South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 52506-52508 [2013-20600]
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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.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 20, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (SAFMC).
AGENCY:
In addition to a Swearing-In
Ceremony for new South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (Council)
Members and a Council Member
Visioning Workshop, the Council will
hold a meetings of the: Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee: Dolphin
Wahoo Committee; Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review Committee
(partially Closed Session); Snapper
Grouper Committee; King & Spanish
Mackerel Committee; Advisory Panel
Selection Committee (closed session);
Protected Resources Committee;
Executive Finance Committee; Data
Collection 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 regarding agenda
items and a formal public comment
session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 9 a.m. on Monday, September
16, 2013 until 1 p.m. on Friday,
September 20, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Charleston Marriott Hotel, 170
Lockwood Boulevard, Charleston, SC
29403; telephone: (800) 968–3569 or
(843) 723–3000; fax: (843) 723–0276.
Council Address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405.
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Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; telephone: (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:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Council Member Visioning Workshop
Agenda, Monday, September 16, 2013,
9:15 a.m. until 12 noon
1. Receive a presentation on the Logic
Model.
2. Review and discuss the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
Strategic Plan.
3. Review SAFMC Snapper Grouper
Objectives, provide direction to staff
and schedule upcoming Port Meetings.
Ecosystem-Based Management
Committee Agenda, Monday,
September 16, 2013, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30
p.m.
1. Review public hearing comments
for Coral Amendment 8, pertaining to
Coral Habitat Areas of Particular
Concern (HAPCs) and transit through
the Oculina HAPC.
2. Review Amendment 8 and discuss
recommendation of approval of the
amendment for formal Secretarial
review. Deem the codified text as
necessary.
3. Receive an update on ecosystem
activities.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee Agenda,
Monday, September 16, 2013, 2:30 p.m.
until 4 p.m.
1. Receive updates on the status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus Annual Catch Limits (ACLs).
2. Review public hearing comments
for Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 5,
pertaining to bag limit sales of fish and
changes to the ACL and the Allowable
Biological Catch (ABC).
4. Review Amendment 5 and discuss
recommendation of approval of the
amendment for formal Secretarial
review. Deem the codified text as
necessary.
3. Discuss issue of transport of fillets
from Bahamian waters into the United
States’ (US) Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ).
Southeast Data, Assessment and
Review (SEDAR) Committee Agenda,
Monday, September 16, 2013, 4 p.m.
until 5 p.m. (Note: A portion of this
meeting will be Closed.)
1. Receive a SEDAR activities update.
Take Committee action as appropriate.
Develop guidance to SEDAR Steering
Committee members for the SEDAR
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process as well as the 2015 assessment
priorities.
2. Develop recommendations for
SEDAR 38 (Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic King Mackerel) participants
(Closed Session).
Snapper Grouper Committee Agenda,
Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, September
18, 2013, 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon
1. Receive and discuss the status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus ACLs.
2. Receive and discuss a report on
total removals of red snapper in 2012
from U.S. South Atlantic waters.
3. Receive an update on the status of
Snapper Grouper amendments under
formal Secretarial review.
4. Receive a briefing on the
deployment of artificial reef material in
the Charleston Deep Reef Marine
Protected Area (MPA).
5. Review public hearing comments
for Regulatory Amendment 14, relating
to a multitude of species in the Snapper
Grouper Fishery Management Plan
(FMP).
5. Review Regulatory Amendment 14
and discuss recommendation of
approval of the amendment for formal
Secretarial review. Deem the codified
text as necessary.
6. Receive an overview of the
following Snapper Grouper
amendments: Amendment 29,
pertaining to Only Reliable Catch Stocks
(ORCS) Revisions to the Control Rule;
Amendment 22, relating to tags that
would track recreational harvest of
species; and Regulatory Amendment 16,
pertaining to the removal of the
prohibition of Black Sea Bass pots. The
committee will take action as necessary
and provide guidance to staff.
7. Receive an overview of Snapper
Grouper Regulatory Amendment 17,
relating to MPAs and HAPCs for
Speckled Hind and Warsaw Grouper.
Review the stated Purpose and Need of
the amendment; select sites that meet
the criteria for MPA/HAPC
reconfiguration as well as target
spawning of Speckled Hind and Warsaw
Grouper; and provide guidance to staff
on timing of the amendment.
King & Spanish Mackerel Committee
Agenda, September 18, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
until 5 p.m.
1. Receive and discuss the status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus ACLs for Atlantic group King
Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, and Cobia.
