Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 52 / Friday, March 16, 2012 / Notices 15721 

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

RIN0648–XB090 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Advisory Panel to consider 

actions affecting New England fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson 

Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 861–8000; fax: (401) 454–4306. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisors will begin developing specific 

measures for Framework 24. This action 

is primarily setting specifications for 

fishing years 2013 and 2014. At this 

meeting, the Advisors will primarily 

work on other measures that will be 

considered in this action in addition to 

specifications. Specifically, (1) possible 

modification of Georges Bank access 

area opening dates; (2) consider 

measures to address sub-ACL of 

yellowtail flounder for the LAGC trawl 

fishery; (3) consider modifying the 

effective date of YT sub-ACL AMs from 

Year 2 to Year 3; (4) leasing LAGC IFQ 

mid-year; and (5) expanding the 

observer set-aside program to include 

LAGC open area trips. The Advisors 

will make recommendations to the 

Scallop Committee for research 

priorities for the 2013 and 2014 

Research Set-Aside program. If time 

permits, the Advisors may review and 

provide input on a draft outline for a 

Performance Evaluation of the LAGC 

IFQ program to date. The Advisors may 

discuss other business. 

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 

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. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Fisheries of the South Atlantic and 

Gulf of Mexico; South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (SAFMC) will 

hold a meeting of its Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) to review 

and discuss the following items: Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) amendments 

under development; current landings 

and Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) 

values for managed stocks including the 

effect of revised recreational catch 

estimates; ABC control rule approaches; 

research priorities; peer review 

procedures; and planning for update 

assessments of vermilion snapper and 

red porgy. The meeting will be held in 

Savannah, GA. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The meetings will be held April 

3–5, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hilton DeSoto Savannah, 15 East 

Liberty Street, Savannah, GA 31401; 

telephone: (912) 232–9000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 

571–4366; Email: 

Kim.Iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized Act, 

the SSC is the body responsible for 

reviewing the Council’s scientific 

materials. The SSC will discuss FMP 

amendments under development, 

current landings and ABC values for 

managed stocks including the effect of 

revised recreational catch estimates, 

ABC control rule approaches, research 

priorities, peer review procedures, and 

planning for update assessments of 

vermilion snapper and red porgy. 

SSC Meeting Schedule: 

April 3, 2012, 1 p.m.–6 p.m. 

April 4, 2012, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. 

April 5, 2012, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. 

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 

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 sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) at least 3 business days 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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