[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 19977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8450]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA359
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 meeting of the Council Coordination Committee of
the Fishery Management Councils.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
host a meeting of the Council Coordination Committee in Charleston, SC.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The meeting will take place May 3-5, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Guest Suites
Hotel, 181 Church St., Charleston, SC 29401; telephone: (843) 408-8733
or (843) 577-2644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or
toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Members of the Council Coordination Committee (CCC), consisting of
the Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) chairs, vice chairs and
executive directors, will meet from 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. on May 3, 2011;
8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on May 4, 2011; and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on May 5, 2011.
Agenda
Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Welcome comments and open session with Councils; Council reports on
the status of implementing the Magnuson-Stevens Act provisions and
other current activities of interest including: annual catch limits;
ending overfishing; rebuilding plans status updates; catch shares; and
the allocation of fishery resources.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Members of the CCC will receive updates and discuss: Fiscal Year
(FY) 2011 and FY2012 budgets and additional grant funds; performance
measures status; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issues; a
status report on Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review); the National Bycatch Report; the National Catch
Share Policy Status; the Marine Protected Area (MPA) network and
council participation; the Marine Recreational Information Program
(MRIP) and use of MRIP data for recreational in-season adjustments; and
Law Enforcement issues, including NOAA General Counsel (GC) penalty
schedules.
Thursday, May 5, 2011, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Members of the CCC will be briefed on: United States Coast Guard
(USCG) issues; National Ocean Council/Coastal and Marine Spatial
Planning; the National Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
Workshop; and Outreach efforts of NOAA Fisheries and the Regional
Fishery Management Councils.
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: April 5, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-8450 Filed 4-8-11; 8:45 am]
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