2. Review public hearing comments
for the following amendments in the
Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) FMP:
Joint South Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico
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(Gulf) Mackerel Amendment 19,
pertaining to permits and tournament
sale requirements; Joint Mackerel
Amendment 20, regarding boundaries
and transit provisions; and actions in
the South Atlantic Mackerel
Framework, relating to transfer at sea
and trip limits. Develop
recommendations for approval of the
amendments and the framework as
appropriate; recommend approval of the
amendments and framework for formal
Secretarial review; and deem the
codified text as necessary.
Note: There will be an informal public
question and answer session with the NMFS
Regional Administrator and the Council
Chairman on Wednesday, September 18,
2013, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Advisory Panel (AP) Selection
Committee Agenda, Thursday,
September 19, 2013, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30
a.m. (Closed Session)
1. Review motions from the June 2013
appointment recommendations and take
action as necessary.
2. Review the current AP policies of
the other Councils and provide
recommendations for term limits.
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Protected Resources Committee
Agenda, Thursday, September 19, 2013,
9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m.
1. Receive an update from the
Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
Protected Resources Division on the
current consultations of species.
2. Receive a presentation on the
biology and behavior of species as well
as the Atlantic Large Whale Take
Reduction Plan Proposed Rule and the
Black Sea Bass Pot/Right Whale Cooccurrence Model.
3. Receive an update from the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Working
Group.
4. Discuss presentations and updates
and take action as appropriate.
Executive Finance Committee Agenda,
Thursday, September 19, 2013, 11 a.m.
until 12 noon
1. Receive an update on the status of
Council calendar year (CY) 2013
funding as well as CY 2013 budget
expenditures.
2. Receive an update on the Joint
Committee on South Florida
Management Issues workshops.
3. Discuss Council Follow-up and
Priorities and address other issues as
appropriate.
Data Collection Committee Agenda,
Thursday, September 19, 2013, 1:30
p.m. until 3:30 p.m.
1. Receive an update on the status of
the Joint South Atlantic/Gulf Generic
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For-Hire Reporting Amendment (South
Atlantic portion only) as well as the
status on the CMP Framework for
Headboat Reporting in the Gulf.
2. Receive a report on how
compliance will be implemented in
both the Generic For-Hire Reporting
Amendment and the Joint South
Atlantic/Gulf Generic Dealer Permit
Amendment.
3. Review public hearing comments
on the Joint South Atlantic/Gulf Generic
Dealer Permit Amendment. Review any
changes to the amendment and discuss
recommendation of approval of the
amendment for formal Secretarial
review. Deem the codified text as
necessary.
4. Receive Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC) presentations
on: sample sizes for individual species;
and the commercial electronic logbook
pilot project for the Joint South
Atlantic/Gulf Generic Commercial
Logbook Reporting Amendment.
Discuss and take action as appropriate.
5. Receive an overview of Gulf actions
for the Gulf Generic Charterboat
Reporting Amendment. Provide
guidance to staff and take action as
appropriate.
Council Session: September 19, 2013, 4
p.m. until completion of public
comment period and September 20,
2013, 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Council Session Agenda, Thursday,
September 19, 2013, 4 p.m. until
completion of public comment period
4 p.m.–4:15 p.m.: Call the meeting to
order, adopt the agenda, approve the
June 2013 minutes, elect Council
Chairman and Vice Chairman, and
receive presentations.
Note: A formal public comment session
will be held on Thursday, September 19,
2013, beginning at 4:30 p.m. on the following
items: Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 14; Dolphin Wahoo Amendment
5; Coral Amendment 8; Mackerel
Amendments 19 and 20; Mackerel
Framework; and the Joint South Atlantic and
Gulf Generic Dealer Permit Amendment.
Following comment on these specific items,
public comment will be accepted regarding
any other items on the Council agenda. The
amount of time provided to individuals will
be determined by the Chairman based on the
number of individuals wishing to comment.
Council Session Agenda, Friday,
September 20, 2013, 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
8 a.m.–8:15 a.m.: The Council will
receive a legal briefing on litigation.
(Closed Session)
8:15 a.m.–8:30 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Snapper
Grouper Committee and is scheduled to
either approve or disapprove Regulatory
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Amendment 14 for formal Secretarial
review. The Council will consider other
Committee recommendations and take
action as appropriate.
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the King & Spanish
Mackerel Committee and is scheduled
to approve or disapprove the following
amendments for formal Secretarial
review: Mackerel Amendment 19;
Mackerel Amendment 20; and South
Atlantic Framework actions. The
Council will consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
8:45 a.m.–9 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Data Collection
Committee and is scheduled to either
approve or disapprove the Joint South
Atlantic/Gulf Generic Dealer Permit
Amendment for formal Secretarial
review. The Council will consider other
Committee recommendations and take
action as appropriate.
