[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 25144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10153]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 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 and public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of Marine Protected Area (MPA) Expert Workgroup and 
Public MPA Workshop in Pooler, GA. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Expert Workgroup meeting will take place May 16-17, 2012. 
The public workshop will take place May 16, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Mighty Eighth Air Force 
Museum, 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, GA 31322; telephone: (912) 748-8888; 
fax: (912) 748-0209.
    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: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c07050142051a091e1f03022c1f0d0a010f42020918"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a71737734736c7f686975745a697b7c777934747f6e">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Marine Protected Area Expert 
Workgroup will meet from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. on May 16, 2012 and from 8:30 
a.m. until 1 p.m. on May 17, 2012. The group of experts, including 
scientists and fishermen, will provide input on using MPAs to help 
address bycatch mortality of speckled hind and warsaw grouper. 
Selection of participants was based on knowledge and expertise of these 
two species, their habitat, and/or the fishery. Public input on data 
for the Expert Workgroup to consider will be taken from 5 p.m. until 
5:30 p.m. on May 16, 2012.
    The Marine Protected Area Public Workshop will begin at 6 p.m. on 
May 16, 2012. The workshop is part of a series of workshops being held 
to give the public the opportunity to provide data on locations of 
speckled hind and warsaw grouper, as well as important habitat 
locations for these two species. The Council will consider input from 
the workgroup and workshops during its June meeting in Orlando, FL.
    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 these meetings. 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

    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.


    Dated: April 24, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-10153 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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