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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA047–1 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (Council); Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council will hold a 

meeting of its Spiny Lobster Committee, 

Personnel Committee (Closed Session), 

King and Spanish Mackerel Committee, 

Ecosystem-Based Management 

Committee, Golden Crab Committee, 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR) Committee (a portion 

of the meeting will be closed), Joint 

Executive and Finance Committees, 

Standard Operating, Policy and 

Procedures (SOPPs) Committee, 

Snapper Grouper Committee, and a 

meeting of the Full Council. The 

Council will take action as necessary. 

The Council will also hold an 

informal public question and answer 

session, a public comment session 

regarding agenda items, and public 

comment on Regulatory Amendment 10. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

additional details. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

December 6–10, 2010. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 

dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hilton New Bern/Riverfront, 100 

Middle Street, New Bern, NC 28562; 

Telephone: 1–800/326–3745 or 252/ 

638–3585; Fax 252/638–8112. Copies of 

documents are available from Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, North Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer; 

telephone: 843/571–4366 or toll free at 

866/SAFMC–10; fax: 843/769–4520; 

e-mail: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting Dates 

1. Spiny Lobster Committee: December 

6, 2010, 1:30 p.m. Until 4:30 p.m. 

The Spiny Lobster Committee will 

review the SEDAR Spiny Lobster 

Update regarding the stock status and 

review recommendations from the 

Science and Statistical Committee 

(SSC). The Committee will continue to 

review actions for Amendment 10 to the 

joint Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 

for Spiny Lobster for Gulf of Mexico and 

South Atlantic. Amendment 10 will 

address the requirements of the 

Reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA) including establishment of 

Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and 

Accountability Measures (AMs). The 

Committee will provide direction to 

staff and approve Amendment 10 and 

the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS) for public hearings. 

2. Personnel Committee Meeting: 

December 6, 2010, 4:30 p.m. Until 5:30 

p.m. (Closed Meeting) 

The Personnel Committee will receive 

an update on staff positions and provide 

a performance review for the Executive 

Director. 

3. Mackerel Committee Meeting: 

December 7, 2010, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 

Noon 

The Mackerel Committee will 

continue to review actions for draft 

Amendment 18 to the FMP for Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources for the Gulf 

of Mexico and South Atlantic Region. 

Amendment 18 addresses requirements 

of the MSA to set ACLs and AMs for 

species managed in the FMP. The 

Committee will review the draft 

amendment and Environmental 

Assessment, provide direction to staff, 

and approve the Amendment for public 

hearings. 

4. Ecosystem-Based Management 

Committee Meeting: December 7, 2010, 

1:30 p.m. Until 3:30 p.m. 

The Ecosystem-Based Management 

Committee will review the actions and 

alternatives currently in draft 

Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based 

Amendment 2, review 

recommendations from the Council’s 

Habitat Advisory Panel, provide 

guidance to staff, and approve the 

Amendment for public hearings. 

5. Golden Crab Committee Meeting: 

December 7, 2010, 3:30 p.m. Until 4:30 

p.m. 

The Golden Crab Committee will 

approve issues in Golden Crab 

Amendment 5 regarding the 

establishment of a catch share program 

for the commercial fishery and approve 

the amendment for public scoping. 

6. SEDAR Committee Meeting: 

December 7, 2010, 4:30 p.m. Until 5:30 

p.m. (Note: A Portion of the Meeting 

Will Be Closed) 

The SEDAR Committee will receive 

an update on SEDAR activities, a report 

on the SEDAR Steering Committee 

meeting and follow-up actions, and 

approve sea bass assessment documents. 

(In Closed Session) the Committee will 

review applications to the SEDAR Pool 

and develop recommendations for 

SEDAR participants. 

7. Joint Executive/Finance Committees 

Meeting: December 8, 2010, 8:30 a.m. 

Until 9:30 a.m. 

The Executive Committee and 

Finance Committees will meet jointly 

and receive status reports on the 

Calendar Year (CY) 2010 budget and 

activities, and the Fiscal Year 2011 

Congressional budget. The Committee 

will review and discuss the tentative 

2011 Council budget and activities 

schedule. 

8. SOPPs Committee Meeting: December 

8, 2010, 9:30 a.m. Until 11 a.m. 

The SOPPs Committee will review the 

final rule addressing Council SOPPs and 

develop recommendations for changes 

to the SOPPs in accordance with the 

final rule as proposed by staff. 

9. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting: 

December 8, 2010, 11 a.m. Until 5 p.m., 

and December 9, 2010, 8:30 a.m. Until 

12 Noon 

The Snapper Grouper Committee will 

receive a report on outreach and 

research activities associated with the 

Oculina Bank Experimental Closed 

Area, a report from the Council’s SSC, 

and a report of the Snapper Grouper 

Advisory Panel. 

The Committee will review, modify 

and approve the Comprehensive Annual 

Catch Limit (ACL) Amendment for 

public hearings. The Comprehensive 

ACL Amendment will specify ACLs, 

AMs and other values as mandated in 

the MSA for species managed by the 

Council and not subject to overfishing. 

This includes species in the Snapper 

Grouper, Coral, Golden Crab, 

Sargassum, and Dolphin Wahoo fishery 

management units. 

