[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 132 (Monday, July 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 44845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16356]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE722


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a joint meeting of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel 
and Law Enforcement Committee.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Law 
Enforcement Advisory Panel and Law Enforcement Committee will meet 
jointly to address issues pertaining to enforcement of fisheries 
regulations in the South Atlantic Region.

DATES: The joint meeting will take place on August 4-5, 2016. The 
meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on August 4 and conclude at 3 p.m. on 
August 5. The joint meeting will be broadcast via webinar. Registration 
information will be posted on the SAFMC Web site at www.safmc.net as it 
becomes available.

ADDRESSES: The joint meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza hotel; 
4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (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; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: 
(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council's Law Enforcement Advisory Panel 
and Law Enforcement Committee will meet jointly to address several 
items including proper stowage of spearfishing gear for vessels 
transiting through closed areas, enhancing compliance with future 
reporting requirements for for-hire vessels, utility of Operator Cards, 
enforcement of newly implemented regulations regarding transport of 
fillets from The Bahamas, Joint Enforcement Agreement (JEA) activities, 
and inclusion of Council's managed areas (i.e., Marine Protected Areas, 
Spawning Special Management Zones) in navigation charts. Meeting 
participants will also receive a presentation on a marine managed areas 
mapping project.

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: July 6, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-16356 Filed 7-8-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P