[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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