South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

• Published date: 24 March 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 16617
• Record Number: 2020-06157
• Section: Notices
• Court: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 16617-16618]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-06157]
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                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                [RTID 0648-XA090]
                South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
                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 Scientific and Statistical Committee's Socio-
                Economic Panel (SEP) from April 8-9, 2020.
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                DATES: The meeting will be held via webinar April 8, 2020, from 1:30
                p.m. until 5 p.m. and April 9, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
                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 following agenda items will be
                addressed by the SEP during the meeting:
                 1. Update on recent and developing Council actions;
                 2. Updates on the Council's Citizen Science Program and Fishstory
                pilot project;
                 3. Coastal Migratory Pelagics historical documents project update,
                 4. Southeast Fisheries Science Center technical memorandum on the
                economics of the commercial king and Spanish mackerel fishery;
                 5. Allocations for multi-use fisheries;
                 6. Best fishing practices outreach and persuasion;
                 7. MyFishCount recreational reporting project survey results and
                final report.
                 The SEP will provide guidance to staff and recommendations for SSC
                and Council consideration as necessary. The meeting is open to the
                public and webinar registration is required. Information regarding
                webinar registration will be posted to the Council's website at:
                https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/scientific-and-statistical-committee-meetings/ as it becomes available. The meeting agenda, briefing book
                materials, and online comment form will be posted to the Council's
                website two weeks prior to the meeting. Written comment on SEP agenda
                topics is to be distributed to the Panel through the Council office,
                similar to all other briefing materials. Written comment to be
                considered by the SEP shall be provided to the Council office no later
                than one week prior to an SEP meeting. For this meeting, the deadline
                for submission of written comment is 12 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2020.
                 Multiple opportunities for comment on agenda items will be provided
                during the SEP meeting. Open comment periods will be provided at the
                start of the meeting and near the conclusion. Those interested in
                providing comment should indicate such in the manner requested by the
                Chair, who will then recognize individuals to provide comment.
                Additional opportunities for comment on specific agenda items will be
                provided, as each item is discussed, between initial presentations and
                SEP discussion. Those interested in providing comment should indicate
                such in the manner requested by the Chair, who will then recognize
                individuals to provide comment. All comments are part of the record of
                the meeting.
                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 public hearings.
                 Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
                subject to change.
                 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
                 Dated: March 19, 2020.
                Tracey L. Thompson,
                Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
                Marine Fisheries Service.
                [FR Doc. 2020-06157 Filed 3-23-20; 8:45 am]
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