[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23745-23746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09397]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC635
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a special webinar meeting in order to address Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 19 as well as the Proposed Rule for Gulf Council
Permit Transfer and Renewal Requirements. The Council will take action
as necessary. The Council will also hold a public comment session via
webinar.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on
Monday, May 13, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held via GoToWebinar.
The webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in
participating should contact Mike Collins (see Contact Information
below) 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Collins, Administrative 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 are as follows:
Council Session Agenda, Monday, May 13, 2013, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
1. Call the meeting to order, adopt the agenda and approve the
March 2013 minutes.
Public comment will be accepted on Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 19 and the Proposed Rule to address Permit Transfer and
Renewal Requirements for Gulf of Mexico For-Hire Permits. Individuals
wishing to comment verbally must use the question feature (box) on the
webinar control panel to indicate their desire to speak. This must be
done by 1:15 p.m. (The webinar page will be available from 12 noon
until 1:15 p.m. on May 13, 2013 for individuals to register their
desire to comment verbally.) At 1:15 p.m., the Chairman will begin the
public comment period by calling on those individuals that registered
using the webinar control panel question feature.
Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 19
1. Receive an update on the Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) review and recommendations of the 2013 stock assessment update
for black sea bass.
2. Receive an overview and a summary of public comments pertaining
to Regulatory Amendment 19. This amendment proposes changes in Annual
Catch Limits (ACLs), Annual Catch Targets (ACTs), and the Allowable
Biological Catch (ABC) for black sea bass.
3. Discuss the amendment, modify it as appropriate, select
preferred alternatives, deem the codified text as necessary, and
approve Regulatory Amendment 19 for formal Secretarial review.
Gulf Council Permit Transfer and Renewal Requirements
1. Receive an overview of the Proposed Rule to address permit
transfer and renewal requirement for Gulf of Mexico for-hire permits
only. This action would revise current transfer restrictions and would
allow a for-hire vessel to maintain greater capacity for non-fishing
activities. While fishing, however, the passenger capacity listed on
the for-hire permit
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(based on the passenger capacity of the vessel when the permit was
issued) remains restricted to the permit. Additionally, the vessel
would no longer need to submit a Certificate of Inspection
documentation for renewal.
2. Discuss and approve the Proposed Rule.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
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 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
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: April 17, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-09397 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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