Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 17508 [2014-06944]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 17508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06944]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD209


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 workshop and meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will 
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and 
Social and Economic Sciences Panel (SEP). See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The SSC will hold an assessment planning workshop and a meeting 
from 1 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014 until 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 
2014. The SEP will meet from 12 noon until 4 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 
2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meetings and workshop will be held at the 
Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North, 
Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (877) 227-6963 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, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 
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:

SSC Assessment Planning Workshop, 1 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014 
until 12 noon on Tuesday, April 29, 2014

    1. Review assessment priorities, prioritization approaches and 
scheduling considerations.
    2. Consider long term assessment priorities and scheduling.

SEP Meeting, Monday, April 28, 2014, 12 noon until 4 p.m.

    1. Review Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) including: Dolphin-Wahoo 
Amendment 7; Snapper Grouper Amendment 33; Generic Accountability and 
Dolphin Allocation Amendment; and Coastal-Migratory Pelagics Amendment 
24.
    2. Review economic analysis and allocations methods and data 
availability.
    3. Consider research needs.

SSC Meeting, 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 until 2 p.m. on 
Thursday, May 1, 2014

    1. Receive an update on recent Southeast Data, Assessment and 
Review (SEDAR) activities.
    2. Receive a report on the Assessment Planning Workshop and 
recommend future assessment priorities.
    4. Receive a report from the SEP meeting.
    5. Review stock assessments of Gag Grouper, Snowy Grouper, and 
Wreckfish and develop fishing level recommendations.
    6. Review the SAFMC Peer Review Process.
    7. Review stock projections of Blueline Tilefish and provide 
fishing level recommendations.
    8. Review SAFMC annual research priorities.
    9. Receive an update on the MRIP program.
    10. Review FMPs including: Dolphin-Wahoo Amendment 7; Snapper 
Grouper Amendments 29 and 33; Generic Accountability and Dolphin 
Allocation Amendment; and Coastal-Migratory Pelagics Amendment 24.
    11. Receive a report from on evaluation of the Oculina closed area.
    12. Receive a report on fishery dependent sampling efforts in 2013.
    13. Receive updates and progress reports on other ongoing projects 
and FMP amendments.
    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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.
    Written comment on SSC agenda topics is to be distributed to the 
Committee through the Council office, similar to all other briefing 
materials. Written comment to be considered by the SSC shall be 
provided to the Council office no later than one week prior to an SSC 
meeting. For this meeting, the deadline for submission of written 
comment is 12 noon on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Two opportunities for 
comment on agenda items will be provided during SSC meetings and noted 
on the agenda. The first will be at the beginning of the meeting, and 
the second near the conclusion, when the SSC reviews its 
recommendations.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 10 business 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: March 25, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-06944 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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