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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE651
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
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.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the: Habitat Protection
and Ecosystem-Based Management
Committee; Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) Selection Committee
(Closed Session); Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Committee (Partially Closed Session);
Advisory Panel Selection Committee;
Joint Dolphin Wahoo and Snapper
Grouper Committees; Snapper Grouper
Committee; Law Enforcement
Committee (Partially Closed Session);
Spiny Lobster Committee; Protected
Resources Committee; Data Collection
Committee; Executive Finance
Committee; King and Spanish Mackerel
Committee; and a meeting of the Full
Council.
The Council will also hold a formal
public comment session. The Council
will take action as necessary.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June
13, 2016 until 1 p.m. on Friday, June 17,
2016.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Hilton Cocoa Beach
Oceanfront, 1550 N. Atlantic Avenue,
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931; phone: (800)
445–8667 or (321) 799–0003; fax: (321)
799–0344.
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:
Public comment: Written comments
may be directed to Gregg Waugh,
Executive Director, South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (see
ADDRESSES) or electronically via the
Council’s Web site at: https://safmc.net/
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comments must be received by June 6,
2016 in order to be considered by the
Council prior to the meeting. For
written comments received after the
Monday before the meeting (after 6/6),
individuals sending the comment must
use the Council’s online form ‘‘https://
safmc.net/CommentForm_
June2016Council’’. Comments will
automatically be posted to the Web site
and available for Council consideration.
Comments received prior to noon on
Thursday, June 16, 2016 will be a part
of the meeting administrative record.
The items of discussion in the
individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
Habitat Protection and EcosystemBased Management Committee Meeting,
Monday, June 13, 2016, 1:30 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m.
The Committee will receive a status
report on the development of the
Fishery Ecosystem Plan II. An Ocean
Technology Session will be held as part
of the Committee meeting with sessions
addressing the use of Autonomous
Underwater Vehicles (AUVs),
Autonomous and 3D Mapping,
Remotely Operated Vehicles Advances
and Acoustics, and Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (Drones) as Tools in the Ocean.
The Committee will also receive
presentations on Ocean Investment and
Collaborative Sustainability, Applying
Emerging Technologies and 21st
Century Data Collection, and an
overview of recent Council actions
specific to Habitat.
SSC Selection Committee, Tuesday,
June 14, 2016, 8:30 a.m. Until 9 a.m.
(Closed Session)
The Committee will review
applications for the SSC and provide
recommendations for Council
consideration.
SEDAR Committee (Partially Closed
Session), Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 9 a.m.
Until 10 a.m.
1. The Committee will recommend
participants for the upcoming Blueline
Tilefish Benchmark and Red Grouper
SEDAR Stock Assessment (Closed
Session). The Committee will discuss
the timing and Terms of Reference for
the assessment.
2. The Committee will receive
updates on SEDAR projects, discuss
future stock assessments for cobia,
receive a SEDAR Steering Committee
update, and receive the results of the
SSC review of the NOAA Fisheries
Assessment Priority Process.
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Advisory Panel Selection Committee,
Tuesday, June 14, 2016: 10 a.m. Until
10:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will review options
to allow fishing representation on the
Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (AP)
and the Information and Education AP,
and provide recommendations as
appropriate.
2. The Committee will discuss
modifications to the current AP
application for SEDAR applicants and
requirements for AP applicants relative
to email accounts and Internet access.
Joint Dolphin Wahoo and Snapper
Grouper Committees, Tuesday, June 14,
2016, 10:30 a.m. Until 12 Noon
1. The Committee will receive status
updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial and recreational catches
versus annual catch limits (ACLs) for
dolphin and wahoo and amendments
currently under Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive an
overview of Amendment 10 to the
Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management
Plan (FMP)/Amendment 44 to the
Snapper Grouper FMP addressing
allocations for dolphin and yellowtail
snapper, and provide direction to staff
as appropriate.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday,
June 14, 2016, 1:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
and Wednesday, June 15, 2016; 8:30
a.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive
updates from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial and recreational
catches versus quotas for species under
ACLs, and the status of amendments
currently under Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive
updates on fishery-independent
sampling programs and projects funded
through Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant
Program.
