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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 sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter
at (503) 820–2280 at least 5 days prior
to the meeting date.
Dated: May 18, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National marine Fisheries Service.
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a joint meeting of its Habitat and
Ecosystem-based Management
Committees, Snapper Grouper
Committee, a joint meeting of its King
and Spanish Mackerel Committee and
Advisory Panel, King and Spanish
Mackerel Committee, Scientific and
Statistical Selection Committee
(CLOSED SESSION), Joint Executive/
Finance Committees, Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Committee and a meeting of the full
Council. In addition, the Council will
hold a public input session.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
June 12–16, 2006. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
The meetings will be held at
the Wyndham Grand Bay Hotel, 2669
South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove,
FL 33133; telephone: (1–800) 996–3426
or (305) 858–9600, fax: (305) 859–2026.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, One
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Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston,
SC 29407- 4699.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer;
telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free at
(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520;
e-mail: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Dates
1. Joint Habitat and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committees Meeting: June
12, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. and June
13, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon.
The Habitat and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committees will receive
results and recommendations from a
joint meeting of the Habitat and Coral
Advisory Panels, receive a report
regarding the status of the Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (FEP) development, and
an overview of items for consideration
in the FEP Comprehensive Amendment.
The Committees will develop
recommendations for the FEP and the
FEP Comprehensive Amendment.
2. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting:
June 13, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and
June 14, 2006, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon
The Snapper Grouper Committee will
receive an overview of Amendment 14
to the Snapper Grouper Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and
recommendations from the Scientific
and Statistical Committee (SSC).
Amendment 14 addresses the use of
marine protected areas for deepwater
snapper grouper species. The
Committee will discuss highly
migratory species considerations
associated with the amendment and
then develop recommendations to the
Council for Amendment 14.
The Committee will also receive an
overview and SSC recommendations for
Amendment 15 to the Snapper Grouper
FMP. Amendment 15 addresses
rebuilding schedules for snowy grouper,
golden tilefish, black sea bass, and red
porgy; recreational sale; permit issues
(incorporation and 60-day renewal), size
limits for queen triggerfish, and fishing
year changes for golden tilefish. After
discussing the biological opinion for the
snapper grouper fishery, the Committee
will make recommendations to the
Council regarding Amendment 15.
The Committee will receive
additional presentations from the SSC
regarding cooperative research and data
collection, a red porgy SEDAR update,
data collection recommendations for
species like snowy grouper; and
presentations from NMFS on landings,
the status of Amendment 13C
addressing overfishing, and quota
monitoring. The Committee will
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develop recommendations for the
Council following the SSC and NMFS
presentations.
June 13, 2006, 4:30 p.m. - The Council
will hold a Public Input Session.
Members of the public are invited to
address the Council on items listed on
the agenda or any other fishery issue
that falls under the jurisdiction of the
Council.
3. Joint Mackerel Committee and
Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting: June 14,
2006, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The Mackerel Committee and AP will
receive a report from the SSC on king
mackerel stock identification and an
overview from Council staff of
framework actions that will meet
management requirements. The AP will
provide input and recommendations to
the Committee.
4. Mackerel Committee Meeting: June
15, 2006, 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
The Mackerel Committee will meet to
develop recommendations on items for
framework action or to include in the
FEP Comprehensive Amendment.
5. Joint Executive Finance Committee
Meeting: June 15, 2006, 10:30 a.m. until
12 noon
The Committees will receive an
update on Calendar Year 2006 budget,
activities schedule, FMP timelines, and
the status of the President’s Fiscal Year
2007 budget. The Committees will then
review and approve the Regional
Operations Agreement for the Council/
NMFS Southeast Regional Office teams
responsible for drafting management
documents.
6. SEDAR Committee Meeting: June 15,
2006, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The SEDAR Committee will receive
an SSC briefing on the Research and
Monitoring Report and receive a report
on SEDAR Steering Committee meeting.
The Committee will provide input on
future species to be assessed through the
SEDAR process and provide
recommendations for the Council.
7. SSC Selection Committee Meeting:
June 15, 2006, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
(Closed Session)
The SSC Selection Committee will
meet to review applications and develop
recommendations for the Council on the
appointment of members to the SSC.
