[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38586-38587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15813]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; 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 workshop.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to
review and discuss Amendment 9 to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan
(FMP), and a workshop of the SSC to consider modifications to the
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) control rule. The meeting and
workshop will be held in North Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The meeting and workshop will be held August 1-3, 2012. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting and workshop will be held at the Crowne Plaza,
4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone:
(843) 744-4422.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
telephone: (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized Act,
the SSC is the body responsible for reviewing the Council's scientific
materials. During the SSC meeting, the SSC will discuss Amendment 9 to
the Shrimp FMP for the South Atlantic Region. The amendment will modify
the process for a state to request a concurrent closure of the penaeid
shrimp fisheries in the adjacent federal waters during severe winter
weather, and revise the overfished status determination criteria for
the pink shrimp stock.
During the SSC workshop, the committee will discuss the ABC control
rule, with emphasis on methods for deriving ABC for stocks that have
reliable catch data only. The SSC will review catch and biological data
for unassessed stocks and recommend modifications to the ABC control
rule to improve the use of such information when providing ABC
recommendations. The SSC will not make ABC recommendations during the
workshop.
SSC Meeting Schedule:
August 1, 2012, 1 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
SSC Workshop Schedule:
August 1, 2012, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
August 2, 2012, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
August 3, 2012, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
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
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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 sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES)
at least 3 business days prior to the meeting.
Dated: June 25, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-15813 Filed 6-27-12; 8:45 am]
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