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Grouper Allocation and 

Amendment 33—Limited Access 

Privilege Program; take Final Action 

on Amendment 35—Greater 

Amberjack; review a Scoping 

Document for Red Snapper 

Provisions for Overage 

Adjustments; discuss an Interim 

Rule on Gray Triggerfish Annual 

Catch Limit & In-Season Closure 

Authority; review a Draft Options 

Paper for Amendment 37—Gray 

Triggerfish Management Measures; 

discuss a Framework Action on 

Contractual Services for the ForHire Sector; discuss Sector 

Separation; review an Options 

Paper for Amendment 38—Revise 

Post-Season Recreational 

Accountability Measures for 

Shallow-water Grouper; receive a 

summary from the Goliath Grouper 

Workgroup Meeting and review and 

discuss the Pilot Studies Design for 

Headboat IFQ and Days at Sea. 

—Recess— 

Immediately following the Committee 

Recess will be the Informal Question & 

Answer Session on Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Issues. 

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 

8:30 a.m.–9 a.m.—The Coral 

Management Committee will review 

a report from the Special Coral 

Scientific & Statistical Committee. 

9 a.m.–10 a.m.—The Data Collection 

Committee will review the MRIP 

Calibration Workshop summary; 

discuss a Generic Amendment for 

Dealer Permit/Electronic Logbook 

Reporting Requirements; receive an 

update on Electronic Reporting for 

Headboats and for the For-Hire 

Sector. 

10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—The Mackerel 

Management Committee will review 

Options Papers for Amendment 

19—No Sale and Permits and for 

Amendment 20—Boundaries and 

Transit Provisions. 

—Recess— 

Council 

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 

1 p.m.—The Council meeting will 

begin with a Call to Order and 

Introductions. 

1:05 p.m.–1:15 p.m.—The Council 

will review the agenda and approve the 

minutes. 

1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m.—The Council 

will approve a revised Committee 

Roster; review the Action Schedule; and 

review Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP), 

if any. 

1:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.—The Council 

will receive public testimony on Final 

Reef Fish Amendment 35—Greater 

Amberjack; an Interim Rule for Gray 

Triggerfish Annual Catch Limit & InSeason Closure Authority; and 

exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any. 

The Council will also hold an open 

public comment period regarding any 

other fishery issues of concern. People 

wishing to speak before the Council 

should complete a public comment card 

prior to the comment period. 

Thursday, April 19, 2012 

8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.—The Council will 

review and discuss reports from the 

committee meetings as follows: 

Scientific & Statistical Committee 

Selection, Outreach & Education, Reef 

Fish, Budget/Personnel, Artificial Reef, 

Coral, Data Collection, and Mackerel. 

3 p.m.–3:15 p.m.—Discussion on 

Exempted Fishing Permits (if any) will 

take place. 

3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m.—Other Business 

items will follow. 

The Council will conclude its meeting 

at approximately 3:45 p.m. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

Council and Committees for discussion, 

in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act), those issues may not be the subject 

of formal action during these meetings. 

Actions of the Council and Committees 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

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 action to address the 

emergency. 

The established times for addressing 

items on the agenda may be adjusted as 

necessary to accommodate the timely 

completion of discussion relevant to the 

agenda items. In order to further allow 

for such adjustments and completion of 

all items on the agenda, the meeting 

may be extended from, or completed 

prior to the date/time established in this 

notice. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kathy Pereira at 

the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: March 27, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB137 

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’s (Council) 

Groundfish Committee will meet to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring 

Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: 

(207) 775–2311; fax: (207) 772–4017. 

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 items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

The Groundfish Committee will meet 

to continue development of several 

management actions. The Committee 

will continue development of an action 

to modify measures that apply to 

sectors. This discussion is expected to 

focus primarily on monitoring issues, 

and may include discussion of Annual 

Catch Entitlement (ACE) carryover 

provisions and other measures relevant 

to sector operations. The Committee 

will discuss an action to establish 

acceptable biological catches (ABCs) 

and annual catch limits (ACLs) for 

fishing years 2013 and 2014. Setting 

ABCs/ACLs may require modification of 

recreational fishing measures, and the 

Committee may discuss this issue. The 

Committee may also discuss adopting 

additional sub-ACLs for the scallop 

fishery and pursuing the Mixed Stock 

Exception for SNE/MA windowpane 

flounder. The Committee may discuss 

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possible modifications to groundfish 

closed areas and the recent Endangered 

Species Act listing of Atlantic Sturgeon. 

