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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 4724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00853]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID: 0648-XE607]

Southeast Regional Office, Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management 
Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Public 
Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The NMFS Southeast Regional Office will hold a series of 
public hearings on Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan for the 
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic (Amendment 59). NMFS will 
review Amendment 59 and the proposed measures for management of red 
snapper and snapper-grouper species in South Atlantic Federal waters.

DATES: The public hearing meetings will be held on February 5, 2025, 
February 6, 2025, February 24, 2025, February 25, 2025, and March 5, 
2025.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional details.

ADDRESSES: Meeting locations:

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             Date and time                           Location
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February 5, 2025; 4:00-8:00 p.m........  Hilton Garden Inn, Charleston,
                                          Airport 5265 International
                                          Boulevard, North Charleston,
                                          SC 29418, 843-308-9330.
February 6, 2025; 4:00-8:00 p.m........  The Crystal Coast Civic Center,
                                          3505 Arendell Street, Morehead
                                          City, NC 28557, 252-247-3883.
February 24, 2025; 4:00-8:00 p.m.......  Crowne Plaza Jacksonville
                                          Airport, 14670 Duval Rd.,
                                          Jacksonville, FL 32218, 904-
                                          741-4404.
February 25, 2025; 4:00-8:00 p.m.......  Hilton Cocoa Beach, 1550 N
                                          Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach,
                                          FL 32931, 321-613-9023.
March 5, 2025; 4:00 p.m. during the      Villa By the Sea, 1175
 scheduled South Atlantic Fishery         Beachview Drive N, Jekyll
 Management Council meeting.              Island, GA 31527, 912-635-
                                          2521.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karla Gore, Southeast Regional Office, 
telephone: (727) 824-5305, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of the development of Amendment 59, 
the NMFS Southeast Regional Office will host a series of public 
hearings. During these public hearings, NMFS will review Amendment 59 
and the proposed options for management of red snapper and snapper-
grouper species in South Atlantic Federal waters. The structure of the 
public hearings will allow for a presentation on the amendment and 
proposed rule at 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on February 5, 6, 24, and 25, 
2025. There will be separate breakout rooms for the public to ask 
questions, obtain more information on the amendment and proposed rule, 
and formally submit public comments to NMFS.
    The March 5, 2025, public hearing will be held in conjunction with 
the scheduled March meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council (Council). A presentation on the measures proposed in Amendment 
59 will be provided by NMFS at 1:00 p.m. and comments on Amendment 59 
will be accepted during the Council's scheduled public comment period 
starting at 4:00 p.m.
    A detailed public hearing agenda and Amendment 59 background 
documents will be made available on the NMFS Amendment 59 website prior 
to the public hearing. The website for information about Amendment 59 
is located at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-59-fishery-management-plan-snapper-grouper-fishery-south-atlantic-region/.

Special Accommodations

    These public hearings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to Karla Gore, (727) 824-5305, 
[email protected] at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in the agenda are 
subject to change.

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

     Dated: January 10, 2025.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-00853 Filed 1-15-25; 8:45 am]
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