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Evaluation of National Estuarine
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Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate.
AGENCY:
The NOAA Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate
the performance of the Apalachicola
National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The National Estuarine Research
Reserve evaluation will be conducted
pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the
CZMA and regulations at 15 CFR part
921, subpart E and part 923, subpart L.
Evaluation of a National Estuarine
Research Reserve requires findings
concerning the extent to which a state
has met the national objectives, adhered
to its Reserve final management plan
approved by the Secretary of Commerce,
and adhered to the terms of financial
assistance awards funded under the
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The evaluation will include a public
meeting, consideration of written public
comments and consultations with
interested Federal, state, and local
agencies and members of the public.
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the Final Evaluation Findings. Notice is
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location of the public meeting.
DATES: Date and Time: The
Apalachicola National Estuarine
Research Reserve public meeting will be
held July 1, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at
Apalachicola National Estuarine
Research Reserve, 108 Island Drive,
Eastpoint, Florida 32328.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the reserve’s most
recent performance report, as well as
OCRM’s evaluation notification letter to
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Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management,
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Carrie Hall, Evaluator, National Policy
and Evaluation Division, Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resource
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Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, (301)
563–1135, or carrie.hall@noaa.gov.
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Administration
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Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for
Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services
and Coastal Zone Management National
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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 of the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (SAFMC).
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a Visioning Project Workshop,
receive a presentation from NOAA
Fisheries on the Development of a
National Recreational Fishing Policy,
and hold a joint committee meeting of
the Habitat & Environmental Protection
Committee and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee. The Council
will also hold meetings of the: Executive
Finance Committee; Protected
Resources Committee; Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection
Committee (CLOSED SESSION);
Advisory Panel Selection Committee
(CLOSED SESSION); Law Enforcement
Committee (CLOSED SESSION);
Southeast Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR) Committee; Snapper Grouper
Committee; Joint committee meeting of
the Dolphin Wahoo Committee and
Snapper Grouper Committee; Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) Committee;
King & Spanish Mackerel Committee;
Information and Education Committee;
Golden Crab 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
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session regarding agenda items and a
formal public comment session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 9 a.m. on Monday, June 9,
2014 until 3:15 p.m. on Friday, June 13,
2014.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be
held at the Sawgrass Marriott, 1000 PGA
Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
32082; telephone: (800) 457–4653 or
(904) 285–7777; fax: (904) 285–0906.
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.
The items
of discussion in the individual meeting
agendas are as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Visioning Workshop, Monday, June 9,
2014, 9 a.m. Until 11:30 a.m.
1. Introduction and overview of the
port meetings.
2. Review and discuss state port
meeting summaries and comments
received via port meeting discussion
forms.
3. Provide direction to staff regarding
planning for next steps.
NOAA Fisheries Presentation on
Development of a National Recreational
Fishing Policy, Monday, June 9, 2014,
11:30 a.m. Until 12 Noon
1. Staff from NOAA Fisheries will
provide the Council with a presentation
on the development of a National
Recreational Fishing Policy.
Joint Habitat Committee and
Ecosystem-Based Management
Committees, Monday, June 9, 2014, 1:30
p.m. Until 3:30 p.m.
1. Receive reports from meetings of
the Habitat Advisory Panel (AP), Coral
AP and Deepwater Shrimp AP.
2. Review and approve redrafted
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) policy
statements.
3. Receive an update on the status of
Coral Amendment 8 addressing Coral
Habitat Areas of Particular Concern
(HAPCs) and transit through the
Oculina Bank HAPC.
4. Receive an update on ecosystem
activities.
Executive Finance Committee, Monday,
June 9, 2014, 3:30 p.m. Until 4:30 p.m.
1. Approve the Calendar Year (CY)
2014 Council budget.
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2. Receive updates on the status of the
CY 2014 budget expenditures.
3. Address the Council Follow-up and
priorities.
4. Receive an update on the Joint
Committee on South Florida
Management Issues.
5. Receive an overview of proposed
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act bills,
a report on the Council Coordinating
Committee meeting, an update on the
status of the NOAA Fisheries Beaufort
Lab, and address other issues as
appropriate.
Protected Resources Committee,
Monday, June 9, 2014, 4:30 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m.
