[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 19460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07501]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC566


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 public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of the King & Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) and 
Snapper Grouper AP in North Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meetings will be held from 9 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013 
until 12 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 
International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (800) 
445-8667 or (843) 308-9330; fax: (843) 308-9331.
    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, 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 individual 
meeting agendas are as follows:

King & Spanish Mackerel AP Agenda: Monday, April 22, 2013, 9 a.m. Until 
Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 12 p.m.

    1. Discuss and provide recommendations for Mackerel Amendment 19, 
which addresses bag limit sales of king and Spanish mackerel, reduces 
inactive king mackerel permits, and addresses income requirements for 
commercial king and Spanish mackerel permits.
    2. Discuss and provide recommendations for Mackerel Amendment 20, 
which pertains to: changes in Gulf group zones; transit provisions in 
Florida waters; and allocations for king and Spanish mackerel in North 
Carolina. The amendment also addresses framework procedure 
modifications as well as updated Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) for cobia.
    3. Discuss and provide recommendations for South Atlantic Framework 
Actions, which considers: a change in the king mackerel minimum size 
limit; modifications to transfer-at-sea provisions for the Spanish 
mackerel gillnet fishery; changes in the king mackerel commercial trip 
limits; and modifications to the Spanish mackerel quota and trip limit 
system.

Snapper Grouper AP Agenda: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 1:30 p.m. Until 
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 12 p.m.

    1. Receive an update on the April, 2013 Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) Meeting, including: the application of the Only 
Reliable Catch Stocks (ORCS) methodology to specify Acceptable 
Biological Catches (ABCs) for unassessed snapper grouper species 
included in the Comprehensive ACL Amendment; and the black sea bass 
stock assessment.
    2. Receive an update on both future and completed snapper grouper 
amendments.
    3. Receive presentations on: Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS); an 
electronic monitoring (EM) pilot study on snapper grouper bandit 
vessels; and the Fishery Independent Reef Fish Survey.
    4. Receive an overview of Snapper Grouper Amendment 30, pertaining 
to the consideration of VMS for the commercial snapper grouper fishery. 
Discuss the amendment and provide recommendations.
    5. Receive an overview on Regulatory Amendment 14, which addresses 
management measures for the following snapper grouper species: greater 
amberjack; mutton snapper; gray triggerfish; hogfish; black sea bass; 
vermilion snapper; and gag grouper. Discuss the amendment and provide 
recommendations.
    6. Receive overviews on: regional allocations for black sea bass; 
and Visioning and Strategic Planning for the snapper grouper complex. 
Discuss the overviews and provide recommendations.
    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 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.

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: March 27, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-07501 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
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