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this review are not considered final 

until reviewed by the full SSC at a 

future Council meeting. 

No management actions will be 

decided by the meeting participants. 

The participants’ role will be 

development of recommendations and 

reports for consideration by the SSC and 

the Pacific Council at a future Council 

meeting. 

Although nonemergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, 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 intent of the workshop participants 

to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20708 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE263] 

Endangered Species; File No. 23096 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

a permit modification. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the University of Georgia, Warnell 

School of Forestry and Natural 

Resources, 180 E Green Street, Athens, 

GA 30602 (Nate Nibbelink, Ph.D., 

Responsible Party) has requested a 

modification to scientific research 

Permit No. 23096–01. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before October 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The modification request 

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. 23096 mod #10 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. 23096 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: 

Malcolm Mohead or Erin Markin, Ph.D., 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject modification to Permit No. 

23096–01, issued on November 20, 2023 

(88 FR 85880, December 11, 2023), is 

requested under the authority of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (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). 

Permit No. 23096–01 authorizes the 

permit holder to: quantify population 

dynamics and seasonal habitat of 

Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon in 

Georgia and Florida river systems and 

estuaries [i.e., Savannah (GA), Altamaha 

(GA), Ogeechee (GA), Satilla (GA), St. 

Marys (GA, FL), Nassau (FL) and St. 

Johns River systems (FL)]. Researchers 

may capture (by gillnet or trammel net), 

tag (passive integrated transponder, 

internal acoustic, and dart), anesthetize, 

genetic fin clip, fin ray clip, measure, 

weigh, photograph/video, blood sample, 

mucus sample, and laparoscopically 

biopsy gonads of juvenile, sub-adult, 

and adult Atlantic and shortnose 

sturgeon. Early life stages of each 

species may be lethally sampled to 

document occurrence of spawning in 

systems. Up to two sturgeon of each 

species may unintentionally die 

annually in each river system during 

sampling activities, excluding the 

Satilla, St Marys, and St. Johns Rivers. 

The permit holder now requests 

authorization to: (1) increase the 

number of juvenile Atlantic sturgeon 

from 10 to 20 in the Ogeechee River that 

may be captured by trammel net, 

anesthetized, internally acoustically 

tagged, measured, weighed, PIT tagged, 

Floy tagged, tissue (genetic) sampled, 

and photographed annually prior to 

release; (2) increase the number of 

juvenile Atlantic sturgeon from 80 to 

160 in the Ogeechee River that may be 

captured by trammel net, measured, 

weighed, PIT tagged, Floy tagged, tissue 

(genetic sampled), and photographed 

annually prior to release. A sub-set of 80 

of these fish may also have the leading 

and secondary fin rays, scute tips and 

epidermal mucus sampled. The permit 

expires January 31, 2030. 

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Amy C. Sloan, 

Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division. Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20747 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE264] 

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 (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Executive 

Committee via webinar to discuss the 

Council budget and workplan. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, September 30, 2024, from 10 

a.m. until 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Webinar registration is 

required. Details are included in the 

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 the webinar 

registration link, online public comment 

form, agenda, and briefing book 

materials will be posted on the 

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

council-meetings/. Comments become 

part of the Administrative Record of the 

meeting and will automatically be 

posted to the website and available for 

Council consideration. 

At this meeting, the Council’s 

Executive Committee will review the 

2024 Council budget status, planned 

activities for 2024, and the draft 2025 


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operating budget. The Committee will 

also review planned activities for 2025– 

2028 addressed in the next 

administrative grant package. The 

meeting will include a closed session to 

discuss personnel and contract topics. 

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 

The meeting is 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: September 9, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20707 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE244] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council will hold a 

workshop to create a focused discussion 

on how aspects of alternative 5 from the 

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 

Species Separation Requirements 

Amendment would be implemented by 

the Council and NOAA Fisheries. 

DATES: The meeting will be held from 1 

p.m. Wednesday, October 2, 2024 

through 3 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 

2024. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 

1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 

19107; telephone: (215) 625–6763. The 

meeting will be partially streamed by 

webinar for portions of the agenda that 

are held in plenary. Connection 

information will be posted to the 

calendar prior to the meeting at 

www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N. State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their 

website at www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council 

will hold a workshop from 1 p.m. 

Wednesday, October 2 through 3 p.m. 

Thursday, October 3, 2024, to create a 

focused discussion on how aspects of 

alternative 5 from the Atlantic Surfclam 

and Ocean Quahog Species Separation 

Requirements Amendment would be 

implemented by the Council and NOAA 

Fisheries. Alternative 5 is one of 6 

alternatives in the Amendment under 

consideration by the Council to address 

the issues of mixed catches occurring in 

the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog 

individual transferable quota fisheries. 

Meeting materials will be posted to 

www.mafmc.org. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden at the Council Office, 

(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20706 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XV202] 

Space Weather Advisory Group 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Space Weather Advisory 

Group (SWAG) will meet for one and a 

half days on September 25–26, 2024. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled as 

follows: September 25, 2024, from 1 

p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT) and September 26, 2024, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

a hybrid event with the SWAG and 

invited guests convening ‘‘in person’’ at 

the Eisenhower Executive Office 

Building, 1650 17th Street NW, 

Washington, DC, and any public 

participants attending virtually via 

Webinar. For details on how to register 

for the webinar, please visit https://

www.weather.gov/swag. To submit 

written public comments, email: 

amy.macpherson@noaa.gov by 

September 20, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Macpherson, National Weather 

Service, NOAA, 7220 NW 101st Terrace, 

Kansas City, MO 64153; 816–287–1344 

or amy.macpherson@noaa.gov; or visit 

the SWAG website: https://

www.weather.gov/swag. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Promoting Research and 

Observations of Space Weather to 

Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow 

(PROSWIFT) Act, 51 U.S.C. 60601 et 

seq., the Administrator of NOAA and 

the National Science and Technology 

Council’s Space Weather Operations, 

Research, and Mitigation (SWORM) 

Subcommittee established the Space 

Weather Advisory Group (SWAG) on 

April 21, 2021. The SWAG is the only 

Federal Advisory SWAG that advises 

and informs the interest and work of the 

SWORM. The SWAG is to receive 

advice from the academic community, 

the commercial space weather sector, 

and nongovernmental space weather 

end users to carry out the 

responsibilities of the SWAG set forth in 

the PROSWIFT Act, 51 U.S.C. 60601 et 

seq. 

The SWAG is directed to advise the 

SWORM on the following: facilitating 

advances in the space weather 

enterprise of the United States; 

improving the ability of the United 

States to prepare for, mitigate, respond 

to, and recover from space weather 

phenomena; enabling the coordination 

and facilitation of research to operations 

and operations to research, as described 

in section 60604(d) of title 51, United 

States Code; and developing and 

implementing the integrated strategy 

under 51 U.S.C. 60601(c), including 

subsequent updates and reevaluations. 

The SWAG shall also conduct a 

comprehensive survey of the needs of 

users of space weather products to 


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