1. Receive an update on ongoing
consultations from the NOAA Fisheries
Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
Protected Resources Division.
2. Receive a report on: The final
Biological Opinion for the Southeastern
Shrimp Fisheries; a report on the final
determination for coral listings; and the
proposed critical habitat for loggerhead
sea turtles.
3. Develop committee
recommendations as appropriate.
SSC Selection Committee (Closed
Session), Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 8:30
a.m. Until 9:30 a.m.
Review SSC applications and develop
recommendations for appointments
and/or reappointments.
AP Selection Committee (Closed
Session), Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 9:30
a.m. Until 10:30 a.m.
1. Review advisory panel applications
and develop recommendations for
appointments and/or reappointments.
2. Develop committee
recommendations as appropriate.
Law Enforcement Committee (Closed
Session), Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 10:30
a.m. Until 11 a.m.
Develop recommendations for Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year Award.
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SEDAR Committee, Tuesday, June 10,
2014, 11 a.m. Until 12 Noon
1. Receive an update on SEDAR
activities.
2. Receive an overview on the
Council’s assessment priorities.
3. Receive the SEDAR Steering
Committee Report, an overview of the
South Atlantic Fishery Dependent
Workshop and the Council’s assessment
peer review process.
4. Review the 2014 research and
monitoring plan.
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Snapper Grouper Committee Agenda,
Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 1:30 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, June 11,
2014, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 p.m.
1. Receive and discuss the status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus quotas for species under Annual
Catch Limits (ACLs) with an overview
of the commercial golden tilefish
overage. The committee will take action
as appropriate.
2. Receive an update on the status of
Snapper Grouper amendments under
formal Secretarial review.
3. Receive a report on the 2014 Red
Snapper Season.
4. Receive an report from the Snapper
Grouper Advisory Panel and the
Scientific and Statistical Committee and
take action as appropriate.
5. Receive a report on the status of the
Oculina Experimental Closed Area
(OECA) evaluation team work, review,
modify and approve the Evaluation
Report, determine if any changes are
necessary to the OECA, and provide
guidance to staff.
6. Receive an update on South
Atlantic fishery-independent surveys.
7. Review Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 16 (removal of
the black sea bass pot closure), modify
the draft document, choose preferred
management alternatives, and provide
guidance.
8. Review Snapper Grouper
Amendment 22 (tags to track
recreational harvest), discuss the
amendment, and provide guidance to
staff.
9. Review Snapper Grouper
Amendment 29 addressing Only
Reliable Catch Stocks (ORCS) and
management measures for gray
triggerfish; modify the amendment as
appropriate and make recommendations
to approve the amendment for formal
review.
10. Review the options paper for
Snapper Grouper Amendment 32
addressing blueline tilefish; modify the
document, select preferred alternatives
and approve the amendment for public
hearings.
11. Review Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 20 addressing
snowy grouper; modify the document,
select preferred alternatives and
approve the amendment for public
hearings.
12. Review the approach and options
for setting gag and wreckfish fishing
level recommendations, including
recommendations from the SSC.
Approve the approach, alternatives and
provide guidance on timing to staff.
13. Review the Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 17 scoping
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document addressing Marine Protected
Areas (MPAs) and a potential alternative
approach, modify the scoping document
as appropriate and approve for scoping.
14. Review a draft letter supporting
the renewal of Corps of Engineers
permits for artificial reef construction
off the Northeast coast of Florida and
take action as appropriate.
15. Review the scoping document for
Snapper Grouper Amendment 35
addressing species removal, modify as
appropriate and approve for scoping.
16. Review the joint South Atlantic
and Gulf Generic Amendment, modify
as appropriate and provide guidance to
staff.
17. Discuss the golden tilefish
longline endorsement/hook and line
issue for the commercial fishery and
take action as necessary.
Note: There will be an informal public
question and answer session with the NMFS
Regional Administrator and the Council
Chairman on Wednesday, June 11, 2014,
beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Joint Dolphin Wahoo Committee and
Snapper Grouper Committees,
Thursday, June 12, 2014, 8:30 a.m.
Until 10 a.m.
