[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 65536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26484]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC299


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 Habitat and Environmental Protection Advisory 
Panel (AP) in Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will take place November 14-15, 2012. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Guest 
Suites, 181 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401; telephone: (800) 222-
8733; fax: (843) 577-2697.

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 Habitat and Environmental 
Protection AP will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on November 14, 
2012 and from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon on November 15, 2012. Topics to 
be addressed at the meeting include: a member workshop on developing 
the South Atlantic Habitat and Ecosystem Atlas and Digital Dashboard, 
including the new online Ecospecies System; species research and 
habitat mapping associated with deepwater marine protected areas; 
deepwater habitat complexes associated with Coral Habitat Areas of 
Particular Concern (CHAPC) extension proposals; a review of a draft 
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Atlantic Councils on 
deepwater coral ecosystem conservation; a review of other regional 
partner activities supporting the regional move to ecosystem-based 
management; and consideration of updates to essential fish habitat 
policy statements as needed. The AP will provide recommendations to the 
Council and address other business as needed.
    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: October 24, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-26484 Filed 10-26-12; 8:45 am]
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