Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 4129-4130 [2013-00973]
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The meeting will be held on
February 4, 2013 beginning at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar with a listening station at
the Council office. Webinar access
details will be posted at: https://
www.mafmc.org.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 North State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this meeting is to review and
develop comments from the Council on
Amendment 5 to the 2006 Consolidated
Highly Migratory Species Fishery
Management Plan. The proposed
measures include changes to
commercial quotas and species groups,
the creation of several time/area
closures, a change to an existing time/
area closure, an increase in the
recreational minimum size restrictions,
and the establishment of recreational
reporting for certain species of sharks. A
summary of the measures is available at:
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/
newslist/2012/11-15-12_a5_proposed
_rule_listserv.pdf. The measures are
being considered by the National
Marine Fisheries Service (not by the
Council) but because of potential
impacts to constituents in the MidAtlantic area, the Council is considering
submitting comments on the proposed
measures. The public may also submit
comments directly at: https://
www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;
D=NOAA-NMFS-2012-0161-0013 until
February 12, 2013.
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.
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Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
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Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 15, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Dated: January 15, 2013.
Tracey L Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC442
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (Council)—Public Meetings;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Correction to the notice of
public hearing and scoping meetings.
AGENCY:
This document corrects an
error made to the email address for
written comments pertaining to the
Scoping Process for Amendment 5 to
the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery
Management Plan. The original
document published in the Federal
Register on January 15, 2013, and all
other information remains unchanged
and will not be repeated in this
document.
SUMMARY:
Written comments may also be
directed to Bob Mahood, Executive
Director, SAFMC (see Council address).
Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m.
on February 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: 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,
SAFMC; phone 843/571–4366 or toll
free 866/SAFMC–10; Fax 843/769–4520;
email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Correction
In the Federal Register of January 15,
2013, in FR Doc. 2013–00601, on page
2955, in the first column, item 3 is
corrected to read as follows:
3. Written comments may be directed
to Bob Mahood, Executive Director,
SAFMC (see Council address) or via
email to:
DWAmend5Comments@safmc.net.
Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m.
on February 4, 2013.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Administration
RIN 0648–XC445
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Meetings of the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council’s
Information & Education Advisory Panel
(AP); Law Enforcement AP; Joint
Meeting of the Information & Education
AP and Law Enforcement AP; and
meeting of the Marine Protected Area
(MPA) Expert Workgroup.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (SAFMC) will
hold the AP meetings and the MPA
Expert Workgroup meeting in North
Charleston, SC.
DATES: The meetings will be held from
1:30 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2013
until 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 7,
2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, 4381
Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North
Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (800)
503–5762 or (843) 744–4422; fax: (843)
744–4472.
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,
SAFMC; phone 843/571–4366 or toll
free 866/SAFMC–10; FAX 843/769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the individual meeting
agendas are as follows:
SUMMARY:
MPA Expert Workgroup Agenda:
Monday, February 4, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
until Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 12
p.m.
1. Receive a presentation on the
reorientation of existing MPAs based on
occurrence and habitat.
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2. Review and revise
recommendations based on data
availability, assumptions and other
considerations with a focus on
reorienting existing MPAs in order to
reduce bycatch of speckled hind and
warsaw grouper in the South Atlantic
Region.
3. Discuss timing and develop
workgroup report.
Joint Information & Education AP and
Law Enforcement AP Agenda:
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
until 5 p.m.
1. Receive an overview of Snapper
Grouper Amendment 30, pertaining to
the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), as
well as a review of the VMS fact sheet.
2. Receive a presentation on the
mobile phone application for SAFMC
regulations.
3. Receive a presentation on the status
of the SAFMC Web site upgrade,
including upgrades to the law
enforcement sections of the Web site.
This includes a Law Enforcement
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
section.
4. Review updates on the NOAA
Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) Web
site and discuss communication
improvements regarding regulatory and
law enforcement issues with officers
and field offices.
Information & Education AP Agenda,
Thursday, February 7, 2013, 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
1. Receive an overview and an update
on the Marine Resource Education
Program (MREP) project.
2. Receive an update on the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Communication
Group Social Media Workshop.
3. Discuss the SAFMC Web site
upgrade, including the Web site format
and types of necessary outreach
materials.
4. Receive an overview of proposed
outreach materials for 2013.
5. Receive an overview of the SAFMC
Visioning Process for snapper grouper
species.
6. Discuss strategic planning.
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Law Enforcement AP Agenda,
Thursday, February 7, 2013, 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
1. Approve agenda and March 2012
AP meeting minutes.
2. Receive an update on the following
recently completed and developing
amendments pertaining to the Snapper
Grouper (SG) Fishery Management Plan:
Regulatory Amendment 13, pertaining
to the revision of Annual Catch Limits
(ACLs); Regulatory Amendment 15
(yellowtail snapper and grouper);
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Amendment 28 (red snapper);
Amendment 18B and Regulatory
Amendment 16 (golden tilefish);
Regulatory Amendment 14
(management measures for the
complex); and Regulatory Amendment
17 (MPAs).
3. Review SG Regulatory Amendment
18, regarding the adjustment of the
ACL/sector ACLs for vermilion snapper
and red porgy based on recently
completed stock assessment updates for
these species.
4. Review SG Amendment 27, which
assumes management responsibility for
Nassau grouper in the Gulf of Mexico,
increases the number of crew members
allowed on dual-permitted snapper
grouper vessels (vessels that have both
a federal South Atlantic Charter/
Headboat Permit for snapper grouper
species and a South Atlantic Unlimited
or 225 pound SG Permit), addresses the
issues of captain and crew retention of
bag limit quantities of snapper grouper
species, proposes changes to the
existing snapper grouper framework
procedure to allow for more timely
adjustments to ACLs, and modifies
management measures for blue runner.