3. The Committee will receive reports
from the Snapper Grouper Advisory
Panel, the Scientific and Statistical
Committee, and NOAA Fisheries’
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
regarding red snapper mortality for the
2015 and 2016 fishing season.
4. The Committee will receive an
overview of Snapper Grouper
Amendment 37 addressing measures for
hogfish, modify the document as
appropriate, and approve/disapprove all
actions.
5. The Committee will review
Snapper Grouper Amendment 41
addressing management measures for
mutton snapper, modify the document
as appropriate, and approve for public
hearings.
6. The Committee will receive an
overview of management options for red
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snapper to be addressed in Amendment
43, modify the document as necessary,
discuss and consider emergency action,
and provide guidance to staff.
7. The Committee will review
management options to include in
Vision Blueprint Amendments, discuss
and provide direction to staff.
8. The Committee will receive an
overview of options for establishing a
Control Date and Limited Entry program
for federal For-Hire Permits in the
Snapper Grouper, Coastal Migratory
Pelagic, and Dolphin Wahoo fisheries in
the South Atlantic/Atlantic. The
Committee will discuss options and
provide direction to staff.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday,
June 15, 2016, 5:30 p.m.—Public
comment will be accepted on items on
the Council agenda. Comment will be
accepted first on items before the
Council for approval for public
hearings: (1) Snapper Grouper
Amendment 41 (mutton snapper) and
(2) Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Framework Amendment 4 (Atlantic
cobia). The Council Chair, based on the
number of individuals wishing to
comment, will determine the amount of
time provided to each commenter.
Law Enforcement Committee,
Thursday, June 16, 2016, 8:30 a.m.
Until 9:30 a.m. (Partially Closed
Session)
1. The Committee will review
nominees for Law Enforcement Officer
of the Year (Closed Session) and provide
recommendations for Council
consideration.
2. The Committee will discuss items
for the Joint Advisory Panel/Committee
meeting.
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Spiny Lobster Committee, Thursday,
June 16, 2016, 9:30 a.m. Until 10:30
a.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report
on spiny lobster landings, receive a
report from the joint meeting of the
South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Spiny Lobster Advisory Panels, review
recommendations from advisory panels
and the Spiny Lobster Review Panel,
and provide guidance to staff.
2. The Committee will receive a report
on the compliance of trap prohibitions
in Closed Areas in the Florida Keys,
review specifications from NOAA
Fisheries for gear marking requirements
for recreational harvest of spiny lobster
with traps outside of Florida, and
provide recommendations as
appropriate.
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Protected Resources Committee,
Thursday, June 16, 2016, 10:30 a.m.
Until 11:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
update from NOAA Fisheries on
Protected Resources issues including
the use of Turtle Excluder Devices
(TEDs) for skimmer trawls and a 12month determination for Nassau
grouper. The Committee will also
receive an update from the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Data Collection Committee, Thursday,
June 16, 2016, 1 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
update from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of work relative to
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based
Amendment 3 (CE–BA 3) addressing
bycatch, discuss the amendment and
provide direction to staff.
2. The Committee will receive an
update on the status of the
Implementation Plan for commercial
logbook electronic reporting and the
NMFS pilot project, discuss and provide
guidance to staff.
3. The Committee will also receive an
overview of the Atlantic For-Hire
Reporting Amendment, discuss core
variables, and modify the document as
appropriate.
4. The Committee will receive an
update on the Council’s Citizen Science
Program, discuss, and take action as
appropriate.
Executive Finance Committee,
Thursday, June 16, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
Until 3:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will review and
approve the Calendar Year (CY) 2016
budget; review, modify, and approve the
Council Follow-up and work priorities;
and provide recommendations as
appropriate.
2. The Committee will receive a report
from the Council Coordinating
Committee meeting, discuss standards
and procedures for participating in
Council webinar meetings and for
accepting public comment, discuss the
development of a Visioning Project for
other species managed by the Council,
and take action as appropriate.
3. The Committee will discuss the use
of Atlantic Coastal Cooperative
Statistical Program (ACCSP) data for
developing FMP amendments and
ACCSP housing commercial logbook
data and headboat data and take action
as appropriate.