1. Receive and discuss the status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus ACLs for dolphin and wahoo.
2. Receive an update on the status of
Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 5,
pertaining to bag limit sale of fish and
changes to the ACL and the Allowable
Biological Catch (ABC).
3. Receive a report from the Dolphin
Wahoo Advisory Panel.
4. Review Dolphin Wahoo
Amendment 7 and Snapper Grouper
Amendment 33 regarding the issue of
transport of fillets from Bahamian
waters into United States waters, modify
the amendments as appropriate and
approve for public hearings.
5. Review and discuss the Generic
Accountability Measures and Dolphin
Allocation Amendment, modify as
appropriate, and approve for public
hearings.
Highly Migratory Species Committee,
Thursday, June 12, 2014, 10 a.m. Until
11 a.m.
1. Discuss shark interaction with
South Atlantic fisheries and provide
guidance to staff.
King and Spanish Mackerel Committee,
Thursday, June 12, 2014, 11 a.m. Until
12 Noon and 1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
1. Receive and discuss the status of
commercial and recreational catches
versus ACLs for Atlantic Group king
mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia.
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2. Receive an update on the status of
amendments under Formal Review and
a report from the King and Spanish
Mackerel Advisory Panel.
3. Review the Coastal Migratory
Pelagics (CMP) Framework Amendment
2 addressing Spanish Mackerel trip
limits, modify the document as
appropriate, select preferred alternatives
and approve for public hearings.
4. Review the options paper for Joint
CMP Amendment 24 addressing
allocations and shifts in ACLs and
provide directions to staff.
Information and Education Committee,
Thursday, June 12, 2014, 2 p.m. Until
3 p.m.
1. Receive a report from the
Information and Education Advisory
Panel.
2. Receive a summary of the Councilhosted Science Communication
Workshop.
Golden Crab Committee, Thursday,
June 12, 2014, 3 p.m. Until 4 p.m.
1. Receive an update on the status of
Commercial Catch versus ACL for the
golden crab fishery.
2. Receive a report from the Golden
Crab Advisory Panel meeting and
provide guidance to staff.
3. Review the Generic Accountability
Measures and Dolphin Allocation
Amendment, revise the amendment as
appropriate and approve for public
hearing.
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Data Collection Committee, Thursday,
June 12, 2014, 4 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
1. Receive an update on the status of
the Joint Gulf and South Atlantic
Council Generic Dealer Amendment and
take action as appropriate.
2. Receive a presentation on the
Electronic Technology (Data Collection
and Monitoring) Implementation Plan
and take action as appropriate.
3. Receive a presentation on the status
of work in the northeast relative to the
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based
Amendment 3 and take action as
appropriate.
4. Review an options paper on how
commercial fishermen could report
electronically and via paper and provide
guidance to staff.
5. Receive an update on the
Commercial Logbook Pilot Study and
take action as appropriate.
6. Review the Joint South Atlantic and
Gulf Council Generic Charterboat
Reporting Amendment, including an
overview of the Gulf Council’s actions,
status and next steps, receive a report
from the Technical Committee, and take
action as appropriate.
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Note: A formal public comment session
will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2014,
beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Snapper Grouper
Amendment 29. Following comment on
Amendment 29, 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: Friday, June 13, 2014,
8:30 a.m. Until 3:15 p.m.
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Call the meeting
to order, adopt the agenda, approve the
March 2014 minutes, and presentations.
8:45 a.m.–9 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Snapper
Grouper Committee and is scheduled to
either approve or disapprove Snapper
Grouper Amendment 29 for formal
Secretarial review. The Council will
also consider approving or disapproving
the following amendments to the
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management
Plan for public hearings: Amendment
32, Amendment 33, and Regulatory
Amendment 20. The Council will also
consider approving or disapproving
Regulatory Amendment 17 for public
scoping. 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 King & Spanish
Mackerel Committee and is scheduled
to approve or disapprove the South
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Framework
Amendment 2 for public hearings. 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. The Council is
scheduled to approve or disapprove
Amendment 7 to the Dolphin Wahoo
Fishery Management Plan and the
Generic Allocation and Accountability
Measures Amendment for public
hearings. The Council will consider
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
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
9:45 a.m.–10 a.m.: The Council will
receive the Law Enforcement Committee
Report and determine the Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year
recipient. 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 Joint Habitat
and Ecosystem-Based Amendment
Committee and approve or disapprove
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the updated EFH Policy Statements. 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 will
take action as appropriate.
