[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52719-52721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21340]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XY52
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 will hold a
meeting of its Spiny Lobster Committee, King and Spanish Mackerel
Committee, Personnel Committee (Closed Session), Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee, Law Enforcement Committee, Joint Executive and
Finance Committees, Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR)
Committee, Snapper Grouper Committee, Advisory Panel Selection
Committee (Closed Session), Golden Crab Committee, Standard Operating,
Policy and Procedures (SOPPs) Committee and a meeting of the Full
Council. The Council will take action as necessary.
The Council will also hold an informal public question and answer
session, and a public comment session regarding agenda items. As part
of the meeting, newly appointed Council members will take the Oath of
Office. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional details.
DATES: The meeting will be held September 13-17, 2010. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Charleston Marriott Hotel,
170 Lockwood Boulevard, Charleston, SC 29403; Telephone: 1-800/968-3569
or 843/723-3000; Fax 843-266-1479. Copies of documents are available
from Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer; telephone: 843/571-4366 or toll free at 866/SAFMC-10; fax:
843/769-4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Dates
New Council member Oath of Office: September 13, 2010, 1:30 p.m. until
1:45 p.m.
NOAA Fisheries' Regional Administrator will administer the Oath of
Office to new members appointed to the Council by the Secretary of
Commerce.
Spiny Lobster Committee: September 13, 2010, 1:45 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.
The Spiny Lobster Committee will continue to review actions for
Amendment 10 to the joint Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Spiny
Lobster for Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. Amendment 10 will
address the requirements of the Reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (MSA) including establishment of Annual
Catch Limits (ACLs) and Accountability Measures (AMs). The Committee
will review draft Spiny Lobster Amendment 10 and the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and provide direction to staff.
King and Spanish Mackerel Committee Meeting: September 13, 2010, 3:30
p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
The Mackerel Committee will continue to review actions for draft
Amendment 18 to the FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources for the
Gulf
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of Mexico and South Atlantic Region. Amendment 18 addresses
requirements of the MSA to set ACLs and AMs for species managed in the
FMP. The Committee will review the draft amendment and Environmental
Assessment and provide direction to staff.
Personnel Committee Meeting (CLOSED SESSION): September 13, 2010, 5:30
p.m. until 6 p.m.
The personnel committee will meet in closed session to discuss the
current status of staff positions and review the Executive Director's
recommendations.
Ecosystem-Based Management Committee Meeting: September 14, 2010, 8:30
a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
The Ecosystem-Based Management Committee will receive an overview
of the actions and alternatives currently in draft Comprehensive
Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2, and the Comprehensive ACL Amendment,
including the recommendations from the Council's Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC), and provide guidance to staff. The
Committee will also discuss invasive species issues, including input
from its advisory panels, and provide guidance to staff.
Law Enforcement Committee Meeting: September 14, 2010, 10:30 a.m. until
12 noon
The Law Enforcement Committee will review recommendations from its
advisory panel relative to law enforcement issues and discuss other
issues as appropriate.
Joint Executive/Finance Committees Meeting: September 14, 2010, 1:30
p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
The joint Executive/Finance Committees will receive updates on the
Calendar Year 2010 budget and additional SEDAR funding, discuss a
letter relative to Florida's management of spiny lobster, octocorals,
and several reef fish species, and future timeliness of recreational
data for management purposes.
SEDAR Committee Meeting: September 14, 2010, 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.
The SEDAR Committee will develop recommendations for SEDAR
participants and approve sea bass update documents, review the
Council's research plan, develop recommendations relative to Council
stock assessment priorities and other issues for the next SEDAR
Steering Committee meeting, and review and provide recommendations
regarding a SEDAR participant disclosure form.
Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting: September 14, 2010, 4 p.m. until 5
p.m., and September 15, 2010, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
The Snapper Grouper Committee will receive a report on outreach and
research activities associated with the Oculina Bank Experimental
Closed Area, a report from the Council's SSC, and a presentation on the
analysis of closure alternatives relative to potential changes from the
red snapper benchmark assessment. The Committee will provide direction
to staff regarding approaches and mechanisms for consideration at the
December 2010 Council meeting relative to red snapper.
