[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7924-7926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02772]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA034]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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: Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; Shrimp Committee;
Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Statement of Organization Practices and
Procedures (SOPPs) Committee (Closed Session); Executive Finance
Committee; and Snapper Grouper Committee. The meeting week will also
include a meeting of the Committee of the Whole, a formal public
comment session, and a meeting of the Full Council.
DATES: The meetings will be held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2,
2020 until 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Westin Jekyll
Island, 110 Ocean Way, Jekyll Island, GA 31527; phone: (912) 635-4545.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
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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: [email protected]. Meeting information is
available from the Council's website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public comment: Written comments may be directed to John
Carmichael, Executive Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (see Council address) or electronically via the Council's
website at http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. Comments
received by close of business the Monday before the meeting (2/24/20)
will be compiled, posted to the website as part of the meeting
materials, and included in the administrative record; please use the
Council's online form available from the website. For written comments
received after the Monday before the meeting (after 2/24/20),
individuals submitting a comment must use the Council's online form
available from the website. Comments will automatically be posted to
the website and available for Council consideration. Comments received
prior to noon on Thursday, March 5, 2020 will be a part of the meeting
administrative record.
The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
Committee of the Whole--Monday, March 2, 2020, 1:30 p.m. until 5:30
p.m. and Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an overview of proposed management
changes in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)
Restoration Blueprint, a presentation from the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Commission (FWC) regarding the proposed measures, an update
from FKNMS staff, and an overview of the Council's role regarding the
measures in the Restoration Blueprint from NOAA General Counsel. The
Committee will discuss and take action as appropriate.
2. The Committee will also receive a staff presentation on analysis
of the need for conservation and management of selected species,
discuss and provide recommendations as needed.
3. The Committee will receive a presentation from staff providing
background information on allocations, consider allocation approaches
and annual catch limits (ACLs), and provide guidance to staff as
appropriate.
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee--Wednesday,
March 4, 2020, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will receive an update on Council actions relative
to habitat and ecosystems, receive a report from the November 2019
meeting of the Habitat Advisory Panel, and provide guidance to staff.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 9:30 a.m. until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an update on the status of commercial
landings and amendments currently under formal Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive an overview of Framework Amendment 9
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources Fishery Management Plan
addressing Spanish mackerel commercial trip limits in the Northern
Zone, review public hearing comments, and consider approving the
amendment for Secretarial review.
Shrimp Committee, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an overview of Amendment 11 to the
Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP) addressing transit provisions for
penaeid shrimp vessels, recommendations from the Council's Shrimp
Advisory Panel and Law Enforcement Advisory Panel, review public
hearing comments, and discuss and consider approving the amendment for
final Secretarial review.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 2:30 p.m. until 3:45
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial landings.
2. The Committee will receive an overview of draft Amendment 12 to
the Dolphin Wahoo FMP with measures to add bullet mackerel and frigate
mackerel as Ecosystem Component species to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP and
provide guidance to staff.
3. The Committee will receive an update from staff on the Dolphin
Wahoo Participatory Workshops.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 4 p.m.--Public
comment will be accepted on items on the Council meeting agenda
scheduled to be approved for Secretarial Review: Amendment 11 to the
Shrimp FMP (penaeid shrimp transit provisions); and Coastal Migratory
Pelagic Resources Framework Amendment 9 (Spanish mackerel Northern Zone
trip limits). Public comment will also be accepted on all other agenda
items. The Council Chair, based on the number of individuals wishing to
comment, will determine the amount of time provided to each commenter.
SOPPs Committee, Thursday, March 5, 2020, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
(Closed Session)
1. The Committee will discuss revisions to the Council's travel
policy and Handbook and provide recommendations for Council
consideration.
Executive Finance Committee, Thursday, March 5, 2020, 9:30 a.m. until
10:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will address the Council follow-up and priorities
listing, receive an update from staff on the Gulf-South Atlantic
Recreational Flexibility Workgroup, and an update on Council Policies
and Practices. The Committee will discuss and take action as
appropriate.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Thursday, March 5, 2020, 10:30 a.m. until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial landings and the status of amendments under formal
Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive an update from NOAA Fisheries on
modifications to the red snapper seasons as addressed in Snapper
Grouper Regulatory Amendment 33 (removing the minimum number of days
requirement for opening the season) and the 2020 red snapper season.
3. The Committee will receive an overview of Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 34 addressing proposed Special Management Zones in
North Carolina and South Carolina and consider approving the amendment
for public hearings.
4. The Committee will provide topics to be addressed on the agenda
for the next meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel.
Council Session: Thursday, March 5, 2020, 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. and
Friday, March 6, 2020, 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
The Full Council will begin with the Call to Order, adoption of the
agenda, and approval of minutes. The Council will receive a legal
briefing during Closed Session if needed.
The Council will receive a presentation on Shark Depredation from
NOAA Fisheries Highly Migratory Species Division staff.
The Council will receive staff reports including the Executive
Director's Report, updates on the MyFishCount recreational reporting
pilot program, a report on the Council's System Management Plan (SMP),
and an update on the Citizen Science Program.
Presentations will be provided by NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional
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Office staff including a report on the status of commercial landings
for species not covered during an earlier committee meeting, bycatch
reporting, protected resources, and a presentation on the status of the
of the For-Hire Electronic Reporting Amendment. NOAA Fisheries
Southeast Fisheries Science Center staff will provide a presentation on
the status of the Commercial Electronic Logbook Program and updates on
the Atlantic Science Coordination Workshop, the Fishery Independent
Surveys Workshop, and changes to the Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP) weight estimates.
The Council will discuss and take action as necessary.
The Council will review any Exempted Fishing Permits received as
necessary.
The Council will receive an update on the Kitty Hawk Wind Project.
The Council will receive reports from the following committees:
Committee of the Whole; Shrimp; Habitat; Mackerel Cobia; Snapper
Grouper; Dolphin Wahoo; SOPPs, and Executive Finance. The Council will
take action as appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and liaison reports; and discuss
other business and upcoming meetings and take action as necessary.
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 this meeting. 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: February 7, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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