[Federal Register: August 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 156)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XB98
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public scoping meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
convene a series of public scoping meetings regarding Amendment 16 to
the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 16 will end
overfishing for gag (grouper) and vermilion snapper. During its June
2007 meeting, the Council received a report from its Scientific and
Statistical Committee stating its approval of the Southeastern Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessments for gag and vermilion
snapper. The Council is charged to end overfishing within a one year
period. The scoping meetings and public comment period are being held
to receive input regarding possible measures to end overfishing,
including modifications to current regulations and potential new
measures (closed seasons, recreational boat limits, commercial trip
limits, etc.) to achieve the necessary reductions.
DATES: The public scoping meetings will be held in September 2007.
Written comments must be received in the Council office by 5 p.m. on
September 17, 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the specific
dates and times of the public scoping meetings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Bob Mahood, Executive
Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405, or via email to
SGAm16Scoping@safmc.net. Copies of the Amendment 16 Scoping Document
are available from Gregg Waugh, South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free at (866) SAFMC-10.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregg Waugh, South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366; fax: (843) 769-4520;
email address: gregg.waugh@safmc.net.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public scoping meeting dates and locations.
All meetings are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
September 4, 2007 - Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 North Water
Street, Wilmington, NC 28401; telephone: (910) 763-5900;
September 4, 2007 - Sombrero Cay Clubs, 19 Sombrero Boulevard,
Marathon, FL 33050; telephone: (305) 743-2250;
September 5, 2007 - Sheraton Atlantic Beach, 2717 W. Fort Macon
Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512; telephone: (252) 240-1155;
September 6, 2007 - Hampton Inn Daytona Speedway, 1715 W.
International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach, FL 32114; telephone:
(386) 257-4030;
September 10, 2007 - Holiday Inn Charleston Airport & Convention
Center, 5264 International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418;
telephone: (843) 576-0300;
September 17, 2007 - Avista Resort, 300 N. Ocean Blvd., N. Myrtle
Beach, SC 29582; telephone: (843) 249-2521
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)
by August 30, 2007.
Dated: August 9, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-15884 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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