Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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#  Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

**AGENCY:**

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

**ACTION:**

Notice of a public meeting.

**SUMMARY:**

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to review the Research Track stock assessment development procedure proposed by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). See *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .

**DATES:**

The SSC meeting will be held via webinar on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

**ADDRESSES:**

The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact Mike Errigo at the Council office (see *FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT* ) to request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of the webinar.

*Council address:* South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Mike Errigo; 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: *[email protected]* .

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

This meeting is held to review the Research Track stock assessment development procedure proposed by NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The SSC decided at their April 25-27, 2017 meeting in Charleston, SC, that the procedure for the Research Track was unclear and that they needed a document clearly laying out the process and approach of the Research Track before they could provide detailed comments.

Items to be addressed during this meeting:

1. Review the proposed Research Track procedure and provide comments and recommendations as necessary.

**Special Accommodations**

The meeting is 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 5 business days prior to the meeting.

**Note:**

The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change.

**Authority:**

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

Dated: August 15, 2017.

Jeffrey N. Lonergan,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.