[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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