[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 25143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10151]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB172


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 Habitat and Environmental Protection (Habitat) 
Advisory Panel (AP) to provide input on measures in Comprehensive 
Ecosystem-Based Amendment 3 and other habitat related topics. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Habitat AP meeting will be held May 15, 2012, from 2 p.m. 
until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to 
members of the public. Persons interested in participating in the 
webinar should contact Mike Collins via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e28f8b8987cc818d8e8e8b8c91a29183848f81cc8c8796"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d50545658135e52515154534e7d4e5c5b505e13535849">[email protected]</span></a> 
or by calling the Council office at (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) 
SAFMC-10. Information will also be available from the Council's Web 
site at www.safmc.net.

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: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#563d3f3b783f203324253938162537303b3578383322"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3888a8ecd8a958691908c8da39082858e80cd8d8697">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Habitat AP will meet via 
webinar from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on May 15, 2012. The AP will review 
management measures currently in the draft Comprehensive Ecosystem-
Based Management Amendment 3 (CE-BA 3). Measures under consideration 
include, but are not limited to, extension of existing deepwater Coral 
Habitat Areas of Particular Concern, and measures to reduce bycatch 
mortality on speckled hind and Warsaw grouper through the creation or 
expansion of marine protected areas. The AP will provide 
recommendations on measures for inclusion into a public hearing draft 
for CE-BA3 and discuss other habitat issues as needed.
    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 this 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 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

    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: April 24, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-10151 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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