[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 92 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26921-26922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11334]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XW43


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Eight Regional Fishery Management Councils will convene a 
meeting of representatives of their respective Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSCs) at the Charleston Marriott, Charleston, 
SC.

DATES: The meetings will be held October 19-21, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Charleston Marriott, 170 
Lockwood Boulevard, Charleston SC 29403; telephone: (843) 968-3569.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson or John Carmichael at the 
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, 
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (MSA) requires that each Council maintain and 
utilize its SSCs to assist in the development, collection, evaluation, 
and peer review of information relevant to the development and 
amendment of fishery management plans (FMPs). In addition, the MSA 
mandates that each SSC shall provide its Council ongoing scientific 
advice for fishery management decisions, including recommendations for 
acceptable biological catch (ABC), preventing overfishing, maximum 
sustainable yield, and achieving rebuilding targets, and reports on 
stock status and health, bycatch, habitat status, social and economic 
impacts of management measures, and sustainability of fishing 
practices.
    On January 16, 2009, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
issued final revised guidelines for National Standard 1 (NS1) of the 
MSA on how to comply with the new annual catch limit (ACL) requirements 
for ending overfishing of federal fisheries. The law requires that ACLs 
be implemented by 2011. The primary objective of this workshop is to 
discuss best practices and approaches for setting scientifically based 
catch limits and to discuss regional peer review programs.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    SSC progress reports on ABC control rule implementation, review of 
regional peer review programs.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Role of SSCs in peer review programs; acceptance of peer review 
results; developing fishing level recommendations: using control rules 
and incorporating uncertainty.

Thursday, October 21, 2010; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Developing fishing level recommendations: options when infeasible, 
ensuring consistency and objectivity; After ABC: role of SSC in ACL and 
AM development, role of SSC in social and economic issues.
    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at http://www.fisherycouncils.org.
    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 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 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 7 working days prior to the meeting.


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    Dated: May 7, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-11334 Filed 5-12-10; 8:45 am]
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