48986 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 203 / Monday, October 23, 2017 / Notices 

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), as 

applicable. 

Dated: October 18, 2017. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22899 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF755 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) 

will meet to discuss proposed changes 

to management of the snapper grouper 

fishery, provide information, and 

receive updates. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP 

meeting will be held Wednesday, 

November 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. until 5 

p.m. and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on 

Thursday, November 9, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; 4831 

Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North 

Charleston, SC 29418. 

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, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; phone: 

(843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866) 

SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: 

kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Snapper Grouper AP will review and 

provide recommendations on 

developing amendments to the Snapper 

Grouper Fishery Management Plan 

(recreational and commercial visioning 

amendments and best fishing practices 

and recreational reporting amendment); 

provide information to develop fishery 

performance reports on black sea bass 

and vermilion snapper; and receive 

updates on items including stock 

assessments, recreational data reporting 

projects, a proposed moratorium on forhire permits, and other items. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary 

aids should be directed to the SAFMC 

office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business 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: October 18, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22902 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF771 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meetings and 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a CNMI joint advisory group 

meeting consisting of the Council’s 

CNMI Regional Ecosystem Advisory 

Committee (REAC), CNMI Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel 

(AP) and CNMI members of its Plan 

Team, Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee (FIAC), Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC), and Marine 

Planning and Climate Change 

Committee (MPCCC); and a Guam joint 

advisory group meeting consisting of the 

Council’s Guam REAC and Guam 

members of its Plan Team, FIAC, SSC, 

and MPCCC to discuss and make 

recommendations on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. 

DATES: The CNMI joint advisory group 

will meet on Wednesday, November 15, 

2017, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and the 

Guam joint advisory group will meet on 

Friday, November 17, 2017, between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m. All times listed are local 

island times. 

For specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The CNMI joint advisory 

group meeting will be held at Saipan 

Fiesta Resort and Spa, P.O. Box 50129, 

Saipan, MP 96950, telephone: (670) 

234–6412. The Guam joint advisory 

group meeting will be held at Hilton 

Guam Resort and Spa, 202 Hilton Road, 

Tumon Bay, Guam 96913, telephone: 

(671) 646–1835. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

comment periods will be provided in 

the agenda. The order in which agenda 

items are addressed may change. The 

meetings will run as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Schedule and Agenda for the CNMI 

Joint Advisory Group Meeting 

Wednesday, November 15, 

9 a.m.–4 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Essential Fish Habitat 

A. Update on Habitat Program 

B. EFH Levels of Information 

C. Review of Non-Fishing Impacts to 

EFH 

D. Coordination on Non-Fishing 

Issues 

3. Aquaculture Management 

4. Public Comment 

5. Other Business 

6. Discussion and Recommendations 

7. Training on Climate and Fisheries 

A. Reason for Training 

I. Annual Stock Assessment and 

Fishery Evaluation Report 

II. Fishing community outreach 

B. Overview of Indicators 

C. Climate variability: Oceanic nino 

index, pacific decadal oscillation 

I. Overview and questions 

II. Small group discussions 

III. Plenary report out and discussion 

D. Heat: Sea Surface Temperature, 

Degree Heating Week 

E. Ocean acidification: Oceanic pH 

F. Catchability: Sea level, sea surface 

height, wave energy and related 

factors (rough seas, winds, 

turbidity) 

G. Discussion on scope of climate 

indicators being monitored 

Schedule and Agenda for the Guam 

Joint Advisory Group Meeting 

Friday, November 17, 2017, 

9 a.m.–4 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Essential Fish Habitat 

A. Update on Habitat Program 

B. EFH Levels of Information 


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