9 a.m.–9:15 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the EcosystemBased Management Committee and is
scheduled to either approve or
disapprove Coral Amendment 8 for
formal Secretarial review. The Council
will consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Dolphin
Wahoo Committee and is scheduled to
either approve or disapprove Dolphin
Wahoo Amendment 5 for formal
Secretarial review. The Council will
consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Council
Member Visioning Workshop, consider
workshop recommendations and take
action as appropriate.
9:45 a.m.–10 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the SEDAR
Committee and is scheduled to approve
SEDAR 38 participants. The Council
will consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
10 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the AP Selection
Committee and will consider
recommendations for the appointment
or reappointment of AP members. The
Council will consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: The Council
will receive a report from the Protected
Resources Committee, consider
Committee recommendations and take
action as appropriate.
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: The Council
will receive a report from the Executive
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Finance Committee and is scheduled to
approve the Council Follow-up and
Priorities documents. The Council will
take action on the South Florida
Management issues as appropriate,
consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as
appropriate on these recommendations.
10:45 a.m.–1 p.m.: The Council will
receive various presentations, including
a briefing on the status of the U.S. and
Bahamas border issue and Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) Amendment 7
regarding Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, as well
as status reports from SERO and the
NMFS SEFSC. The Council will review
and develop recommendations on
Experimental Fishing Permits as
necessary; review agency and liaison
reports; and discuss other business and
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 group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 20, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to
develop recommendations for Georges
Bank yellowtail flounder accountability
measures.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, September 9, 2013 at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn, One Thurber
Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:
(401) 734–9600.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. 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: Due to
declining stock status, Georges Bank
yellowtail flounder catch is likely to be
severely restricted in coming years. The
small-mesh whiting and squid fisheries
have bycatch of Georges Bank yellowtail
flounder that will likely need to be
mitigated as part of a variety of fishing
restrictions. The Whiting Advisory
Panel is meeting at the same time and
the two advisory panels will meet
jointly since the small-mesh measures
are likely to affect both the whiting and
squid fisheries. The goal of the meeting
is to develop recommendations for
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder
accountability measures to be
considered as alternatives in
Multispecies Framework Adjustment 51
and/or a future action in the Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish Fishery
Management Plan. Accountability
measures can either be proactive, which
prevent annual catch limit overages or
reactive, which pay back past overages
and/or prevent future overages.
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.
SUMMARY:
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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.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 20, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
NMFS, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
and its advisory entities will hold
public meetings.
DATES: The Pacific Council and its
advisory entities will meet September
11–17, 2013. The Pacific Council
meeting will begin on Thursday,
September 12, 2013 at 8 a.m.,
reconvening each day through Tuesday,
September 17, 2013. All meetings are
open to the public, except a closed
session will be held at the end of the
scheduled agenda on Thursday,
September 12 to address litigation and
personnel matters. The Pacific Council
will meet as late as necessary each day
to complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific
Council and its advisory entities will be
held at the Riverside Hotel, 2900
Chinden Blvd., Boise, ID 83714;
telephone: (208) 343–1871. Instructions
for attending the meeting via live stream
broadcast are given under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director;
telephone: 503–820–2280 or 866–806–
7204 toll free; or access the Pacific
Council Web site, https://
www.pcouncil.org for the current
meeting location, proposed agenda, and
meeting briefing materials.
SUMMARY:
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC828
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (SAFMC).
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SUMMARY: In addition to a Swearing-In Ceremony for new South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (Council) Members and a Council Member
Visioning Workshop, the Council will hold a meetings of the: Ecosystem-
Based Management Committee: Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review Committee (partially Closed Session); Snapper
Grouper Committee; King & Spanish Mackerel Committee; Advisory Panel
Selection Committee (closed session); Protected Resources Committee;
Executive Finance Committee; Data Collection 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
regarding agenda items and a formal public comment session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 9 a.m. on Monday,
September 16, 2013 until 1 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Charleston Marriott Hotel,
170 Lockwood Boulevard, Charleston, SC 29403; telephone: (800) 968-3569
or (843) 723-3000; fax: (843) 723-0276.
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; telephone: (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:
Council Member Visioning Workshop Agenda, Monday, September 16, 2013,
9:15 a.m. until 12 noon
1. Receive a presentation on the Logic Model.
2. Review and discuss the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Strategic Plan.
3. Review SAFMC Snapper Grouper Objectives, provide direction to
staff and schedule upcoming Port Meetings.