8. Council Session: June 15, 2006, 4 p.m.
- 6 p.m. and June 16, 2006, 8:30 a.m. 12 noon
From 4 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., the Council
will call the meeting to order, adopt the
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agenda, and approve the February/
March 2006 meeting minutes.
From 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the
Council will receive a report on the SSC
meetings.
From 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., the Council
will receive a joint Habitat and
Ecosystem-based Management
Committees report and take action as
appropriate.
From 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the Council
will hear a report from the Snapper
Grouper Committee and take action as
appropriate.
From 5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., the
Council will take final action on the
Georgia Aquarium’s Experimental
Fishing Permit.
From 5:45 p.m. - 6 p.m., the Council
will hear a report from the SSC
Selection Committee and take action as
appropriate.
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Council Session: June 16, 2006, 8:30
a.m. - 12 noon.
From 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m., the Council
will receive a report from the Mackerel
Committee and take action as
appropriate.
From 9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m., the Council
will receive a report from the Joint
Executive/Finance Committees and take
action as appropriate.
From 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
SEDAR Committee and take action as
appropriate.
From 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., the
Council will receive an update on spiny
lobster management.
From 9:45 a.m. - 12 noon, the Council
will receive a report on the Council
Chairmen’s/NMFS meetings and receive
status reports from NOAA Fisheries’
Southeast Regional Office, NOAA
Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science
Center, 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
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,
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the times and sequence specified on this
agenda are subject to change.
Schedule and Agenda for Council
Standing Committee Meetings
Special Accommodations
Monday, June 12, 2006
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 June 8, 2006.
Standing Committee
1. 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.–Enforcement/
Vessel Monitoring System Standing
Committee
2. 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.–Pelagics
&International Standing Commmittee
3. 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.–Bottomfish
Standing Committee
4. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.–Ecosystems &
Habitat Standing Committee
5. 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.–Program Planning,
Executive, and Budget Standing
Committee
The agenda during the full Council
meeting will include the items listed
here.
Dated: May 18, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its 133rd meeting to consider and
take actions on fishery management
issues in the Western Pacific Region.
The 133rd Council meeting and
public hearings will be held on June 12
- 15, 2006. For specific times and the
agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES:
The 133rd Council meeting
and public hearings will be held at the
Utulei Convention Center, Utulei,
American Samoa; telephone: (684) 633–
5155.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
In
addition to the agenda items listed here,
the Council will hear recommendations
from other Council advisory groups.
Public comment periods will be
provided throughout the agenda. The
order in which agenda items are
addressed may change. The Council will
meet as late as necessary to complete
scheduled business.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Schedule and Agenda for Council
Meeting
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 13,
2006
1. Samoan Opening
2. Greetings from the Governor
3. Presentation to American Samoa
Poster Winners
4. Introductions
5. Approval of Agenda
6. Approval of 131st and 132nd
Meeting Minutes
7. Island Agency Administration,
Program and Enforcement Reports
A. American Samoa
B. Guam
C. Hawaii
D. Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas Islands
8. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center
2. Pacific Islands Regional Office
B. United States Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS)
C. NOAA General Counsel Report
D. Department of State
E. NOAA Sanctuary Program Update
1. Fagatele Bay National Marine
Sanctuary
2. Proposed American Samoa Marine
Laboratory
9. American Samoa Advisory Panel
Report
10. Enforcement/vessel monitoring
systems
A. United States Coast Guard Report
B. National Marine Fisheries Service
Office for Law Enforcement Report
C. Status of Violations
D. Standing Committee
Recommendations
Guest Speaker
11. Fishery Rights of Indigenous
People
A. American Samoa Village-based
Marine Protected Areas Program
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 051806D]
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 a joint meeting of its Habitat and Ecosystem-based Management
Committees, Snapper Grouper Committee, a joint meeting of its King and
Spanish Mackerel Committee and Advisory Panel, King and Spanish
Mackerel Committee, Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee
(CLOSED SESSION), Joint Executive/Finance Committees, Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Committee and a meeting of the full
Council. In addition, the Council will hold a public input session.
DATES: The meetings will be held on June 12-16, 2006. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Wyndham Grand Bay Hotel,
2669 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133; telephone: (1-800)
996-3426 or (305) 858-9600, fax: (305) 859-2026.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407- 4699.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free at (866) SAFMC-10; fax:
(843) 769-4520; e-mail: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Dates
1. Joint Habitat and Ecosystem-Based Management Committees Meeting:
June 12, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. and June 13, 2006, from 8:30 a.m.