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: The Council
will receive a report from the SEDAR
Committee, consider Committee
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
10:45 a.m.–11 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Advisory Panel
Selection Committee, consider
Committee recommendations and
appoint and/or reappoint members to its
advisory panels. The Council will
consider other recommendations and
take action as appropriate.
11 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from its Executive
Finance Committee and is scheduled to
approve the CY 2014 Council budget,
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.
11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: The Council
will receive a report from the Data
Collection Committee, consider
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: The Council
will receive a report from the SSC
Selection Committee, consider
Committee recommendations and
appoint and/or reappoint members to its
SSC. The Council will consider other
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
11:45 a.m.–12 noon: The Council will
receive a report from the HMS
Committee, consider Committee
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Golden Crab
Committee, and approve or disapprove
the Generic Accountability Measures
and Dolphin Allocation Amendment for
public hearing. The Council will
consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
1:45 p.m.–2 p.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Information
and Education Committee, consider
Committee recommendations, and take
action as appropriate.
2 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: The Council will
receive status reports from NOAA
Fisheries SERO and the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center. The Council
will review and develop
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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: May 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Board of the First
Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)
will convene an open public meeting of
the Board on June 3, 2014, preceded by
meetings of the Board Committees on
June 2, 2014.1
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SUMMARY:
1 On February 28, 2014, FirstNet announced the
dates and times of future Board meetings, including
this Board meeting on June 3, 2014. See Notice of
Open Public Meetings, 79 FR 11421 (Feb. 28, 2014).
This Notice supersedes the earlier notice and
provides the correct dates, times, and other
information about the June 2, 2014 Board
Committee meetings and the June 3, 2014 Board
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On June 2, 2014 between 3 p.m.
and 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time
there will be sequential meetings of
FirstNet’s four Board Committees: (1)
Governance and Personnel; (2)
Outreach; (3) Technology; and (4)
Finance. The full FirstNet Board will
hold a meeting on June 3, 2014, between
8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Mountain Daylight
Time.
ADDRESSES: Board members will meet in
Ballroom 4 of the Westin Westminster
Hotel, 10600 Westminster Boulevard,
Westminster, CO 80020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0016;
email: uzoma@firstnet.gov. Please direct
media inquiries to FirstNet’s
Communications Department, (202)
482–4809 or corey.ray@firstnet.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that the Board
of the First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet) will convene an
open public meeting of the Board on
June 3, 2014, preceded by meetings of
the Board Committees on June 2, 2014.
Background: The Middle Class Tax
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(Act), Public Law 112–96, 126 Stat. 156
(2012), created FirstNet as an
independent authority within NTIA.
The Act directs FirstNet to establish a
single nationwide, interoperable public
safety broadband network. The FirstNet
Board is responsible for making strategic
decisions regarding FirstNet’s
operations. The FirstNet Board held its
first public meeting on September 25,
2012.
Matters To Be Considered: FirstNet
will post detailed agendas of each
meeting on its Web site, https://
www.firstnet.gov, prior to the meetings.
The agenda topics are subject to change.
Please note that the subjects that will be
discussed by the Committees and the
Board may involve commercial and
financial information that is privileged
or confidential, personnel matters, and
other legal matters affecting FirstNet. As
such, the Committee Chairs and Board
Chair may call for a vote to close the
meetings pursuant to 47 U.S.C.
1424(e)(2).
Times and Dates of June 2014
Meetings: On June 2, 2014, between 3
p.m. and 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight
Time there will be sequential meetings
of FirstNet’s four committees. The full
FirstNet Board meeting will be held on
June 3, 2014, between 8 a.m. and 10
a.m. Mountain Daylight Time.
Place: The June 3 Board meeting and
the June 2 Committee meetings will be
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held in Ballroom 4 of the Westin
Westminster Hotel, 10600 Westminster
Boulevard, Westminster, Colorado.
Other Information: These meetings
are open to the public and press.
