[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 58981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23546]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC180


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC); 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 SAFMC will hold a meeting of its Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) to review and discuss the following items: 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) amendments under development; stock 
assessment benchmarks and updates; and planning for 2013 stock 
assessments. The meeting will be held in North Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will be held October 23-25, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting 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 Reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the SSC is the body 
responsible for reviewing the Council's scientific materials. The SSC 
will: Discuss FMP amendments under development; review assessments and 
provide fishing level recommendations for red porgy, vermilion snapper, 
and yellowtail snapper; review Terms of Reference (TOR) for benchmark 
stock assessments of blueline tilefish and gray triggerfish; review the 
Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) schedule for 2013; review 
the prior black sea bass assessment update and recommend a probability 
of stock rebuild; discuss allowable biological catch (ABC) control rule 
approaches and risk; and review shrimp stock assessment approaches.

SSC Meeting Schedule

    October 23, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
    October 24, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
    October 25, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-3 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 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 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: September 20, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-23546 Filed 9-24-12; 8:45 am]
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