- 12 noon.
The Habitat and Ecosystem-Based Management Committees will receive
results and recommendations from a joint meeting of the Habitat and
Coral Advisory Panels, receive a report regarding the status of the
Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) development, and an overview of items for
consideration in the FEP Comprehensive Amendment. The Committees will
develop recommendations for the FEP and the FEP Comprehensive
Amendment.
2. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting: June 13, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30
p.m. and June 14, 2006, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon
The Snapper Grouper Committee will receive an overview of Amendment
14 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and
recommendations from the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).
Amendment 14 addresses the use of marine protected areas for deepwater
snapper grouper species. The Committee will discuss highly migratory
species considerations associated with the amendment and then develop
recommendations to the Council for Amendment 14.
The Committee will also receive an overview and SSC recommendations
for Amendment 15 to the Snapper Grouper FMP. Amendment 15 addresses
rebuilding schedules for snowy grouper, golden tilefish, black sea
bass, and red porgy; recreational sale; permit issues (incorporation
and 60-day renewal), size limits for queen triggerfish, and fishing
year changes for golden tilefish. After discussing the biological
opinion for the snapper grouper fishery, the Committee will make
recommendations to the Council regarding Amendment 15.
The Committee will receive additional presentations from the SSC
regarding cooperative research and data collection, a red porgy SEDAR
update, data collection recommendations for species like snowy grouper;
and presentations from NMFS on landings, the status of Amendment 13C
addressing overfishing, and quota monitoring. The Committee will
develop recommendations for the Council following the SSC and NMFS
presentations.
June 13, 2006, 4:30 p.m. - The Council will hold a Public Input
Session. Members of the public are invited to address the Council on
items listed on the agenda or any other fishery issue that falls under
the jurisdiction of the Council.
3. Joint Mackerel Committee and Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting: June 14,
2006, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The Mackerel Committee and AP will receive a report from the SSC on
king mackerel stock identification and an overview from Council staff
of framework actions that will meet management requirements. The AP
will provide input and recommendations to the Committee.
4. Mackerel Committee Meeting: June 15, 2006, 8:30 a.m. until 10:30
a.m.
The Mackerel Committee will meet to develop recommendations on
items for framework action or to include in the FEP Comprehensive
Amendment.
5. Joint Executive Finance Committee Meeting: June 15, 2006, 10:30 a.m.
until 12 noon
The Committees will receive an update on Calendar Year 2006 budget,
activities schedule, FMP timelines, and the status of the President's
Fiscal Year 2007 budget. The Committees will then review and approve
the Regional Operations Agreement for the Council/ NMFS Southeast
Regional Office teams responsible for drafting management documents.
6. SEDAR Committee Meeting: June 15, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The SEDAR Committee will receive an SSC briefing on the Research
and Monitoring Report and receive a report on SEDAR Steering Committee
meeting. The Committee will provide input on future species to be
assessed through the SEDAR process and provide recommendations for the
Council.
7. SSC Selection Committee Meeting: June 15, 2006, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30
p.m. (Closed Session)
The SSC Selection Committee will meet to review applications and
develop recommendations for the Council on the appointment of members
to the SSC.
8. Council Session: June 15, 2006, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. and June 16, 2006,
8:30 a.m. - 12 noon
From 4 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., the Council will call the meeting to
order, adopt the
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agenda, and approve the February/March 2006 meeting minutes.
From 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Council will receive a report on
the SSC meetings.
From 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., the Council will receive a joint Habitat
and Ecosystem-based Management Committees report and take action as
appropriate.
From 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the Council will hear a report from the
Snapper Grouper Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., the Council will take final action on
the Georgia Aquarium's Experimental Fishing Permit.
From 5:45 p.m. - 6 p.m., the Council will hear a report from the
SSC Selection Committee and take action as appropriate.
Council Session: June 16, 2006, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon.
From 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Mackerel Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Joint Executive/Finance Committees and take action as appropriate.
From 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., the Council will receive a report from
the SEDAR Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., the Council will receive an update on
spiny lobster management.
From 9:45 a.m. - 12 noon, the Council will receive a report on the
Council Chairmen's/NMFS meetings and receive status reports from NOAA
Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries' Southeast
Fisheries Science Center, 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 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 June 8, 2006.
Dated: May 18, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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