Members of the public wishing to attend
the meetings in person will be directed
to an auditorium where they can
observe the meeting by video. For access
to the meetings, valid, government
issued photo identification may be
requested for security reasons. The
meetings are accessible to people with
disabilities. Individuals requiring
accommodations, such as sign-language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are
asked to notify Uzoma Onyeije,
Secretary, FirstNet, at (202) 482–0016 or
uzoma@firstnet.gov at least five (5)
business days before the meeting. The
meetings will also be webcast. Please
refer to NTIA’s Web site at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet for
webcast instructions and other
information. If you have technical
questions regarding the webcast, please
contact Corey Ray, at (202) 482–4809 or
corey.ray@firstnet.gov.
Records: NTIA maintains records of
all Board proceedings. Board minutes
will be available at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet.
Dated: May 16, 2014.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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RIN 0648-XD301
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 of the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (SAFMC).
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a Visioning Project Workshop, receive a presentation from NOAA
Fisheries on the Development of a National Recreational Fishing Policy,
and hold a joint committee meeting of the Habitat & Environmental
Protection Committee and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee. The
Council will also hold meetings of the: Executive Finance Committee;
Protected Resources Committee; Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) Selection Committee (CLOSED SESSION); Advisory Panel Selection
Committee (CLOSED SESSION); Law Enforcement Committee (CLOSED SESSION);
Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Committee; Snapper
Grouper Committee; Joint committee meeting of the Dolphin Wahoo
Committee and Snapper Grouper Committee; Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Committee; King & Spanish Mackerel Committee; Information and Education
Committee; Golden Crab 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, June 9,
2014 until 3:15 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Sawgrass
Marriott, 1000 PGA Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082; telephone:
(800) 457-4653 or (904) 285-7777; fax: (904) 285-0906.
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:
Visioning Workshop, Monday, June 9, 2014, 9 a.m. Until 11:30 a.m.
1. Introduction and overview of the port meetings.
2. Review and discuss state port meeting summaries and comments
received via port meeting discussion forms.
3. Provide direction to staff regarding planning for next steps.
NOAA Fisheries Presentation on Development of a National Recreational
Fishing Policy, Monday, June 9, 2014, 11:30 a.m. Until 12 Noon
1. Staff from NOAA Fisheries will provide the Council with a
presentation on the development of a National Recreational Fishing
Policy.
Joint Habitat Committee and Ecosystem-Based Management Committees,
Monday, June 9, 2014, 1:30 p.m. Until 3:30 p.m.
1. Receive reports from meetings of the Habitat Advisory Panel
(AP), Coral AP and Deepwater Shrimp AP.
2. Review and approve redrafted Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) policy
statements.
3. Receive an update on the status of Coral Amendment 8 addressing
Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPCs) and transit through
the Oculina Bank HAPC.
4. Receive an update on ecosystem activities.
Executive Finance Committee, Monday, June 9, 2014, 3:30 p.m. Until 4:30
p.m.
1. Approve the Calendar Year (CY) 2014 Council budget.
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2. Receive updates on the status of the CY 2014 budget
expenditures.
3. Address the Council Follow-up and priorities.
4. Receive an update on the Joint Committee on South Florida
Management Issues.
5. Receive an overview of proposed Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act bills, a report on the Council
Coordinating Committee meeting, an update on the status of the NOAA
Fisheries Beaufort Lab, and address other issues as appropriate.
Protected Resources Committee, Monday, June 9, 2014, 4:30 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m.
1. Receive an update on ongoing consultations from the NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (SERO) Protected Resources
Division.
2. Receive a report on: The final Biological Opinion for the
Southeastern Shrimp Fisheries; a report on the final determination for
coral listings; and the proposed critical habitat for loggerhead sea
turtles.
3. Develop committee recommendations as appropriate.
SSC Selection Committee (Closed Session), Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 8:30
a.m. Until 9:30 a.m.
Review SSC applications and develop recommendations for
appointments and/or reappointments.
AP Selection Committee (Closed Session), Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 9:30
a.m. Until 10:30 a.m.
1. Review advisory panel applications and develop recommendations
for appointments and/or reappointments.
