[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 37788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16170]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA522


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 a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Law Enforcement AP in Orlando, FL.

DATES: The meeting will take place July 20, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Renaissance Orlando 
Hotel, 5445 Forbes Place, Orlando, FL 32812; telephone: (407) 240-1000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Law Enforcement AP will meet 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 20, 2011.
    The Law Enforcement AP will review the Comprehensive Annual Catch 
Limit (ACL) Amendment as well as Regulatory Amendment 11 to the Snapper 
Grouper Fishery Management Plan. The Comprehensive ACL Amendment 
establishes ACLs and Accountability Measures for species not undergoing 
overfishing in order to comply with the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Changes 
affect snapper grouper complex species, dolphin, wahoo and golden crab. 
Regulatory Amendment 11 addresses the current 240-foot depth closure 
(also known as the 40-fathom closure) implemented through Amendment 
17B. The closure currently applies to deepwater snapper grouper species 
(snowy grouper, blueline tilefish, yellowedge grouper, misty grouper, 
queen snapper, and silk snapper) and was put in place to minimize 
bycatch of speckled hind and warsaw grouper. The AP will receive an 
overview of the amendments and provide recommendations.
    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.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Dated: June 23, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-16170 Filed 6-27-11; 8:45 am]
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