The Committee will review public 

hearing comments regarding 

Amendment 18A to the Snapper 

Grouper Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP), modify the amendment as 

appropriate, and approve actions. 

Amendment 18A includes actions to 

modify the golden tilefish and black sea 

bass pot commercial fisheries, and 

improvements for fisheries statistics. 

The Committee will review 

Regulatory Amendment 10 to the 

Snapper Grouper Fishery Management 

Plan addressing options for red snapper 

management (to be submitted to the 

Secretary of Commerce for review) and 

Regulatory Amendment 9 addressing 


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trip limits for black sea bass, vermilion 

snapper, gag, and greater amberjack. The 

Committee will modify draft 

Amendment 9 and approve it for public 

hearings. 

The Committee will review 

Amendments 24, 21, and 22, provide 

appropriate guidance to staff, and 

approve the amendments for public 

scoping. Amendment 24 addresses 

requirements under the MSA for red 

grouper, including establishment of 

ACLs, AMs, and a rebuilding plan. 

Amendment 21 addresses alternatives 

for management of the snapper grouper 

fishery including: Implementation of 

trip limits, effort and participation 

reductions, endorsements, catch shares, 

and regional quotas. Amendment 22 

includes options for long-term 

management measures for red snapper 

in the South Atlantic as the stock 

rebuilds. The Committee will receive a 

status report on Amendment 20 to 

modify and update the current 

Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) 

program for wreckfish. The Committee 

will also discuss Amendment 18B and 

determine if the development of the 

Amendment is necessary. Amendment 

18B includes options to extend the 

jurisdiction of the snapper grouper 

fishery management unit northward. 

Note: There will be an informal public 

question and answer session with NOAA 

Fisheries Services’ Regional Administrator 

and the Council Chairman on December 8, 

2010 beginning at 5:30 p.m. 

Council Session: December 9, 2010, 1:30 

p.m. Until 5:30 p.m. and December 10, 

2010, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 Noon 

Council Session: December 9, 2010, 1:30 

p.m. Until 5:30 p.m. 

From 1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m., the 

Council will call the meeting to order, 

adopt the agenda, and approve the 

September 2010 meeting minutes. 

Note: A public comment period on 

Regulatory Amendment 10 (Red Snapper) 

will be held on December 9, 2010 beginning 

at 1:45 p.m. followed by public comment on 

any of the December meeting agenda items. 

From 3 p.m.–3:30 p.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Spiny 

Lobster Committee, approve Spiny 

Lobster Amendment 10/DEIS for public 

hearing, consider other Committee 

recommendations, and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 3:30 p.m.–4 p.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Mackerel 

Committee, approve Mackerel 

Amendment 18/EA for public hearing, 

consider other Committee 

recommendations, and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 4 p.m.–4:15 p.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the 

Ecosystem-Based Management 

Committee, approve the Comprehensive 

Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2 for 

public hearing, consider other 

Committee recommendations, and take 

action as appropriate. 

From 4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

Golden Crab Committee and approve 

issues in Golden Crab Amendment 5 for 

public scoping. 

From 4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

SEDAR Committee, approve sea bass 

assessment documents, appoint SEDAR 

participants, consider other Committee 

recommendations and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 4:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m. the Council 

will receive a legal briefing on litigation 

(Closed Session). 

Council Session: December 10, 2010, 

8:30 a.m. Until 12 Noon 

From 8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Executive/ 

Finance Committees and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 8:45 a.m.–9 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the SOPPs 

Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 9 a.m.–10:30 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Snapper 

Grouper Committee, approve Regulatory 

Amendment 10 for submission to the 

Secretary of Commerce for review, 

approve actions in Amendment 18A, 

approve the Comprehensive ACL 

Amendment, and Regulatory 

Amendment 9 for public hearings, 

approve Amendments 21, 22, and 24 for 

public scoping, consider other 

Committee recommendations and take 

action as appropriate. 

From 10:30 a.m.–12 noon, the Council 

will receive status reports from NOAA 

Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Office, 

NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries 

Science Center, review Experimental 

Fishing Permits as necessary, receive 

agency and liaison reports, and discuss 

other business including upcoming 

meetings. 

* * * * * 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

* * * * * 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subjects of formal 

final Council action during this meeting. 

Council 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 Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Except for advertised (scheduled) 

public hearings and public comment, 

the times and sequences specified on 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) by December 1, 2010. 

Dated: November 15, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

President’s Export Council: Meeting of 

the President’s Export Council 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The President’s Export 

Council will hold a meeting to discuss 

topics related to the National Export 

Initiative, and to provide advice 

regarding how to promote U.S. exports, 

jobs, and growth. 

DATES: December 9, 2010 at 9 a.m. 

(EST). 

ADDRESSES: The President’s Export 

Council will convene its next meeting 

via live webcast on the Internet at 

http://whitehouse.gov/live. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. 

Marc Chittum, President’s Export 

Council, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, 

telephone: 202–482–1124, e-mail: 

Marc.Chittum@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The President’s Export 

Council was first established by 

Executive Order on December 20, 1973 

to advise the President on matters 

relating to U.S. export trade and report 

to the President on its activities and on 

its recommendations for expanding U.S. 

exports. The President’s Export Council 

was renewed most recently by Executive 

Order 13511 of September 29, 2009, for 


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