regulations within the vast new Marine Protected Areas that 
are emerging around the globe. To address needs specific to the South 
Atlantic region, MCBI is conducting a comprehensive review of federal 
and state law enforcement assets in the region. A South Atlantic 
workshop is being planned in for 2011 to address use of current and 
emerging technologies for effective surveillance, increase 
collaboration between law enforcement agencies, incorporate law 
enforcement suggestions into regulations, disseminate technology 
information to law enforcement personnel in the field and discuss 
approaches to increase compliance. The LEAP will develop 
recommendations to the Council on how to apply SERMA efforts in the 
region to accomplish the above objectives.
    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 this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed 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) 3 days prior to the meeting.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

    Dated: June 17, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-15104 Filed 6-22-10; 8:45 am]
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