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provision for a moratorium on for-hire 

permits. Options are also being 

considered for modifying the current 

permit condition that specifies a harvest 

prohibition on snapper grouper species 

in state water when the species is closed 

to harvest in federal waters, issuing a 

for-hire permit for an individual rather 

than a vessel, and attaching a consistent 

identifying number to the federal forhire permit in a similar manner as is 

applied to limited entry permits. 

Council staff will provide an overview 

of options being considered for draft 

Snapper Grouper Amendment 47 and 

answer questions during each scoping 

meeting. Public comments will be 

accepted at each scoping meeting 

location on the specified date. 

In-Person Scoping Meetings 

1. October 1, 2018—Safe Harbor 

Seafood, 4371 Ocean Street, 

Jacksonville, FL 32233; Phone: 

(904) 247–0255 

2. October 2, 2018—Eau Gallie Civic 

Center, 1551 Highland Avenue, 

Melbourne, FL 32935; Phone: (321) 

608–7400 

3. October 3, 2018—Loxahatchee River 

Center, 805 North U.S. Highway 

One, Jupiter, FL 33477; Phone: 

(561) 743–7123 

4. October 4, 2018, Harvey Government 

Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key 

West, FL 33040; Phone: (305) 295– 

4385 

5. October 9, 2018—Coastal Electric 

Cooperative, 1265 South Coastal 

Highway, Midway, GA 31320; 

Phone: (912) 884–3311 

6. October 9, 2018—Jennette’s Pier, 7223 

South Virginia Dare Trail, Nags 

Head, NC 27959; Phone: (252) 255– 

1501 

7. October 10, 2018—North Carolina 

Division of Marine Fisheries Central 

District Office, 5285 Highway 70W, 

Morehead City, NC 28557; Phone: 

(252) 808–8011 

8. October 11, 2018—Cape Fear 

Museum, 814 Market Street, 

Wilmington, NC 28401; Phone: 

(910) 798–4362 

9. October 29, 2018—Murrells Inlet 

Community Center, 4462 Murrells 

Inlet Road, Murrells Inlet, SC 

29576; Phone: (843) 545–3651 

10. October 30, 2018—Haddrells Point 

Fin to Feather, 887 Ben Sawyer 

Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464; 

Phone: (843) 881–3644 

11. November 1, 2018—Hilton Head 

Boat House, 405 Squire Pope Road, 

Hilton Head, SC 29926; Phone: 

(843) 681–2628 

Submitting Written Comments 

The Council requests that written 

comments be submitted using the online 

public comment form available from the 

Council’s website. All comments 

submitted using the online form will be 

automatically posted to the website and 

accessible for Council members and the 

public to view. The direct link to the 

Public Hearing and Scoping meeting 

page and the public comment form is: 

http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/publichearings-scoping-meetings. Written 

comments may also be submitted by 

mail or FAX. All written comments are 

due by 5 p.m. on November 5, 2018. 

Comments may be submitted by mail 

to: Gregg Waugh, Executive Director, 

SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, North Charleston, SC 29405. Fax 

comments to 843/769–4520. 

The Snapper Grouper Amendment 47 

scoping document, public comment 

form, and other relevant materials will 

be posted on the Council’s website as 

they become available. 

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. 

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

Dated: August 28, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Fishery 

Monitoring Advisory Committee will 

meet September 13, 2018 through 

September 14, 2018. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 9 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday, 

September 14, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 3 

p.m. (or as needed). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Room 2039, Building 4, at the Alaska 

Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115; 

Teleconference number: (907) 271– 

2896. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Figus, Council staff; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Thursday, September 13, 2018 to 

Friday, September 14, 2018 

The agenda will include: A discussion 

of EM updates (including latest 

developments from the trawl EM 

Committee), presentation of the draft 

Annual Deployment Plan, a review of 

the NMFS Observer Safety Document, 

and a discussion of observer analyses. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

www.npfmc.org prior to the meeting, 

along with meeting materials. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted either 

electronically to Elizabeth Figus, 

Council staff: Elizabeth.figus@noaa.gov 

or through the mail: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. In-person oral public 

testimony will be accepted at the 

discretion of the chair. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Shannon Gleason 

at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 28, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of the following: 

Advisory Panel Selection Committee 

(Closed Session); Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

Committee; Standard Operating, Policy, 

and Procedure (SOPPs) Committee; 

Spiny Lobster Committee; Habitat 

Protection and Ecosystem-Based 

Management Committee; Snapper 

Grouper Committee; Mackerel Cobia 

Committee; and Executive Finance 

Committee. The Council meeting week 

will also include a Recreational Fishing 

Workshop, a formal public comment 

period, and a meeting of the full 

Council. 

DATES: The Council meeting will be 

held from 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 

16, 2018 until 12 p.m. on Friday, 

September 21, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Town and Country Inn, 2008 

Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 

phone: (843) 571–1000; fax: (843) 766– 

9444. 