King and Spanish Mackerel Committee,
Thursday, June 16, 2016: 3:30 p.m.
Until 5:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report
from NOAA Fisheries on the
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recreational and commercial catches
versus ACLs and the status of
amendments under review, and a report
from the April 2016 Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council meeting.
2. The Committee will receive
updates on decisions relative to Atlantic
cobia by the states and the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission
(ASMFC), review public input, and take
action as necessary.
3. The Committee will receive an
overview of Framework Amendment 4
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP
addressing management measures for
Atlantic cobia, review and approve
actions and alternatives, modify the
document as needed, select preferred
alternatives, and approve the document
for public hearings.
4. The Committee will review
Framework Amendment 5 to the Coastal
Migratory Pelagic FMP that would
remove current restrictions on
commercial king mackerel and Spanish
mackerel permits that prohibit the
retention of bag limit king mackerel and
Spanish mackerel on recreational (noncommercial and non-charter/headboat)
trips on federally permitted vessels
when commercial harvest is closed for
the Gulf of Mexico region. The
Committee will consider a joint
framework amendment with the Gulf
Council in order to apply the
regulations to the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Mid-Atlantic regions, and
provide recommendations as
appropriate.
5. The Committee will receive an
overview of options being considered in
Amendment 29 to the Coastal Migratory
Pelagic FMP to address allocations of
Gulf migratory group king mackerel,
discuss, and take action as needed.
Council Session: Friday, June 17, 2016,
8:30 a.m. Until 1 p.m.
8:30–8:45 a.m.: Call the meeting to
order, adopt the agenda, and approve
the March 2016 meeting minutes.
8:45–9:30 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Snapper
Grouper Committee and approve/
disapprove Snapper Grouper
Amendment 41 (mutton snapper) for
public hearings. The Council will
consider other Committee
recommendations and take action as
appropriate.
9:30–10 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Mackerel
Committee, approve/disapprove Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Framework
Amendment 4 (Atlantic cobia) for
public hearings, consider other
Committee recommendations, and take
action as appropriate.
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10 a.m.–10:10 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Spiny Lobster
Committee, consider other Committee
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
10:10–10:30 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Joint Dolphin
Wahoo and Snapper Grouper
Committees, consider
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
10:30–10:40 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Protected
Resources Committee, consider
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
10:40–10:50 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the AP Selection
Committee, consider Committee
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
10:50–11 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the SSC Selection
Committee, consider Committee
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
11:10–11:10 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the SEDAR
Committee, consider committee
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
11:10–11:20 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Data Collection
Committee, consider committee
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
11:20–11:25 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Habitat
Committee, consider committee
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
11:25–11:30 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Law
Enforcement Committee, approve the
recipient of the Law Enforcement
Officer of the Year award, consider
other committee recommendations, and
take action as appropriate.
11:30–11:40 a.m.: The Council will
receive a report from the Executive
Finance Committee, approve the
Council CY 2016 budget, approve the
Council Follow-Up and Priorities,
consider other Committee
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
11:40–1 p.m.: The Council will
receive status reports from NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office and
the Southeast Fisheries Science Center;
review and develop recommendations
on Experimental Fishing Permits as
necessary; receive an update on the
Marine Resources Education Program—
Southeast; receive agency and liaison
reports; and discuss other business and
upcoming meetings.
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Documents regarding these issues are
available from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups 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.
Dated: May 20, 2016 in Washington, DC.
Thomas Luebke,
Secretary.
Special Accommodations
SUMMARY:
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 24, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Proposed Additions
and Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed Additions to and
Deletions from the Procurement List.
AGENCY:
The Committee is proposing
to add a product and services to the
Procurement List that will be furnished
by nonprofit agencies employing
persons who are blind or have other
severe disabilities, and deletes products
and a service previously furnished by
such agencies.
Comments Must Be Received On Or
Before: June 26, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite
715, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT
COMMENTS CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback,
Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)
603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@
AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
Notice of Meeting
The next meeting of the U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled
for 16 June 2016, at 9 a.m. in the
Commission offices at the National
Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary
Square, 401 F Street NW., Washington,
DC 20001–2728. Items of discussion
may include buildings, parks and
memorials.