2. Develop committee recommendations as appropriate.
Law Enforcement Committee (Closed Session), Tuesday, June 10, 2014,
10:30 a.m. Until 11 a.m.
Develop recommendations for Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Award.
SEDAR Committee, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 11 a.m. Until 12 Noon
1. Receive an update on SEDAR activities.
2. Receive an overview on the Council's assessment priorities.
3. Receive the SEDAR Steering Committee Report, an overview of the
South Atlantic Fishery Dependent Workshop and the Council's assessment
peer review process.
4. Review the 2014 research and monitoring plan.
Snapper Grouper Committee Agenda, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
Until 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 p.m.
1. Receive and discuss the status of commercial and recreational
catches versus quotas for species under Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) with
an overview of the commercial golden tilefish overage. The committee
will take action as appropriate.
2. Receive an update on the status of Snapper Grouper amendments
under formal Secretarial review.
3. Receive a report on the 2014 Red Snapper Season.
4. Receive an report from the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel and
the Scientific and Statistical Committee and take action as
appropriate.
5. Receive a report on the status of the Oculina Experimental
Closed Area (OECA) evaluation team work, review, modify and approve the
Evaluation Report, determine if any changes are necessary to the OECA,
and provide guidance to staff.
6. Receive an update on South Atlantic fishery-independent surveys.
7. Review Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 16 (removal of the
black sea bass pot closure), modify the draft document, choose
preferred management alternatives, and provide guidance.
8. Review Snapper Grouper Amendment 22 (tags to track recreational
harvest), discuss the amendment, and provide guidance to staff.
9. Review Snapper Grouper Amendment 29 addressing Only Reliable
Catch Stocks (ORCS) and management measures for gray triggerfish;
modify the amendment as appropriate and make recommendations to approve
the amendment for formal review.
10. Review the options paper for Snapper Grouper Amendment 32
addressing blueline tilefish; modify the document, select preferred
alternatives and approve the amendment for public hearings.
11. Review Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 20 addressing snowy
grouper; modify the document, select preferred alternatives and approve
the amendment for public hearings.
12. Review the approach and options for setting gag and wreckfish
fishing level recommendations, including recommendations from the SSC.
Approve the approach, alternatives and provide guidance on timing to
staff.
13. Review the Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 17 scoping
document addressing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and a potential
alternative approach, modify the scoping document as appropriate and
approve for scoping.
14. Review a draft letter supporting the renewal of Corps of
Engineers permits for artificial reef construction off the Northeast
coast of Florida and take action as appropriate.
15. Review the scoping document for Snapper Grouper Amendment 35
addressing species removal, modify as appropriate and approve for
scoping.
16. Review the joint South Atlantic and Gulf Generic Amendment,
modify as appropriate and provide guidance to staff.
17. Discuss the golden tilefish longline endorsement/hook and line
issue for the commercial fishery and take action as necessary.
Note: There will be an informal public question and answer
session with the NMFS Regional Administrator and the Council
Chairman on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Joint Dolphin Wahoo Committee and Snapper Grouper Committees, Thursday,
June 12, 2014, 8:30 a.m. Until 10 a.m.
1. Receive and discuss the status of commercial and recreational
catches versus ACLs for dolphin and wahoo.
2. Receive an update on the status of Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 5,
pertaining to bag limit sale of fish and changes to the ACL and the
Allowable Biological Catch (ABC).
3. Receive a report from the Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel.
4. Review Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 7 and Snapper Grouper Amendment
33 regarding the issue of transport of fillets from Bahamian waters
into United States waters, modify the amendments as appropriate and
approve for public hearings.
5. Review and discuss the Generic Accountability Measures and
Dolphin Allocation Amendment, modify as appropriate, and approve for
public hearings.
Highly Migratory Species Committee, Thursday, June 12, 2014, 10 a.m.
Until 11 a.m.
1. Discuss shark interaction with South Atlantic fisheries and
provide guidance to staff.
King and Spanish Mackerel Committee, Thursday, June 12, 2014, 11 a.m.
Until 12 Noon and 1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
1. Receive and discuss the status of commercial and recreational
catches versus ACLs for Atlantic Group king mackerel, Spanish mackerel,
and cobia.
