[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60141-60142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23752]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD530


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.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) in North 
Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 
October 21, 2014 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Address: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 4381 
Tanger Outlet Blvd., N. Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (877) 747-
7301.
    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, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel will receive an update on the 
status of various amendments to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP) and other amendments affecting the snapper grouper fishery. 
AP members will receive overviews and provide recommendations on the 
following amendments to the Snapper Grouper FMP: Regulatory Amendment 
16 with options to remove the current seasonal closure for the 
commercial black sea bass pot fishery; Regulatory Amendment 22 
addressing management measures for gag grouper and wreckfish; the 
development of a Joint South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Amendment on 
South Florida Issues; Amendment 36 to establish Spawning Special 
Management Zones (SMZs); and Amendment 35 that would remove some 
species from the snapper grouper management complex.
    The AP will also receive updates on the development of a 
recreational tag

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program through Amendment 22 and updates on stock assessments for 
hogfish, mutton snapper, red snapper and gray triggerfish. The AP will 
receive updates on electronic reporting efforts, the Council's 
Visioning and Strategic Planning Project for the snapper grouper 
fishery, and address other business as necessary.
    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 the meeting. Action will be restricted to those 
issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 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: October 1, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-23752 Filed 10-3-14; 8:45 am]
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