[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35186-35187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15926]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF567
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public scoping meeting.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a public scoping meeting via webinar pertaining to Amendment 31 to
the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico (FMP). The draft amendment includes options to
remove Atlantic cobia from the FMP or establish complementary
management of Atlantic cobia.
DATES: The public scoping meeting will be held via webinar on August
15, 2017 at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: 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 is soliciting public input on
options for the management of Atlantic cobia. Atlantic cobia are
currently managed by the Council in federal waters from the Florida/
Georgia state line north through New York. Options include continuing
efforts to develop a complementary management plan with the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) or the complete transfer of
Atlantic cobia management to the ASMFC. The recreational fishery for
Atlantic cobia closed in federal waters earlier this year after NOAA
Fisheries determined the annual catch limit would be met. The majority
of Atlantic cobia are caught off the coasts of northeastern North
Carolina and Virginia are generally harvested from state waters. The
Council is considering options for management in order to allow
additional flexibility for the fishery.
The public scoping webinar will consist of a presentation by
Council staff, a question and answer session, and formal public
comment. Written comments will also be accepted via the online comment
form. Registration for the webinar is required. Registration
information, briefing materials and the public comment form will be
available at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearing-and-scoping-meeting-schedule/ on or before August 1, 2017. Written comments
may also be submitted to the Council office (see ADDRESSES). Comments
will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, August 18, 2017.
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.
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Dated: July 25, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-15926 Filed 7-27-17; 8:45 am]
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