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Special Accommodations 

The meeting is via teleconference. 

Request for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to Maria Shawback at (907) 

271–2809 at least 7 working days prior 

to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 22, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of the: Advisory Panel 

Selection Committee (Closed); Habitat 

Protection and Ecosystem-Based 

Management Committee; Southeast 

Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

Committee; Snapper Grouper 

Committee; Personnel Committee 

(Closed); Mackerel Cobia Committee; 

and Executive Finance Committee. 

There will also be meetings of the full 

Council. The Council will also hold two 

formal public comment sessions and 

take action as necessary. 

DATES: The Council meeting will be 

held from 9 a.m. on Monday, September 

11, 2017 until 1 p.m. on Friday, 

September 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Town & Country Inn, 2008 

Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 

29407; phone: (843) 571–1000; fax: (843) 

766–9444. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

Meeting information is available from 

the Council’s Web site at: http://

safmc.net/meetings/council-meetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public comment: Written comments 

may be directed to Gregg Waugh, 

Executive Director, South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council (see 

Council address) or electronically via 

the Council’s Web site at http://

safmc.net/safmc-meetings/councilmeetings/. The public comment form is 

open for use when the briefing book is 

posted to the Web site on the Friday, 

two weeks prior to the Council meeting 

(8/25/17). Comments received by close 

of business the Monday before the 

meeting (9/4/17) will be compiled, 

posted to the Web site as part of the 

meeting materials, and included in the 

administrative record; please use the 

Council’s online form available from the 

Web site. For written comments 

received after the Monday before the 

meeting (after 9/4/17), individuals 

submitting a comment must use the 

Council’s online form available from the 

Web site. Comments will automatically 

be posted to the Web site and available 

for Council consideration. Comments 

received prior to noon on Thursday, 

September 14, 2017 will be a part of the 

meeting administrative record. 

The items of discussion in the 

individual meeting agendas are as 

follows: 

Full Council Session, Monday, 

September 11, 2017, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m. 

1. The Council will hold a special 

session to address management 

measures proposed for red snapper 

following introductions and approval of 

the June 2017 Council meeting minutes. 

The Council will receive presentations 

on new red snapper data for 

consideration and discuss options for 

possibly requesting Emergency Action 

by NOAA Fisheries for a 2017 red 

snapper season. In addition, the Council 

will review public hearing comments 

and management alternatives in 

Amendment 43 to the Snapper Grouper 

Fishery Management Plan to modify the 

annual catch limit (ACL) for red 

snapper. Public comment will be 

accepted on options for considering an 

Emergency Action request and on 

Amendment 43. 

2. The Council is scheduled to take 

final action to approve Amendment 43 

for Secretarial Review. The Council may 

also approve a request for Emergency 

Action relative to red snapper. 

AP Selection Committee, Tuesday, 

September 12, 2017, 8:30 a.m. Until 10 

a.m. (Closed Session) 

1. The Committee will review the 

structure of the Habitat Protection and 

Ecosystem-Based Management Advisory 

Panel and provide recommendations. 

2. The Committee will review 

applications and provide 

recommendations for appointments to 

advisory panels. 

Habitat Protection and EcosystemBased Management Committee, 

Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 10 a.m. 

Until 12 p.m. 

1. The Committee will review, 

modify, and approve the Council’s 

Essential Fish Habitat Policy Statement 

on Artificial Reefs and provide guidance 

on the draft Fishery Ecosystem Plan II 

Implementation Plan. 

2. The Committee will receive an 

update on the Fishery Ecosystem Plan II 

Online System and a section update, an 

overview of the Habitat and Ecosystem 

Tools and Model development, discuss 

and provide guidance to staff. 

SEDAR Committee, Tuesday, 

September 12, 2017, 1:30 p.m. Until 

2:30 p.m. 

1. The Committee will receive a report 

from the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) on the proposed 

Research Track Process for conducting 

stock assessments and provide guidance 

to staff. 

2. The Committee will receive an 

update on the status of a joint Marine 

Recreational Information Program 

(MRIP) Workshop between the South 

Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Councils and provide 

guidance to staff. 

3. The Committee will also discuss 

guidance to the SEDAR Steering 

Committee as appropriate and provide 

direction to staff. 

Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, 

September 12, 2017, 2:30 p.m. Until 

5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, September 

13, 2017 From 8:30 a.m. Until 4 p.m. 

1. The Committee will receive 

updates from NOAA Fisheries on 

commercial catches versus quotas for 

species under ACLs and the status of 

amendments under formal Secretarial 

review. 

2. The Committee will receive an 

overview of Vision Blueprint Regulatory 

Amendment 26 addressing recreational 

management actions and alternatives 

and Vision Blueprint Regulatory 

Amendment 27 addressing commercial 

management actions and alternatives, as 

identified in the 2016–2020 Vision 

Blueprint for the Snapper Grouper 

Fishery. The Committee will modify the 

documents as necessary and provide 

guidance to staff. 

