[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4335-4336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01434]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD095
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 of the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (SAFMC) Oculina Experimental Closed Area Evaluation
Team.
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SUMMARY: The Oculina Experimental Closed Area Evaluation Team will
discuss the Oculina Experimental Closed Area via webinar and a series
of breakout sessions. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The webinar will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2014, from 9
a.m. until 12 p.m., and the breakout sessions will occur during the
week of March 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar
is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating
should contact Anna Martin at the SAFMC (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT below) to request an invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in
advance of the webinar.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Martin, Fishery Biologist;
telephone: (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Evaluation Team is comprised of law
enforcement representatives, research scientists, resource managers,
commercial fishermen, recreational fishermen, outreach experts, and
non-governmental organization representatives. The Team is tasked with
reviewing and providing recommendations for the ongoing research and
monitoring, outreach, and law enforcement components of the Evaluation
Plan.
The SAFMC extended the snapper grouper bottom fishing restrictions
for the Oculina Experimental Closed Area (OECA) for an indefinite
period in Snapper Grouper Amendment 13A. The amendment required that
the size and configuration of the OECA be reviewed within three years
of the implementation date of 13A and that a 10-year re-evaluation be
conducted. The re-evaluation is the subject of this webinar.
The items of discussion during the data webinar are as follows:
1. Participants will initiate discussions on the re-evaluation of
the OECA.
2. Breakout sessions will be held with the Evaluation Team to
discuss Research & Monitoring, Outreach, and Law Enforcement components
of the Evaluation Team.
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
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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 intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see
ADDRESSES) at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-01434 Filed 1-24-14; 8:45 am]
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