Ecosystem-Based Management Committee Agenda, Monday, September 16,
2013, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
1. Review public hearing comments for Coral Amendment 8, pertaining
to Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPCs) and transit
through the Oculina HAPC.
2. Review Amendment 8 and discuss recommendation of approval of the
amendment for formal Secretarial review. Deem the codified text as
necessary.
3. Receive an update on ecosystem activities.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee Agenda, Monday, September 16, 2013, 2:30 p.m.
until 4 p.m.
1. Receive updates on the status of commercial and recreational
catches versus Annual Catch Limits (ACLs).
2. Review public hearing comments for Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 5,
pertaining to bag limit sales of fish and changes to the ACL and the
Allowable Biological Catch (ABC).
4. Review Amendment 5 and discuss recommendation of approval of the
amendment for formal Secretarial review. Deem the codified text as
necessary.
3. Discuss issue of transport of fillets from Bahamian waters into
the United States' (US) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Committee Agenda, Monday,
September 16, 2013, 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. (Note: A portion of this
meeting will be Closed.)
1. Receive a SEDAR activities update. Take Committee action as
appropriate. Develop guidance to SEDAR Steering Committee members for
the SEDAR process as well as the 2015 assessment priorities.
2. Develop recommendations for SEDAR 38 (Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic King Mackerel) participants (Closed Session).
Snapper Grouper Committee Agenda, Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30
a.m. until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 8:30 a.m. until 12
noon
1. Receive and discuss the status of commercial and recreational
catches versus ACLs.
2. Receive and discuss a report on total removals of red snapper in
2012 from U.S. South Atlantic waters.
3. Receive an update on the status of Snapper Grouper amendments
under formal Secretarial review.
4. Receive a briefing on the deployment of artificial reef material
in the Charleston Deep Reef Marine Protected Area (MPA).
5. Review public hearing comments for Regulatory Amendment 14,
relating to a multitude of species in the Snapper Grouper Fishery
Management Plan (FMP).
5. Review Regulatory Amendment 14 and discuss recommendation of
approval of the amendment for formal Secretarial review. Deem the
codified text as necessary.
6. Receive an overview of the following Snapper Grouper amendments:
Amendment 29, pertaining to Only Reliable Catch Stocks (ORCS) Revisions
to the Control Rule; Amendment 22, relating to tags that would track
recreational harvest of species; and Regulatory Amendment 16,
pertaining to the removal of the prohibition of Black Sea Bass pots.
The committee will take action as necessary and provide guidance to
staff.
7. Receive an overview of Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 17,
relating to MPAs and HAPCs for Speckled Hind and Warsaw Grouper. Review
the stated Purpose and Need of the amendment; select sites that meet
the criteria for MPA/HAPC reconfiguration as well as target spawning of
Speckled Hind and Warsaw Grouper; and provide guidance to staff on
timing of the amendment.
King & Spanish Mackerel Committee Agenda, September 18, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
until 5 p.m.
1. Receive and discuss the status of commercial and recreational
catches versus ACLs for Atlantic group King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel,
and Cobia.
2. Review public hearing comments for the following amendments in
the Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) FMP: Joint South Atlantic/Gulf of
Mexico
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(Gulf) Mackerel Amendment 19, pertaining to permits and tournament sale
requirements; Joint Mackerel Amendment 20, regarding boundaries and
transit provisions; and actions in the South Atlantic Mackerel
Framework, relating to transfer at sea and trip limits. Develop
recommendations for approval of the amendments and the framework as
appropriate; recommend approval of the amendments and framework for
formal Secretarial review; and deem the codified text as necessary.
Note: There will be an informal public question and answer
session with the NMFS Regional Administrator and the Council
Chairman on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Advisory Panel (AP) Selection Committee Agenda, Thursday, September 19,
2013, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. (Closed Session)
1. Review motions from the June 2013 appointment recommendations
and take action as necessary.
2. Review the current AP policies of the other Councils and provide
recommendations for term limits.
Protected Resources Committee Agenda, Thursday, September 19, 2013,
9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m.
1. Receive an update from the Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
Protected Resources Division on the current consultations of species.
2. Receive a presentation on the biology and behavior of species as
well as the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Proposed Rule and
the Black Sea Bass Pot/Right Whale Co-occurrence Model.
3. Receive an update from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Working
Group.
4. Discuss presentations and updates and take action as
appropriate.
Executive Finance Committee Agenda, Thursday, September 19, 2013, 11
a.m. until 12 noon
1. Receive an update on the status of Council calendar year (CY)
2013 funding as well as CY 2013 budget expenditures.