3. The Committee will receive an 

update from Council staff on the 

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Characterization/Portfolio analysis 

currently underway. 

4. The Committee will review 

projections for red grouper, review 

management options and provide 

guidance to staff on development of an 

amendment to address management 

needs. 

5. The Committee will discuss an 

amendment to address the Control Rule 

for Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC 

Control Rule Amendment) and possible 

adjustments to accountability measures 

for various management plans, discuss, 

and provide direction to staff. 

6. The Committee will receive an 

update on the Wreckfish Individual 

Transferable Quota (ITQ) review, 

including a report from a recent meeting 

of shareholders, and provide guidance 

to staff. 

7. The Committee will address 

Atlantic coast-wide issues, including 

coast-wide plans to address climate 

change. This includes a review of stateby-state regulations for snapper grouper 

species in the Greater Atlantic Region 

and data collection and monitoring 

efforts. The Committee will discuss 

working with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council to have them work 

with the states north of North Carolina 

to implement complementary 

regulations for snapper grouper species 

occurring in the Mid-Atlantic. 

Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, 

September 13, 2017, 4:30 p.m.—Public 

comment will be accepted on items on 

the Council agenda. The Council Chair, 

based on the number of individuals 

wishing to comment, will determine the 

amount of time provided to each 

commenter. 

Personnel Committee (Closed), 

Thursday, September 14, 2017, 8 a.m. 

Until 9 a.m. 

1. The Committee will conduct the 

performance review for the Executive 

Director. 

Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, 

September 14, 2017, 9 a.m. Until 12 

p.m. 

1. The Committee will receive an 

update on commercial catches versus 

quotas for species managed under ACLs 

and an update on the status of 

amendments currently under Secretarial 

review. 

2. The Committee will also receive an 

update on the status of a request for 

recalculation of the 2015 and 2016 

recreational landings for Atlantic cobia, 

discuss and provide direction to staff. 

3. The Committee will receive an 

update on development of the Interstate 

Atlantic Cobia Management Plan from 

the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission (ASMFC) and updates from 

states on the 2017 Atlantic cobia season. 

The Committee will review public 

scoping comments on draft Amendment 

31 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 

addressing complementary management 

of Atlantic cobia with ASMFC or 

removal from the FMP. The Committee 

will provide guidance to staff. 

4. The Committee will receive an 

overview of Atlantic king mackerel trip 

limits, discuss, and provide guidance to 

staff. 

Executive Finance Committee, 

Thursday, September 14, 2017, 1:30 

p.m. Until 4 p.m. 

1. The Committee will receive a report 

from the August 2017 webinar meeting 

of the Executive Finance Committee and 

provide guidance as necessary. 

2. The Committee will review the 

South Atlantic Regional Operations 

Agreement and the Council Follow-up 

and Priorities documents and provide 

guidance to staff. 

3. The Committee will discuss options 

for an advisory panel/workgroup for the 

System Management Plan for the 

Council’s managed areas and take action 

as necessary. 

4. The Committee will discuss 

materials available for Council meetings 

and provide guidance to staff. 

Council Session: Thursday, September 

14, 2017, 4 p.m. Until 5 p.m. and 

Friday, September 15, 2017, 8:30 a.m. 

Until 1 p.m. (Partially Closed Session if 

Needed) 

The Full Council will reconvene 

beginning on Thursday afternoon with a 

Call to Order, adoption of the agenda, 

announcements and introductions, 

presentation of the Law Enforcement 

Officer of the Year award, and election 

of a new Council Chair and Vice-Chair. 

The Council will receive a Legal 

Briefing on Litigation from NOAA 

General Counsel (if needed) during 

Closed Session. The Council will 

receive the Executive Director’s Report, 

an update on the Council’s Citizen 

Science Program, and an overview of 

the economic value of South Atlantic 

fisheries. The Council will also receive 

reports from NOAA Fisheries on the 

status of commercial and recreational 

catches versus ACLs for species not 

covered during an earlier committee 

meeting, status of the South Atlantic 

For-Hire Amendment, status of Bycatch 

Collection Programs, landings of 

dolphin fish caught with pelagic 

longline gear by vessel permit type, and 

the status of commercial electronic 

logbook reporting. The Council will 

review any Exempted Fishing Permits 

received by NOAA Fisheries as 

necessary. The Council will receive 

Committee reports from the Advisory 

Panel Selection, Habitat and EcosystemBased Management, SEDAR, Snapper 

Grouper, Mackerel Cobia, and Executive 

Finance Committees, review 

recommendations, and take action as 

appropriate. 

The Council will receive agency and 

liaison reports; and discuss other 

business and upcoming meetings. 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

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 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 3 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: August 22, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) 

Groundfish Plan Teams will meet 

September 12 through September 15, 

2017. 


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