5. Review SG Amendment 30, which
considers VMS requirements for vessels
with South Atlantic commercial
snapper grouper permits. This action
was initially included in a separate
amendment but was recently transferred
to its own separate amendment.
6. Review Joint Mackerel Amendment
19, which addresses bag limit sales of
king mackerel, Spanish mackerel and
cobia, including a potential new
commercial permit requirement for
cobia. The amendment also addresses
permit requirements for king mackerel
and Spanish mackerel.
7. Review Joint Mackerel Amendment
20, which includes evaluation of
boundaries, allocations and transit
provisions; considers a commercial
quota for North Carolina king and
Spanish mackerel; and modifies the
framework procedure.
8. Review the Mackerel Framework
Amendment, which considers size
limits, transfer allowances and changes
in commercial trip limits.
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
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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: January 15, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 through
Friday, February 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Marriott Mobile, 3101 Airport
Boulevard, Mobile, AL 36606;
telephone: (251) 476–6400.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Stephen Bortone, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Committees
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.—The Full
Council in a CLOSED SESSION will
meet and interview the Executive
Director applicants.
—Recess—
2 p.m.–4 p.m.—The Full Council in a
CLOSED SESSION will continue
interviewing applicants.
—Recess—
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC445
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's
Information & Education Advisory Panel (AP); Law Enforcement AP; Joint
Meeting of the Information & Education AP and Law Enforcement AP; and
meeting of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Expert Workgroup.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will
hold the AP meetings and the MPA Expert Workgroup meeting in North
Charleston, SC.
DATES: The meetings will be held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday, February 4,
2013 until 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel,
4381 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone:
(800) 503-5762 or (843) 744-4422; fax: (843) 744-4472.
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, SAFMC; phone 843/571-4366 or toll free 866/SAFMC-10; FAX 843/
769-4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the individual
meeting agendas are as follows:
MPA Expert Workgroup Agenda: Monday, February 4, 2013, 1:30 p.m. until
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 12 p.m.
1. Receive a presentation on the reorientation of existing MPAs
based on occurrence and habitat.
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2. Review and revise recommendations based on data availability,
assumptions and other considerations with a focus on reorienting
existing MPAs in order to reduce bycatch of speckled hind and warsaw
grouper in the South Atlantic Region.
3. Discuss timing and develop workgroup report.
Joint Information & Education AP and Law Enforcement AP Agenda:
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.
1. Receive an overview of Snapper Grouper Amendment 30, pertaining
to the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), as well as a review of the VMS
fact sheet.
2. Receive a presentation on the mobile phone application for SAFMC
regulations.
3. Receive a presentation on the status of the SAFMC Web site
upgrade, including upgrades to the law enforcement sections of the Web
site. This includes a Law Enforcement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
section.
4. Review updates on the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) Web
site and discuss communication improvements regarding regulatory and
law enforcement issues with officers and field offices.
Information & Education AP Agenda, Thursday, February 7, 2013, 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
1. Receive an overview and an update on the Marine Resource
Education Program (MREP) project.
2. Receive an update on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Communication Group Social Media Workshop.
3. Discuss the SAFMC Web site upgrade, including the Web site
format and types of necessary outreach materials.
4. Receive an overview of proposed outreach materials for 2013.
5. Receive an overview of the SAFMC Visioning Process for snapper
grouper species.
6. Discuss strategic planning.
Law Enforcement AP Agenda, Thursday, February 7, 2013, 9 a.m. until 5
p.m.
1. Approve agenda and March 2012 AP meeting minutes.
2. Receive an update on the following recently completed and
developing amendments pertaining to the Snapper Grouper (SG) Fishery
Management Plan: Regulatory Amendment 13, pertaining to the revision of
Annual Catch Limits (ACLs); Regulatory Amendment 15 (yellowtail snapper
and grouper); Amendment 28 (red snapper); Amendment 18B and Regulatory
Amendment 16 (golden tilefish); Regulatory Amendment 14 (management
measures for the complex); and Regulatory Amendment 17 (MPAs).
3. Review SG Regulatory Amendment 18, regarding the adjustment of
the ACL/sector ACLs for vermilion snapper and red porgy based on
recently completed stock assessment updates for these species.
4. Review SG Amendment 27, which assumes management responsibility
for Nassau grouper in the Gulf of Mexico, increases the number of crew
members allowed on dual-permitted snapper grouper vessels (vessels that
have both a federal South Atlantic Charter/Headboat Permit for snapper
grouper species and a South Atlantic Unlimited or 225 pound SG Permit),
addresses the issues of captain and crew retention of bag limit
quantities of snapper grouper species, proposes changes to the existing
snapper grouper framework procedure to allow for more timely
adjustments to ACLs, and modifies management measures for blue runner.
5. Review SG Amendment 30, which considers VMS requirements for
vessels with South Atlantic commercial snapper grouper permits. This
action was initially included in a separate amendment but was recently
transferred to its own separate amendment.
6. Review Joint Mackerel Amendment 19, which addresses bag limit
sales of king mackerel, Spanish mackerel and cobia, including a
potential new commercial permit requirement for cobia. The amendment
also addresses permit requirements for king mackerel and Spanish
mackerel.
7. Review Joint Mackerel Amendment 20, which includes evaluation of
boundaries, allocations and transit provisions; considers a commercial
quota for North Carolina king and Spanish mackerel; and modifies the
framework procedure.
8. Review the Mackerel Framework Amendment, which considers size
limits, transfer allowances and changes in commercial trip limits.
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) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Dated: January 15, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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