# 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.
**SUMMARY:**
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (AP).
**DATES:**
The Law Enforcement AP meeting will take place May 23, 2019, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., and May 24, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Meeting address:* The meeting will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407.
*Council address:* South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29406.
**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: *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The Law Enforcement AP meeting is open to the public and will be available via webinar as it occurs. Registration is required. Webinar registration information, a public comment form, and other meeting materials will be posted to the Council's website at: *http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/current-advisory-panel-meetings/* as it becomes available.
Agenda items for the Law Enforcement AP meeting include the following: A review and update on amendments to fishery management plans that are currently under development by the Council or undergoing Secretarial review; a review and discussion of draft Regulatory Amendment 29 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) addressing best fishing practices; priorities for Joint Enforcement Agreements; and an update on outreach efforts for the For-Hire Electronic Reporting Amendment. The AP will also review regulations on the harvest of dolphin onboard for-hire vessels in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, provide guidance on prohibition on retention of species in state waters when harvest in federal waters is closed for federally-permitted for-hire vessels, and discuss the requirement that heads and fins be intact for snapper grouper species.
The AP will also elect a new Chair and Vice-Chair. The AP will develop recommendations as necessary for consideration by the Council's Law Enforcement Committee.
**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 public hearings.
**Note:**
The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change.
**Authority:**
16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: May 1, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.