2. Receive an update on the Joint Committee on South Florida
Management Issues workshops.
3. Discuss Council Follow-up and Priorities and address other
issues as appropriate.
Data Collection Committee Agenda, Thursday, September 19, 2013, 1:30
p.m. until 3:30 p.m.
1. Receive an update on the status of the Joint South Atlantic/Gulf
Generic For-Hire Reporting Amendment (South Atlantic portion only) as
well as the status on the CMP Framework for Headboat Reporting in the
Gulf.
2. Receive a report on how compliance will be implemented in both
the Generic For-Hire Reporting Amendment and the Joint South Atlantic/
Gulf Generic Dealer Permit Amendment.
3. Review public hearing comments on the Joint South Atlantic/Gulf
Generic Dealer Permit Amendment. Review any changes to the amendment
and discuss recommendation of approval of the amendment for formal
Secretarial review. Deem the codified text as necessary.
4. Receive Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) presentations
on: sample sizes for individual species; and the commercial electronic
logbook pilot project for the Joint South Atlantic/Gulf Generic
Commercial Logbook Reporting Amendment. Discuss and take action as
appropriate.
5. Receive an overview of Gulf actions for the Gulf Generic
Charterboat Reporting Amendment. Provide guidance to staff and take
action as appropriate.
Council Session: September 19, 2013, 4 p.m. until completion of public
comment period and September 20, 2013, 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Council Session Agenda, Thursday, September 19, 2013, 4 p.m. until
completion of public comment period
4 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Call the meeting to order, adopt the agenda,
approve the June 2013 minutes, elect Council Chairman and Vice
Chairman, and receive presentations.
Note: A formal public comment session will be held on Thursday,
September 19, 2013, beginning at 4:30 p.m. on the following items:
Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 14; Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 5;
Coral Amendment 8; Mackerel Amendments 19 and 20; Mackerel
Framework; and the Joint South Atlantic and Gulf Generic Dealer
Permit Amendment. Following comment on these specific items, public
comment will be accepted regarding any other items on the Council
agenda. The amount of time provided to individuals will be
determined by the Chairman based on the number of individuals
wishing to comment.
Council Session Agenda, Friday, September 20, 2013, 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
8 a.m.-8:15 a.m.: The Council will receive a legal briefing on
litigation. (Closed Session)
8:15 a.m.-8:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Snapper Grouper Committee and is scheduled to either approve or
disapprove Regulatory Amendment 14 for formal Secretarial review. The
Council will consider other Committee recommendations and take action
as appropriate.
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
King & Spanish Mackerel Committee and is scheduled to approve or
disapprove the following amendments for formal Secretarial review:
Mackerel Amendment 19; Mackerel Amendment 20; and South Atlantic
Framework actions. The Council will consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as appropriate.
8:45 a.m.-9 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the Data
Collection Committee and is scheduled to either approve or disapprove
the Joint South Atlantic/Gulf Generic Dealer Permit Amendment for
formal Secretarial review. The Council will consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as appropriate.
9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Ecosystem-Based Management Committee and is scheduled to either approve
or disapprove Coral Amendment 8 for formal Secretarial review. The
Council will consider other Committee recommendations and take action
as appropriate.
9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Dolphin Wahoo Committee and is scheduled to either approve or
disapprove Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 5 for formal Secretarial review. The
Council will consider other Committee recommendations and take action
as appropriate.
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Council Member Visioning Workshop, consider workshop recommendations
and take action as appropriate.
9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the SEDAR
Committee and is scheduled to approve SEDAR 38 participants. The
Council will consider other Committee recommendations and take action
as appropriate.
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the AP
Selection Committee and will consider recommendations for the
appointment or reappointment of AP members. The Council will consider
other Committee recommendations and take action as appropriate.
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Protected Resources Committee, consider Committee recommendations and
take action as appropriate.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Executive
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Finance Committee and is scheduled to approve the Council Follow-up and
Priorities documents. The Council will take action on the South Florida
Management issues as appropriate, consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as appropriate on these
recommendations.
10:45 a.m.-1 p.m.: The Council will receive various presentations,
including a briefing on the status of the U.S. and Bahamas border issue
and Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Amendment 7 regarding Atlantic
Bluefin Tuna, as well as status reports from SERO and the NMFS SEFSC.
The Council will review and develop recommendations on Experimental
Fishing Permits as necessary; review agency and liaison reports; and
discuss other business and 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 group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 20, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-20600 Filed 8-22-13; 8:45 am]
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