[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76462-76463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27113]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC609]


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

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
host a Seminar Series presentation on NOAA's Recent Deep-Sea Coral 
Related Research, Exploration, and Mapping in the U.S. South Atlantic 
via webinar on January 10, 2023.

DATES: The webinar presentation will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 
2023, from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The presentation will be provided via webinar. The webinar 
is open to members of the public. Information, including a link to 
webinar registration will be posted on the Council's website at https://safmc.net/safmc-seminar-series/ as it becomes available.
    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) 302-8439 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will host a presentation from 
NOAA entitled ``NOAA's Recent Deep-Sea Coral Related Research, 
Exploration, and Mapping in the U.S. South Atlantic''. This 
presentation will share highlights of research funded by NOAA's Deep-
Sea Coral Research & Technology Program between 2016 and 2019, and 
exploration and mapping conducted by NOAA Ocean Exploration in the 
South Atlantic region. Highlights include a summary of discoveries from 
nine expeditions to collect seafloor imagery, including the largest 
known deep-sea coral reef province in the world, and major mapping 
advances on the Blake Plateau and surrounding areas. A question-and-
answer session will follow the presentation. Members of the public will 
have the opportunity to participate in the discussion. The presentation 
is for informational purposes only and no management actions will be 
taken.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) five 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.


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    Dated: December 9, 2022.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-27113 Filed 12-13-22; 8:45 am]
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