Draft agendas and additional
information regarding the Commission
are available on our Web site:
www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding the
agenda and requests to submit written
or oral statements should be addressed
to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts, at the above
address; by emailing cfastaff@cfa.gov; or
by calling 202–504–2200. Individuals
requiring sign language interpretation
for the hearing impaired should contact
the Secretary at least 10 days before the
meeting date.
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This notice is published pursuant to
41 U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3.
Its purpose is to provide interested
persons an opportunity to submit
comments on the proposed actions.
Additions
If the Committee approves the
proposed additions, the entities of the
Federal Government identified in this
notice will be required to procure the
product and services listed below from
nonprofit agencies employing persons
who are blind or have other severe
disabilities.
The following product and services
are proposed for addition to the
Procurement List for production by the
nonprofit agencies listed:
Product
NSN(s)—Product Name(s): MR 10738—
Holder, Pot Lid and Utensil, Includes
Shipper 20738
Mandatory for: The requirements of military
commissaries and exchanges in
accordance with the Code of Federal
Regulations, Chapter 51, 51–6.4.
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Winston-
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE651
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.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the: Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management
Committee; Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection
Committee (Closed Session); Southeast Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR) Committee (Partially Closed Session); Advisory Panel Selection
Committee; Joint Dolphin Wahoo and Snapper Grouper Committees; Snapper
Grouper Committee; Law Enforcement Committee (Partially Closed
Session); Spiny Lobster Committee; Protected Resources Committee; Data
Collection Committee; Executive Finance Committee; King and Spanish
Mackerel Committee; and a meeting of the Full Council.
The Council will also hold a formal public comment session. The
Council will take action as necessary.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June
13, 2016 until 1 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2016.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Cocoa Beach
Oceanfront, 1550 N. Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931; phone:
(800) 445-8667 or (321) 799-0003; fax: (321) 799-0344.
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:
Public comment: Written comments may be directed to Gregg Waugh,
Executive Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see
ADDRESSES) or electronically via the Council's Web site at: https://safmc.net/CommentForm_June2016Council. All comments must be received by
June 6, 2016 in order to be considered by the Council prior to the
meeting. For written comments received after the Monday before the
meeting (after 6/6), individuals sending the comment must use the
Council's online form ``https://safmc.net/CommentForm_June2016Council''.
Comments will automatically be posted to the Web site and available for
Council consideration. Comments received prior to noon on Thursday,
June 16, 2016 will be a part of the meeting administrative record.
The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee Meeting,
Monday, June 13, 2016, 1:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
The Committee will receive a status report on the development of
the Fishery Ecosystem Plan II. An Ocean Technology Session will be held
as part of the Committee meeting with sessions addressing the use of
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Autonomous and 3D Mapping,
Remotely Operated Vehicles Advances and Acoustics, and Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (Drones) as Tools in the Ocean. The Committee will
also receive presentations on Ocean Investment and Collaborative
Sustainability, Applying Emerging Technologies and 21st Century Data
Collection, and an overview of recent Council actions specific to
Habitat.
SSC Selection Committee, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 8:30 a.m. Until 9 a.m.
(Closed Session)
The Committee will review applications for the SSC and provide
recommendations for Council consideration.
SEDAR Committee (Partially Closed Session), Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 9
a.m. Until 10 a.m.
1. The Committee will recommend participants for the upcoming
Blueline Tilefish Benchmark and Red Grouper SEDAR Stock Assessment
(Closed Session). The Committee will discuss the timing and Terms of
Reference for the assessment.
2. The Committee will receive updates on SEDAR projects, discuss
future stock assessments for cobia, receive a SEDAR Steering Committee
update, and receive the results of the SSC review of the NOAA Fisheries
Assessment Priority Process.
Advisory Panel Selection Committee, Tuesday, June 14, 2016: 10 a.m.
Until 10:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will review options to allow fishing
representation on the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (AP) and the
Information and Education AP, and provide recommendations as
appropriate.
2. The Committee will discuss modifications to the current AP
application for SEDAR applicants and requirements for AP applicants
relative to email accounts and Internet access.