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, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

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

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

Meeting information is available from 

the Council’s website at: http://

safmc.net/safmc-meetings/councilmeetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public comment: Written comments 

may be directed to Gregg Waugh, 

Executive Director, South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council (see 

ADDRESSES) or electronically via the 

Council’s website at http://safmc.net/ 

safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. The 

public comment form is open for use 

when the briefing book is posted to the 

website on the Friday, two weeks prior 

to the Council meeting (8/31/18). 

Comments received by close of business 

the Monday before the meeting (9/10/ 

18) will be compiled, posted to the 

website as part of the meeting materials, 

and included in the administrative 

record; please use the Council’s online 

form available from the website. For 

written comments received after the 

Monday before the meeting (after 9/10/ 

18), individuals submitting a comment 

must use the Council’s online form 

available from the website. Comments 

will automatically be posted to the 

website and available for Council 

consideration. Comments received prior 

to noon on Thursday, September 20, 

2018 will be a part of the meeting 

administrative record. 

The items of discussion in the 

individual meeting agendas are as 

follows: 

Recreational Workshop, Sunday, 

September 16, 2018 From 1 p.m. Until 

5 p.m. and Monday, September 17, 

2018, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m. 

The Council is cooperating with the 

American Sportfishing Association 

(ASA), Coastal Conservation 

Association (CCA), and Yamaha Marine 

Group to conduct a Recreational 

Workshop prior to the Council meeting. 

The September workshop is part of a 3- 

phrase project to explore approaches to 

innovative management of the private 

recreational sector of the South Atlantic 

Snapper Grouper fishery. Participants 

include Council members and Snapper 

Grouper advisory panel representatives, 

and other invited representatives 

identified by ASA from the recreational 

fishing community that are familiar 

with the Council process and 

recreational fishing issues. The public is 

welcome to attend and listen to the 

workshop and subsequent regional 

meetings. Comments on the September 

workshop may be provided during the 

Council meeting public comment 

session scheduled for Wednesday, 

September 19, 2018 at 4 p.m. 

Swearing in of New Council Members, 

Monday, September 17, 2018, 1:30 p.m. 

Until 1:40 p.m. 

Newly appointed Council members 

will be sworn to duty by the NOAA 

Fisheries Regional Administrator. 

Advisory Panel Selection Committee 

(Closed Session), Monday, September 

17, 2018, 1:40 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m. 

1. The Committee will review 

applications for open seats on its 

System Management Plan Workgroup 

and advisory panels and provide 

recommendations for appointments. 

2. The Committee will also discuss 

improving communication with 

advisory panels and provide direction to 

staff. 

SEDAR Committee, Monday, September 

17, 2018, 2:30 p.m. Until 3:30 p.m. 

The Committee will receive an update 

on stock assessment activities including 

an overview of projects, Steering 

Committee actions, discuss items for the 

next Steering Committee meeting, and 

provide guidance to staff as needed. 

SOPPs Committee, Monday, September 

17, 2018, 3:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m. 

The Committee will review and 

approve proposed changes to the 

Council Handbook and develop 

recommendations as appropriate. 

Spiny Lobster Committee, Tuesday, 

September 18, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Until 

9:30 a.m. 

1. The Committee will receive an 

update on the status of 2017–2018 

catches versus annual catch limit 

(ACLs) and an update from NOAA 

Fisheries on the status of amendments 

under formal review. 

2. The Committee will review Spiny 

Lobster Amendment 13 addressing 

bullynets and measures recommended 

by the Florida Fish and Wildlife 

Conservation Commission (FWC), 

consider public comment, and consider 

approval for formal Secretarial review. 

Habitat Protection and EcosystemBased Management Committee, 

Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 9:30 a.m. 

Until 12 p.m. 

1. The Committee will discuss ways 

to address species migration northwards 

along the Atlantic Coast, with input 

from the New England Fishery 

Management Council, the Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, and the 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council. The committee will provide 

guidance and take action as appropriate. 

2. The committee will receive an 

update on the Fishery Ecosystem Plan II 

Dashboard and tools, an overview of 

NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem-Based 

Fishery Management Implementation 

Plan draft for the South Atlantic Region, 

and take action as needed. 

Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting, 

Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 1:30 p.m. 

Until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 

September 19, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Until 

3:00 p.m. 

1. The committee will receive updates 

from NOAA fisheries on commercial 

catches versus quotas for species under 

ACLS and the status of amendments 

under formal secretarial review. 

2. The Committee will review public 

scoping comments received for Snapper 

Grouper Regulatory Amendment 29 

addressing best practices and options 

for use of powerhead gear and approve 

actions and alternatives to be analyzed 

as appropriate. 

3. The Committee will receive an 

overview of Vision Blueprint Regulatory 

Amendment 26 addressing recreational 

management actions and alternatives as 

identified in the 2016–2020 Vision 

Blueprint for the Snapper Grouper 

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Committee will modify the document as 

necessary, select preferred alternatives, 

and approve all actions. 

