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follows: Council staff will brief the 

public on the purpose and need of the 

amendment. The Council is currently 

considering aligning federal regulations 

in the EEZ off Florida with those of the 

state of Florida and creating an 

enhanced cooperative management 

procedure with Florida for federal 

waters off Florida. Council staff will 

also provide an overview of the actions 

and alternatives considered in the 

amendment including the Council 

preferred alternatives. Staff and a 

Council member will be available to 

answer any questions and the public 

will have the opportunity to provide 

testimony on the amendment and other 

related testimony. The schedule is as 

follows: 

Tuesday, August 2, 2018; Webinar 6 

p.m.—9 p.m. EST at: https://

register.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

552356550647070721. 

After registering, you will receive a 

confirmation email containing 

information about joining the webinar. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The public hearing will be broadcast 

via webinar. You may also register for 

the webinar by visiting 

www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the 

Public Hearing meeting on the calendar. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office 

(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: July 16, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15467 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Coral Reef Conservation Program 

AGENCY: Coral Reef Conservation 

Program, Office for Coastal 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting, Notice 

of Public Comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

public meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef 

Task Force (USCRTF). Written 

comments must be received on or before 

July 26, 2018. For specific dates, times, 

and locations of the public meetings, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, August 16, 2018, from 8:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force by 

any of the following methods: 

Public Meeting and Oral Comments: 

A public meeting will be held in Pago 

Pago, American Samoa at the Rex H. Lee 

Auditorium, Highway 1, Utulei. 

Written Comments: Please direct 

written comments to Jennifer Koss, 

NOAA USCRTF Steering Committee 

Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef 

Conservation Program, 1305 East-West 

Highway, N/OCRM, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Koss, NOAA USCRTF Steering 

Committee Point of Contact, NOAA 

Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305 

East-West Highway, N/OCRM, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910 at 301–533–0777 or 

Liza Johnson, USCRTF Executive 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, 

MS–3530–MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240 at (202) 208– 

5004 or visit the USCRTF website at 

http://www.coralreef.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting provides a forum for 

coordinated planning and action among 

federal agencies, state and territorial 

governments, and nongovernmental 

partners. Registration is requested for all 

events associated with the meeting. This 

meeting has time allotted for public 

comment. All public comments must be 

submitted in written format. A written 

summary of the meeting will be posted 

on the USCRTF website within two 

months of occurrence. For information 

about the meeting, registering and 

submitting public comments, go to 

http://www.coralreef.gov. 

Commenters may address the 

meeting, the role of the USCRTF, or 

general coral reef conservation issues. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comments, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including 

personal identifying information may be 

made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Established by Presidential Executive 

Order 13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef 

Task Force mission is to lead, 

coordinate and strengthen U.S. 

government actions to better preserve 

and protect coral reef ecosystems. Cochaired by the Departments of 

Commerce and Interior, Task Force 

members include leaders of 12 federal 

agencies, seven U.S. states and 

territories and three freely associated 

states. 

The meeting will be held Thursday, 

August 16, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m. in Pago Pago, American Samoa at 

the Rex H. Lee Auditorium, Highway 1, 

Utulei. 

Nicole R. LeBoeuf, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean 

Services and Coastal Zone Management, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15453 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG339 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public scoping 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a series of public scoping meetings 

via webinar pertaining to three 

amendments to the Snapper Grouper 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the 

South Atlantic Region. Amendment 47 

considers modifications to the federally 

permitted South Atlantic snapper 

grouper for-hire fishery. Regulatory 

Amendment 29 considers options to 

implement best fishing practices and 

remove powerhead restrictions in the 

federal waters off the coast of South 

Carolina. Regulatory Amendment 32 

addresses options for revisions to the inseason accountability measures for 

yellowtail snapper. 

DATES: The scoping meetings will be 

held via webinar on the following dates: 

Amendment 47—August 6, August 9, 

and August 14, 2018; Regulatory 

Amendment 29—August 7 and August 

8, 2018 and; Regulatory Amendment 

32—August 15 and August 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The scoping meetings will 

be conducted via webinar. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 


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