[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 20174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08147]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD219


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council (Council); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will 
hold meetings of its Information & Education Advisory Panel (AP) 
Meeting and Science Communication Workshop; Deepwater Shrimp AP; and 
Coral AP, in North Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meetings will be held from 8 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2014 
until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 
Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (877) 227-
6963 or (843) 744-4422; fax: (843) 744-4472.
    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:

Information & Education AP Agenda & Science Communication Workshop, 
Monday, May 5, 2014, 8 a.m. Until 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2014

    1. Receive an update on SAFMC outreach activities 2013-14.
    2. Receive an overview and update on the Council's Snapper Grouper 
Visioning Project and port meetings.
    3. Review the draft Oculina Evaluation Team Report.
    4. Receive an update on the Marine Resources Education Program 
(MREP) for the Southeast region.
    5. Elect a new Chairperson and Vice-Chair for the AP.
    6. Discuss the principles of effective science communication as 
well as the creation of effective science communication products.

Deepwater Shrimp AP Agenda, Tuesday May 6, 2014, 1 p.m. Through 12 Noon 
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

    1. Receive a status update on Coral Amendment 8, pertaining to 
Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPCs) and transit through 
the Oculina Bank HAPC.
    2. Review the draft Oculina Evaluation Team Report.
    3. Provide input on potential changes to HAPCs (Coral Amendment 9).

Coral AP Agenda, Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 1 p.m. Through 4:30 p.m. 
Thursday, May 8, 2014

    1. Receive a status update on Coral Amendment 8.
    2. Receive a status update of the SAFMC's Cooperative Agreement 
proposal with NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program.
    3. Review the draft Oculina Evaluation Team Report.
    4. Provide input for potential changes to HAPCs (Coral Amendment 
9).
    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.


    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: April 8, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-08147 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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