4. The Committee will receive an 

overview of Vision Blueprint Regulatory 

Amendment 27 addressing commercial 

management actions and alternatives, as 

identified in the 2016–2020 Vision 

Blueprint for the Snapper Grouper 

Fishery. The Committee will modify the 

document as necessary and consider 

approval for formal Secretarial review. 

5. The Committee will review public 

scoping comments for Snapper Grouper 

Amendment 47 addressing federal forhire permit modification options and 

provide guidance to staff. 

6. The Committee will receive an 

overview of Regulatory Amendment 30 

addressing a rebuilding plan for red 

grouper, modify the draft amendment as 

necessary and approve preferred 

alternatives. 

7. The Committee will review public 

scoping comments for Snapper Grouper 

Regulatory Amendment 32 addressing 

yellowtail snapper accountability 

measures, review the draft amendment, 

modify actions, and consider approval 

for public hearings. 

8. The Committee will review 

Abbreviated Framework Amendment 2 

addressing measures for vermilion 

snapper and black sea bass, modify the 

draft amendment as necessary, choose 

preferred alternatives, and consider 

approval for formal Secretarial review. 

Mackerel Cobia Committee, 

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 3 p.m. 

Until 4 p.m. 

1. The Committee will receive an 

update on commercial catches versus 

ACLs, and an update on the status of 

amendments under formal review by 

NOAA Fisheries. 

2. The Committee will review Coastal 

Migratory Pelagics Framework 

Amendment 6 addressing Atlantic king 

mackerel trip limits, confirm preferred 

alternatives, and consider approval for 

formal Secretarial Review. 

Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, 

September 19, 2018, 4 p.m. 

Public comment will be accepted on 

items on the Council meeting agenda 

scheduled to be approved for Secretarial 

Review: Snapper Grouper Abbreviated 

Framework 2 Amendment (vermilion 

snapper and black sea bass); Snapper 

Grouper Vision Blueprint Regulatory 

Amendment 27 (commercial measures); 

CMP Framework Amendment 6 (King 

mackerel trip limits); and Spiny Lobster 

Amendment 13 (Update management 

procedures and bully net measures). 

Public comment will also be accepted 

on all agenda items. The Council Chair, 

based on the number of individuals 

wishing to comment, will determine the 

amount of time provided to each 

commenter. 

Executive/Finance Committee, 

Thursday, September 20, 2018, 8:30 

a.m. Until 12 p.m. 

1. The Committee will receive an 

overview of the current MagnusonStevens Reauthorization efforts and the 

CCC Working Paper which includes 

positions on reauthorization, discuss, 

and provide guidance to staff. 

2. The Committee will receive an 

overview of the draft Calendar-Year 

2018 budget and approve the budget. 

3. The committee will review the 

Council’s Follow Up document and 

Priorities list, discuss, and provide 

guidance to staff. 

4. The Committee will receive an 

update on regulatory reform efforts, a 

review of NOAA Fisheries issues open 

for comment, and an overview of the 

Law Enforcement Advisory Panel 

meeting schedule. The committee will 

discuss these agenda items and provide 

guidance to staff. 

Council Session: Thursday, September 

20, 2018, 1:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m. and 

Friday, September 21, 2018, 8:30 a.m. 

Until 12 p.m. (Partially Closed Session 

if Needed) 

The Full Council will begin with the 

Call to Order, adoption of the agenda, 

approval of minutes, election of chair 

and vice chair, and awards/recognition. 

The Council will receive a Legal 

Briefing on Litigation from NOAA 

General Counsel (if needed) during 

Closed Session. The Council will 

receive staff reports including the 

Executive Director’s Report, and 

updates from Council staff on the 

MyFishCount pilot project, outreach for 

for-hire electronic reporting 

requirements, the Council’s Citizen 

Science Program, and the transition to 

an electronic newsletter. 

Updates will be provided by NOAA 

Fisheries including a report on the 

status of commercial catches versus 

ACLs for species not covered during an 

earlier committee meeting, data-related 

reports, protected resources updates, 

update on the status of the of the 

Commercial Electronic Logbook 

Program, and the status of the Marine 

Recreational Information Program 

(MRIP) conversions for recreational 

fishing estimates. The Council will 

discuss and take action as necessary. 

The Council will review any 

Exempted Fishing Permits received as 

necessary. The Council will receive an 

overview of MRIP and Revisions from 

NOAA Fisheries as well as Draft 

Amendment 11 to the 2006 

Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species Fishery Management Plan for 

Management of Shortfin Mako Sharks 

and take action as appropriate. 

The Council will receive committee 

reports from the Snapper Grouper, 

Mackerel Cobia, Spiny Lobster, AP 

Selection, SEDAR, Habitat, SOPPs, and 

Executive Finance Committees, as well 

a report from the Recreational 

Workshop, and take action as 

appropriate. 

The Council will receive agency and 

liaison reports; and discuss other 

business and 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 group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. 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: August 28, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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