[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 25144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10153]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of Marine Protected Area (MPA) Expert Workgroup and
Public MPA Workshop in Pooler, GA. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Expert Workgroup meeting will take place May 16-17, 2012.
The public workshop will take place May 16, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Mighty Eighth Air Force
Museum, 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, GA 31322; telephone: (912) 748-8888;
fax: (912) 748-0209.
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, 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; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Marine Protected Area Expert
Workgroup will meet from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. on May 16, 2012 and from 8:30
a.m. until 1 p.m. on May 17, 2012. The group of experts, including
scientists and fishermen, will provide input on using MPAs to help
address bycatch mortality of speckled hind and warsaw grouper.
Selection of participants was based on knowledge and expertise of these
two species, their habitat, and/or the fishery. Public input on data
for the Expert Workgroup to consider will be taken from 5 p.m. until
5:30 p.m. on May 16, 2012.
The Marine Protected Area Public Workshop will begin at 6 p.m. on
May 16, 2012. The workshop is part of a series of workshops being held
to give the public the opportunity to provide data on locations of
speckled hind and warsaw grouper, as well as important habitat
locations for these two species. The Council will consider input from
the workgroup and workshops during its June meeting in Orlando, FL.
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 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
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.
Dated: April 24, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-10153 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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