Other business may also be discussed. 

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 

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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 27, 2012. 

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 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB136 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council will hold meetings 

of its: Snapper Grouper AP; Joint 

Shrimp and Deepwater Shrimp AP; 

Dolphin Wahoo AP; King and Spanish 

Mackerel AP; and Coral AP in North 

Charleston, SC. An MPA Workshop will 

be held in conjunction with the Snapper 

Grouper AP meeting. All meetings are 

open to the public. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The meetings will take place 

from April 18–May 10, 2012. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 

International Blvd., North Charleston, 

SC 29418; telephone: (843) 308–9330; 

fax: (843) 308–9331. 

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; 

email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting Dates 

1. Snapper Grouper AP Meeting: 

April 18–19, 2012 

Members of the Snapper Grouper AP 

will meet from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. on April 

18, 2012 and from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on 

April 19, 2012. The AP will receive an 

update on recent amendments, 

including Snapper Grouper Amendment 

24 (red grouper), Snapper Grouper 

Amendment 18A (black sea bass), 

Regulatory Amendment 11 (removal of 

240 foot closure), Regulatory 

Amendment 12 (golden tilefish) and 

Snapper Grouper Amendment 20A 

(wreckfish). The AP will discuss 

developing amendments, including: 

Snapper Grouper Amendment 18B, 

which includes measures to implement 

an endorsement program for the 

commercial golden tilefish fishery; and 

Snapper Grouper Amendment 20, 

which addresses the current Individual 

Transferable Quota (ITQ) program for 

wreckfish. In addition, the AP will 

review proposed measures in 

Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based 

Amendment 3 including options to 

create and/or expand existing marine 

protected areas to help provide 

protection for speckled hind and 

Warsaw grouper. The AP will provide 

recommendations to the Council for 

consideration. 

2. Marine Protected Area (MPA) 

Workshop: April 18, 2012 

The Council will host an MPA 

Workshop for the public beginning at 6 

p.m. in order to solicit input regarding 

the use of MPAs to reduce bycatch 

mortality associated with speckled hind 

and Warsaw grouper. 

3. Joint Shrimp AP and Deepwater 

Shrimp AP Meeting: April 20, 2012 

Members of the Joint Shrimp and 

Deepwater Shrimp AP will meet from 

8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The APs will 

review measures in Shrimp Amendment 

9 that include revising the Minimum 

Stock Size Threshold (MSST) proxy for 

pink shrimp and streamlining the 

concurrent closure process of penaeid 

shrimp fisheries. Members will receive 

a briefing on issues related to Atlantic 

sturgeon which were recently listed as 

endangered. The APs will also review 

options and provide recommendations 

for expansion of Deepwater Coral 

Habitat Areas of Particular Concern 

(HAPC) as included in the 

Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based 

Amendment. 

4. Dolphin Wahoo AP Meeting: 

April 24, 2012 

Members of the Dolphin Wahoo AP 

will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon. 

The AP will review revised numbers for 

recreational landings of dolphin and 

wahoo through the Marine Recreational 

Information Program and discuss 

allocation issues. 

5. King and Spanish Mackerel AP 

Meeting: April 24–25, 2012 

Members of the King and Spanish 

Mackerel AP will meet from 1:30 p.m. 

on April 24, 2012 until 4 p.m. on April 

25, 2012. The AP will receive updates 

on amendments and assessments, 

including: Mackerel Amendment 18, 

which establishes Annual Catch Limits 

and Accountability Measures for 

mackerel and cobia; and the recent stock 

assessment of Spanish mackerel and 

cobia. The AP will discuss developing 

amendments, including Mackerel 

Amendment 19 addressing permits and 

sale of bag-limit mackerel and cobia, 

and Amendment 20 addressing 

boundaries and transit provisions. The 

AP will also review a list of framework 

items and provide recommendations. 

6. Coral AP Meeting: May 9–10, 2012 

Members of the Coral AP will meet 

from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on May 9, 2012 

and from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon on 

May 10, 2012. The AP will review 

alternatives for expansion of Deepwater 

Coral HAPCs as included in the draft 

Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based 

Amendment 3. The AP will also receive 

an update from NOAA Fisheries Habitat 

Conservation Division, an overview of 

the Florida Reef Managers Meeting, and 

an update on exotic species. The AP 

will appoint a chair, elect a vice-chair 

and will provide recommendations to 

the Council for consideration. 

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 listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

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