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Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: November 13, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD522] 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

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 (Council) will 

hold meetings of the following: 

Mackerel Cobia Committee, Dolphin 

Wahoo Committee, Snapper Grouper 

Committee, Citizen Science Committee, 

Habitat and Ecosystem Committee, and 

the Southeast Data, Assessment and 

Review (SEDAR) Committee. The 

meeting week will also include a formal 

public comment session and a meeting 

of the Full Council. 

DATES: The Council meeting will be 

held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, 

December 4, 2023, until 12 p.m. on 

Friday, December 8, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

meeting will be held at The Beaufort 

Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort, 

NC 28516; phone: (252) 728–3000. The 

meeting will also be available via 

webinar. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 302–8440 or toll 

free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting 

information, including agendas, 

overviews, and briefing book materials 

will be posted on the Council’s website 

at: https://safmc.net/council-meetings/. 

Webinar registration links for the 

meeting will also be available from the 

Council’s website. 

Public comment: Public comment on 

agenda items may be submitted through 

the Council’s online comment form 

available from the Council’s website at: 

https://safmc.net/events/december2023-council-meeting/. Written 

comments will be accepted from 

November 17, 2023, until December 8, 

2023. These comments are accessible to 

the public, part of the Administrative 

Record of the meeting, and immediately 

available for Council consideration. A 

formal public comment session will also 

be held during the Council meeting. 

The items of discussion in the 

individual meeting agendas are as 

follows: 

Council Session I, Monday, December 

4, 2023, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m. (Closed 

Session) 

The Council will meet in Closed 

Session to receive a litigation brief from 

NOAA General Counsel and consider 

appointments to advisory panels, 

workgroups, and the Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) and SocioEconomic Panel (SEP). 

Council Session I, Monday, December 

4, 2023, 1:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m. 

The Council will receive reports from 

NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, the 

U.S. Coast Guard, Council liaisons, and 

state agencies. The Council will also 

receive a report on Congressional 

activities relative to fisheries and 

reports from recent meetings of the 

Council’s Executive Committee, SSC, 

and Outreach and Communications 

Advisory Panel (AP). 

The Council will receive a 

presentation from NOAA Fisheries on 

the Southeast For-Hire Integrated 

Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER) 

Program and a presentation from NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science 

Center on an update on the reliability of 

commercial discards. 

Mackerel Cobia Committee, Tuesday, 

December 5, 2023, 8:30 a.m. Until 10 

a.m. 

The Committee will receive a report 

from the Mackerel Cobia AP, review 

public scoping comments for 

Amendment 13 to the Coastal Migratory 

Pelagics Fishery Management Plan 

addressing catch level adjustments for 

Spanish mackerel, and receive an 

update on plans to conduct port 

meetings for the mackerel fishery. 

Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Tuesday, 

December 5, 2023, 10 a.m. Until 11 a.m. 

The Committee will receive a report 

from the Dolphin Wahoo AP and an 

update on the Management Strategy 

Evaluation for Dolphin. 

Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, 

December 5, 2023, 11 a.m. Until 5 p.m., 

and Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 

8:30 a.m. Until 3:45 p.m. 

The Committee will receive a briefing 

on Exempted Fishing Permit 

applications, an update on amendments 

to the Snapper Grouper Fishery 

Management Plan under development, a 

System Management Plan Workgroup 

update, and a report from the Wreckfish 

Advisory Group and Sub-Committee 

relative to Amendment 48 addressing 

wreckfish management. The Committee 

will consider recommendations from 

the Snapper Grouper AP for 

Amendment 46 addressing a private 

recreational permit for the snapper 

grouper fishery and consider approving 

the amendment for public hearings. 

The Committee will address 

Regulatory Amendment 36 addressing 

gag and black grouper vessel limits and 

on-demand gear for black sea bass and 

consider approving for public scoping, 

and consider Snapper Grouper AP 

recommendations for Amendment 55 

addressing management measures for 

scamp and yellowmouth grouper. The 

Committee will discuss Regulatory 

Amendment 35 addressing red snapper 

management and re-consider submitting 

the amendment for Secretarial review, 

and discuss yellowtail snapper 

management. The Committee will 

receive an update on Best Fishing 

Practices Outreach and AP 

recommendations on topics not on the 

agenda. 

Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 4 p.m. 

Public comment will be accepted 

from individuals attending the meeting 

in person and via webinar on all items 

on the Council meeting agenda. The 

Council Chair will determine the 

amount of time provided to each 

commenter based on the number of 

individuals wishing to comment. 

Citizen Science Committee, Thursday, 

December 7, 2023, 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. 

The Committee will review and 

approve updated research priorities for 

the Council’s Citizen Science Program, 

receive an update on the SciFish 

platform and a demonstration, and an 

update on the Citizen Science Program. 

Habitat and Ecosystem Committee, 

Thursday, December 7, 2023, 10:30 a.m. 

Until 12 p.m. 

The Committee will receive a report 

from the Habitat Advisory Panel and 

address plans for the 5-year Essential 

Fish Habitat Review. The Committee 

will receive an update on the Habitat 

Blueprint and review the draft workplan 

and annual report outline. The 


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Committee will address coral 

management and provide guidance on 

the utilization of deepwater coral 

modelling for management and 

resubmission of Coral Amendment 10. 

SEDAR Committee, Thursday, 

December 7, 2023, 1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 

p.m. 

The Committee will receive a report 

from the SEDAR Steering Committee, 

address Terms of Reference for the 

SEDAR assessment of Florida Keys/East 

Coast Florida and Gulf of Mexico 

hogfish (SEDAR 94), review the SEDAR 

schedule, and select species to consider 

for 2027 assessments. 

Council Session II, Thursday, December 

7, 2023, 2:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m. and 

Friday, December 8, 2023, 8:30 a.m. 

Until 12 p.m. 

The Council will receive a litigation 

brief if needed, receive a staff report, 

and a report from the Council 

Coordination Committee. The Council 

will review Allocations Review 

Guidelines and consider approval, 

receive an update on stakeholder 

meetings planning, and receive a 

presentation on offshore wind activities. 

The Council will approve topics for a 

meeting of the Law Enforcement AP and 

receive reports from NOAA Fisheries 

Southeast Regional Office and the 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The 

Council will receive Committee reports, 

review its workplan, review upcoming 

meetings, and take action as necessary. 

The Council will discuss any other 

business as needed. 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Action 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified 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) 5 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. 

Dated: November 13, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25356 Filed 11–15–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD524] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 27670 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Iris Segura-Garcia, Ph.D., Harbor Branch 

Oceanographic Institution, Florida 

Atlantic University, 5600 US 1, Fort 

Pierce, FL 34946, has applied in due 

form for a permit to receive and import 

cetacean parts for scientific research. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 18, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 27670 from the list of 

available applications. These documents 

are also available upon written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include File No. 27670 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. The request should set forth 

the specific reasons why a hearing on 

this application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Markin, Ph.D., or Shasta McClenahan, 

Ph.D., (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and the regulations governing 

the taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

The applicant proposes to receive and 

import parts for research from up to 200 

individual cetaceans of any species. 

Sources of samples may include animals 

in foreign countries stranded alive or 

dead or that died during rehabilitation, 

animals in captivity, and samples from 

other authorized persons. The parts 

would be used to understand cetaceans 

(1) foraging strategies when exposed to 

limited resources and/or disturbed 

habitats, (2) food web health, and (3) 

exposure to environmental toxicants 

and biomarkers of exposure and health 

effects. The permit would be valid for 5 

years from the date of issuance. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: November 13, 2023. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD530] 

Fisheries Off West Coast States; 

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 

Exempted Fishing Permit Application 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator, 

West Coast Region, NMFS, announces 

receipt of an exempted fishing permit 

(EFP) application, and is considering 

issuance of an EFP that seeks exemption 

from the requirements at requiring 

vessel owners and operators to retain 

sablefish, rex sole, Pacific sanddab and 

California halibut when on a declared 

optimized retention bottom trawl or 

non-whiting midwater trawl trip. At this 


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