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2. Receive an update on the status of amendments under Formal
Review and a report from the King and Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel.
3. Review the Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Framework Amendment
2 addressing Spanish Mackerel trip limits, modify the document as
appropriate, select preferred alternatives and approve for public
hearings.
4. Review the options paper for Joint CMP Amendment 24 addressing
allocations and shifts in ACLs and provide directions to staff.
Information and Education Committee, Thursday, June 12, 2014, 2 p.m.
Until 3 p.m.
1. Receive a report from the Information and Education Advisory
Panel.
2. Receive a summary of the Council-hosted Science Communication
Workshop.
Golden Crab Committee, Thursday, June 12, 2014, 3 p.m. Until 4 p.m.
1. Receive an update on the status of Commercial Catch versus ACL
for the golden crab fishery.
2. Receive a report from the Golden Crab Advisory Panel meeting and
provide guidance to staff.
3. Review the Generic Accountability Measures and Dolphin
Allocation Amendment, revise the amendment as appropriate and approve
for public hearing.
Data Collection Committee, Thursday, June 12, 2014, 4 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
1. Receive an update on the status of the Joint Gulf and South
Atlantic Council Generic Dealer Amendment and take action as
appropriate.
2. Receive a presentation on the Electronic Technology (Data
Collection and Monitoring) Implementation Plan and take action as
appropriate.
3. Receive a presentation on the status of work in the northeast
relative to the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 3 and take
action as appropriate.
4. Review an options paper on how commercial fishermen could report
electronically and via paper and provide guidance to staff.
5. Receive an update on the Commercial Logbook Pilot Study and take
action as appropriate.
6. Review the Joint South Atlantic and Gulf Council Generic
Charterboat Reporting Amendment, including an overview of the Gulf
Council's actions, status and next steps, receive a report from the
Technical Committee, and take action as appropriate.
Note: A formal public comment session will be held on Thursday,
June 12, 2014, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Snapper Grouper Amendment
29. Following comment on Amendment 29, 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: Friday, June 13, 2014, 8:30 a.m. Until 3:15 p.m.
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Call the meeting to order, adopt the agenda,
approve the March 2014 minutes, and presentations.
8:45 a.m.-9 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Snapper Grouper Committee and is scheduled to either approve or
disapprove Snapper Grouper Amendment 29 for formal Secretarial review.
The Council will also consider approving or disapproving the following
amendments to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan for public
hearings: Amendment 32, Amendment 33, and Regulatory Amendment 20. The
Council will also consider approving or disapproving Regulatory
Amendment 17 for public scoping. 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 King &
Spanish Mackerel Committee and is scheduled to approve or disapprove
the South Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Framework Amendment 2 for public
hearings. 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. The Council is scheduled to approve or
disapprove Amendment 7 to the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plan and
the Generic Allocation and Accountability Measures Amendment for public
hearings. The Council will consider 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 recommendations and take
action as appropriate.
9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.: The Council will receive the Law Enforcement
Committee Report and determine the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
recipient. 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
Joint Habitat and Ecosystem-Based Amendment Committee and approve or
disapprove the updated EFH Policy Statements. 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
will take action as appropriate.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
SEDAR Committee, consider Committee recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Advisory Panel Selection Committee, consider Committee recommendations
and appoint and/or reappoint members to its advisory panels. The
Council will consider other recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from its
Executive Finance Committee and is scheduled to approve the CY 2014
Council budget, 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.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Data Collection Committee, consider recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
SSC Selection Committee, consider Committee recommendations and appoint
and/or reappoint members to its SSC. The Council will consider other
recommendations and take action as appropriate.
11:45 a.m.-12 noon: The Council will receive a report from the HMS
Committee, consider Committee recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Golden Crab Committee, and approve or disapprove the Generic
Accountability Measures and Dolphin Allocation Amendment for public
hearing. The Council will consider other Committee recommendations and
take action as appropriate.
1:45 p.m.-2 p.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Information and Education Committee, consider Committee
recommendations, and take action as appropriate.
2 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: The Council will receive status reports from NOAA
Fisheries SERO and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The Council
will review and develop
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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: May 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-11745 Filed 5-20-14; 8:45 am]
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