Joint Dolphin Wahoo and Snapper Grouper Committees, Tuesday, June 14,
2016, 10:30 a.m. Until 12 Noon
1. The Committee will receive status updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial and recreational catches versus annual catch limits (ACLs)
for dolphin and wahoo and amendments currently under Secretarial
review.
2. The Committee will receive an overview of Amendment 10 to the
Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plan (FMP)/Amendment 44 to the Snapper
Grouper FMP addressing allocations for dolphin and yellowtail snapper,
and provide direction to staff as appropriate.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 1:30 p.m. Until 5:30
p.m. and Wednesday, June 15, 2016; 8:30 a.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial and recreational catches versus quotas for species
under ACLs, and the status of amendments currently under Secretarial
review.
2. The Committee will receive updates on fishery-independent
sampling programs and projects funded through Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant
Program.
3. The Committee will receive reports from the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel, the Scientific and Statistical Committee, and NOAA
Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center regarding red snapper
mortality for the 2015 and 2016 fishing season.
4. The Committee will receive an overview of Snapper Grouper
Amendment 37 addressing measures for hogfish, modify the document as
appropriate, and approve/disapprove all actions.
5. The Committee will review Snapper Grouper Amendment 41
addressing management measures for mutton snapper, modify the document
as appropriate, and approve for public hearings.
6. The Committee will receive an overview of management options for
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snapper to be addressed in Amendment 43, modify the document as
necessary, discuss and consider emergency action, and provide guidance
to staff.
7. The Committee will review management options to include in
Vision Blueprint Amendments, discuss and provide direction to staff.
8. The Committee will receive an overview of options for
establishing a Control Date and Limited Entry program for federal For-
Hire Permits in the Snapper Grouper, Coastal Migratory Pelagic, and
Dolphin Wahoo fisheries in the South Atlantic/Atlantic. The Committee
will discuss options and provide direction to staff.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, 5:30 p.m.--Public
comment will be accepted on items on the Council agenda. Comment will
be accepted first on items before the Council for approval for public
hearings: (1) Snapper Grouper Amendment 41 (mutton snapper) and (2)
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Framework Amendment 4 (Atlantic cobia). The
Council Chair, based on the number of individuals wishing to comment,
will determine the amount of time provided to each commenter.
Law Enforcement Committee, Thursday, June 16, 2016, 8:30 a.m. Until
9:30 a.m. (Partially Closed Session)
1. The Committee will review nominees for Law Enforcement Officer
of the Year (Closed Session) and provide recommendations for Council
consideration.
2. The Committee will discuss items for the Joint Advisory Panel/
Committee meeting.
Spiny Lobster Committee, Thursday, June 16, 2016, 9:30 a.m. Until 10:30
a.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report on spiny lobster landings,
receive a report from the joint meeting of the South Atlantic and Gulf
of Mexico Spiny Lobster Advisory Panels, review recommendations from
advisory panels and the Spiny Lobster Review Panel, and provide
guidance to staff.
2. The Committee will receive a report on the compliance of trap
prohibitions in Closed Areas in the Florida Keys, review specifications
from NOAA Fisheries for gear marking requirements for recreational
harvest of spiny lobster with traps outside of Florida, and provide
recommendations as appropriate.
Protected Resources Committee, Thursday, June 16, 2016, 10:30 a.m.
Until 11:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will receive an update from NOAA Fisheries on
Protected Resources issues including the use of Turtle Excluder Devices
(TEDs) for skimmer trawls and a 12-month determination for Nassau
grouper. The Committee will also receive an update from the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Data Collection Committee, Thursday, June 16, 2016, 1 p.m. Until 2:30
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an update from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of work relative to Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 3
(CE-BA 3) addressing bycatch, discuss the amendment and provide
direction to staff.
2. The Committee will receive an update on the status of the
Implementation Plan for commercial logbook electronic reporting and the
NMFS pilot project, discuss and provide guidance to staff.
3. The Committee will also receive an overview of the Atlantic For-
Hire Reporting Amendment, discuss core variables, and modify the
document as appropriate.
4. The Committee will receive an update on the Council's Citizen
Science Program, discuss, and take action as appropriate.
