[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 8496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02586]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC484
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) and Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (GMFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Webinar of the SAFMC and GMFMC Joint Committee on South Florida
Management Issues.
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SUMMARY: The SAFMC and the GMFMC will hold a meeting of the Joint
Committee on South Florida Management Issues.
DATES: The meeting will be held via Webinar on Monday, February 25,
2013, from 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held via a GoToMeeting
Conference webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those
interested in participating should contact Kim Iverson at SAFMC (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation providing
webinar access information. Please request meeting information at least
24 hours in advance of the meeting.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, SAFMC; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10;
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee
agenda are as follows:
1. Approve the agenda; state the background and purpose of the
meeting; and establish how the joint committee will function.
2. Discuss the following issues: yellowtail snapper management;
mutton snapper management; and the commercial harvest of grouper in
Monroe County.
3. Discuss the establishment of a special management unit that
allows for consistent state and federal fishery regulations across the
South Florida area
4. Discuss the allocation of fisheries' landings in Monroe County.
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 Council action during this meeting. Action will be restricted
to those issues specifically identified 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.
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
This 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: February 1, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-02586 Filed 2-5-13; 8:45 am]
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