The Committee will review Amendment 18 to the Snapper Grouper
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and provide recommendations for approval
of the amendment for public hearings. Amendment 18 includes actions to
extend the range of the snapper grouper management complex northward,
modifications to the golden tilefish and black sea bass pot commercial
fisheries, and improvements for fisheries statistics.
The Committee will review alternatives for Amendments 20, 24 and
Regulatory Amendment 9 to the Snapper Grouper FMP and provide
recommendations for staff. Amendment 20 will modify and update the
current Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) program for wreckfish.
Amendment 24 addresses requirements under the MSA for red grouper and
black grouper, including establishment of ACLs, AMs, and a rebuilding
plan for red grouper. Regulatory Amendment 9 includes alternatives to
specify trip limits for black sea bass, vermilion snapper, gag, and
greater amberjack and to address possible changes for the requirement
of sea turtle release gear within the snapper grouper fishery.
The Committee will also review options papers for Amendments 21 and
22, and provide guidance to staff. Amendment 21 addresses alternatives
for management of the snapper grouper fishery including: implementation
of trip limits, effort and participation reductions, endorsements,
catch shares, and regional quotas.
Amendment 22 includes options for long-term management measures for
red snapper in the South Atlantic as the stock rebuilds. The Committee
will also review management alternatives for the Comprehensive ACL
Amendment that will specify ACLs, AMs and other values as mandated in
the MSA for species managed by the Council and not subject to
overfishing. This includes species in the Snapper Grouper, Coral,
Golden Crab, Sargassum, and Dolphin Wahoo fishery management units.
The Committee will also review a letter from the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission to Dr. Bob Shipp, Chairman of the Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council relative to Florida management and
provide guidance to staff.
NOTE: There will be an informal public question and answer session
with NOAA Fisheries Services' Regional Administrator and the Council
Chairman on September 15, 2010 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Advisory Panel Selection Committee Meeting: September 16, 2010, 8:30
a.m. until 10 a.m. (CLOSED SESSION)
The Advisory Panel Selection Committee will review applications for
open seats and provide recommendations to Council.
Golden Crab Committee Meeting: September 16, 2010, 10 a.m. until 11
a.m.
The Golden Crab Committee will discuss SSC actions relative to the
golden crab fishery, review the results of the Golden Crab AP meeting,
and receive an update on Amendment 5 to the Golden Crab FMP to
implement a catch share program for the fishery.
SOPPs Committee Meeting: September 16, 2010, 11 a.m. until 12 noon
The SOPPs Committee will review the Final Rule addressing council
SOPPs, develop changes to the SOPPs as necessary, and provide direction
to staff.
Council Session: September 16, 2010, 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. and
September 17, 2010, 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon
Council Session: September 16, 2010, 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
From 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m., the Council will call the meeting to
order, adopt the agenda, approve the June 2010 meeting minutes, and
elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
Note: A public comment period on any of the September meeting
agenda items will be held on September 16, 2010 beginning at 2 p.m.
From 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Spiny Lobster Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 3:45 p.m. - 4 p.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Mackerel Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 4 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Ecosystem-Based Management
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Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Law Enforcement Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., the Council will receive a legal briefing
(CLOSED SESSION).
Council Session: September 17, 2010, 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon
From 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Executive/Finance Committees and take action as appropriate.
From 8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m., the Council will receive a report from the
SEDAR Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Snapper Grouper Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Advisory Panel Selection Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 9:45 a.m. - 10 a.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Golden Crab Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m., the Council will receive a report from
the SOPPs Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 10:15 a.m. 12 noon, the Council will receive status reports
from NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries'
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, review Experimental Fishing Permits
as necessary, receive agency and liaison reports, and discuss other
business including upcoming meetings.
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 Council for discussion, those issues may not be the
subjects of formal final Council action during this meeting. Council
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
Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Except for advertised (scheduled) public hearings and public
comment, the times and sequence specified on this agenda are subject to
change.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES)
by September 8, 2010.
August 24, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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