Executive Finance Committee, Thursday, June 16, 2016, 2:30 p.m. Until
3:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will review and approve the Calendar Year (CY)
2016 budget; review, modify, and approve the Council Follow-up and work
priorities; and provide recommendations as appropriate.
2. The Committee will receive a report from the Council
Coordinating Committee meeting, discuss standards and procedures for
participating in Council webinar meetings and for accepting public
comment, discuss the development of a Visioning Project for other
species managed by the Council, and take action as appropriate.
3. The Committee will discuss the use of Atlantic Coastal
Cooperative Statistical Program (ACCSP) data for developing FMP
amendments and ACCSP housing commercial logbook data and headboat data
and take action as appropriate.
King and Spanish Mackerel Committee, Thursday, June 16, 2016: 3:30 p.m.
Until 5:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive a report from NOAA Fisheries on the
recreational and commercial catches versus ACLs and the status of
amendments under review, and a report from the April 2016 Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting.
2. The Committee will receive updates on decisions relative to
Atlantic cobia by the states and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (ASMFC), review public input, and take action as necessary.
3. The Committee will receive an overview of Framework Amendment 4
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP addressing management measures for
Atlantic cobia, review and approve actions and alternatives, modify the
document as needed, select preferred alternatives, and approve the
document for public hearings.
4. The Committee will review Framework Amendment 5 to the Coastal
Migratory Pelagic FMP that would remove current restrictions on
commercial king mackerel and Spanish mackerel permits that prohibit the
retention of bag limit king mackerel and Spanish mackerel on
recreational (non-commercial and non-charter/headboat) trips on
federally permitted vessels when commercial harvest is closed for the
Gulf of Mexico region. The Committee will consider a joint framework
amendment with the Gulf Council in order to apply the regulations to
the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Mid-Atlantic regions, and
provide recommendations as appropriate.
5. The Committee will receive an overview of options being
considered in Amendment 29 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP to
address allocations of Gulf migratory group king mackerel, discuss, and
take action as needed.
Council Session: Friday, June 17, 2016, 8:30 a.m. Until 1 p.m.
8:30-8:45 a.m.: Call the meeting to order, adopt the agenda, and
approve the March 2016 meeting minutes.
8:45-9:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the Snapper
Grouper Committee and approve/disapprove Snapper Grouper Amendment 41
(mutton snapper) for public hearings. The Council will consider other
Committee recommendations and take action as appropriate.
9:30-10 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the Mackerel
Committee, approve/disapprove Coastal Migratory Pelagics Framework
Amendment 4 (Atlantic cobia) for public hearings, consider other
Committee recommendations, and take action as appropriate.
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10 a.m.-10:10 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Spiny Lobster Committee, consider other Committee recommendations, and
take action as appropriate.
10:10-10:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the Joint
Dolphin Wahoo and Snapper Grouper Committees, consider recommendations,
and take action as appropriate.
10:30-10:40 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Protected Resources Committee, consider recommendations, and take
action as appropriate.
10:40-10:50 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the AP
Selection Committee, consider Committee recommendations, and take
action as appropriate.
10:50-11 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the SSC
Selection Committee, consider Committee recommendations, and take
action as appropriate.
11:10-11:10 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the SEDAR
Committee, consider committee recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
11:10-11:20 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the Data
Collection Committee, consider committee recommendations, and take
action as appropriate.
11:20-11:25 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Habitat Committee, consider committee recommendations, and take action
as appropriate.
11:25-11:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the Law
Enforcement Committee, approve the recipient of the Law Enforcement
Officer of the Year award, consider other committee recommendations,
and take action as appropriate.
11:30-11:40 a.m.: The Council will receive a report from the
Executive Finance Committee, approve the Council CY 2016 budget,
approve the Council Follow-Up and Priorities, consider other Committee
recommendations, and take action as appropriate.
11:40-1 p.m.: The Council will receive status reports from NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office and the Southeast Fisheries Science
Center; review and develop recommendations on Experimental Fishing
Permits as necessary; receive an update on the Marine Resources
Education Program--Southeast; receive 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 these groups 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 24, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-12618 Filed 5-26-16; 8:45 am]
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