80 FR 29628 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-12507 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 29628-29629] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-12507] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XD960 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) will hold meetings of the: Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem, Mackerel, and Data Collection Committees, Full Council (Closed Session) Scientific and Statistical and Reef Fish Advisory Panel Selection; Reef Fish, Shrimp and Joint Coral and Habitat Management Committees; in conjunction with a meeting of the Full Council. The Council will also hold a formal public comment session. DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8 until 4 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2015. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Beachside Hotel, 3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040 (305) 296- 8100. Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda items for discussion during each individual management committee meeting are as follows: Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee Agenda, Monday, June 8, 2015, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.:Review of Draft Letter on National Standard 1 Proposed Revisions Review of Council Coordinating Committee (CCC) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) White Paper Mackerel Management Committee Agenda, Monday, March 30, 2015, 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.: Final Action on Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Framework Amendment 3: Gulf of Mexico King Mackerel Gillnet Fishery Management Modifications Joint Draft Options Paper for CMP Amendment 26: Modifications to Allocations, Stock Boundaries, and Sale provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel Discussion of Potential CMP Amendment 28: Separating Permits for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel [[Page 29629]] Scoping Workshop Summaries on Proposed CMP Amendments 26 and 28 Data Collection Management Committee Agenda, Monday, June 8, 2015, 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.: Joint Options Paper for Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Fishing Effort Transition Plan Scientific and Statistical Management Selection Committee Agenda, Full Council--CLOSED SESSION, Monday, June 8, 2015, 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.: Appointments to Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC) Reef Fish Advisory Panel Selection Committee Agenda, Full Council-- CLOSED SESSION, Monday, June 8, 2015, 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.: Appointments to the Restructured Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP) -- Recess -- Reef Fish Management Committee Agenda, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.: SSC Review of Alternative Red Snapper Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) Proxies SSC Review of the effect of recalibrated recreational removals and recreational selectivity on estimates of Overfishing Limits (OFL), Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC), and MSY for Gulf Red Snapper Options Paper--Framework Action to set Gag Annual Catch Limit (ACL) and Recreational Season SSC Recommendations for Hogfish and Mutton Snapper OFL and ABC Options Paper--Joint Generic South Florida Management Updated Draft Amendment 28: Red Snapper Allocation Draft Framework Action to Allow NMFS to withhold a Portion of the Commercial Red Snapper Quota Revised Alternatives--Amendment 39: Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper Scoping Summaries on Amendment 36: Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Modifications Grouper/Tilefish IFQ 5-Year Review -- Recess -- Reef Fish Management Committee Agenda continued, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.: Report of the Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter For-Hire Advisory Panel (AP) Report of the Ad Hoc Reef Fish Headboat AP Other Business Shrimp Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m.: Final Action on Shrimp Amendment 15: Status Determination Criteria for Penaeid Shrimp and Adjustments to the Shrimp Framework Procedure Draft Options Paper for Shrimp Amendment 17: Addressing the Expiration of the Shrimp Permit Moratorium Joint Coral and Habitat Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 11 a.m. until 12 noon: Coral SSC and AP Summary Report Council Session Agenda, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: Call to Order, Announcements, Introductions, Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes 1:45 p.m.-2 p.m.: Review of and Vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs), if any. 2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: The Council will receive presentations reviewing changes from proposed to final rule implementation of the Gulf Aquaculture Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Issues, Spawning Potential Ratios, and Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR). 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: The Council will receive public testimony for Final Action on Framework Action: Modifications to the Commercial King Mackerel Gillnet Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico, Final Action on Shrimp Amendment 15: Status Determination Criteria for Penaeid Shrimp and Adjustments to the Shrimp Framework Procedure, Revised Reef Fish Amendment 28--Red Snapper Allocation; and open public comment regarding other fishery issues or concerns. -- Recess -- Joint Council Session with South Atlanta Council Agenda (Doubletree Hotel), Thursday, June 11, 2015, 8:45 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.: 8:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: The councils will receive committee reports from the Data Collection, Mackerel and Reef Fish Management Committees. Council Session Agenda, Friday, June 12, 2015, 8:30 a.m.--4 p.m.: 8:30 a.m.-12 noon: The Council will continue to receive committee reports from Reef Fish, Mackerel, and Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Management Committees. -- Recess -- 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: The Council will receive a committee report from the Shrimp, Joint Habitat/Coral, and SSC Panelists and AP Members Selected. 3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: The Council will review Other Business. A presentation on the Gulf of Mexico Habitat Mapping and Water Quality Monitoring Project. -- Adjourn -- The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going to the Council Web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on FTP Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials see folder ``Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2015-06'' on Gulf Council file server. The username and password are both ``gulfguest''. The meetings will be Webcast over the Internet. A link to the Webcast will be available on the Council's Web site, http://www.gulfcouncil.org. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council Office (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: May 19, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-12507 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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the final agenda that will be posted on SUMMARY: The New England Fishery ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the
the Baldrige Performance Excellence Management Council’s (Council) Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Program Web site at http:// Executive Committee will meet to Council.
www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/ review scientific information affecting
overseers.cfm. Questions from the New England fisheries in the exclusive SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
public will not be considered during economic zone (EEZ). Management Council (GMFMC) will
this period. Speakers who wish to hold meetings of the: Sustainable
The meeting will be held on
DATES:
Fisheries/Ecosystem, Mackerel, and
expand upon their oral statements, Monday, June 8, 2015, beginning at 9
those who had wished to speak, but Data Collection Committees, Full
a.m. Council (Closed Session) Scientific and
could not be accommodated on the
agenda, and those who were unable to ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Statistical and Reef Fish Advisory Panel
attend in person are invited to submit the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 Selection; Reef Fish, Shrimp and Joint
written statements to the Baldrige Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; Coral and Habitat Management
Performance Excellence Program, telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603) Committees; in conjunction with a
Attention Nancy Young, National 433–5649. meeting of the Full Council. The
Institute of Standards and Technology, Council address: New England Council will also hold a formal public
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1020, Fishery Management Council, 50 Water comment session.
Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899–1020, Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. DATES: The Council meeting will be
via fax at 301–975–4967 or held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
electronically by email to nancy.young@ until 4 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2015.
nist.gov. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management ADDRESSES:
All visitors to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology site will Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Meeting address: The meeting will be
have to pre-register to be admitted. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
held at the Marriott Beachside Hotel,
Please submit your name, time of 3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard, Key
arrival, email address and phone Agenda Items West, FL 33040 (305) 296–8100.
number to Nancy Young no later than The Executive Committee will meet to Council address: Gulf of Mexico
4:00 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, June review proposed changes to the Fishery Management Council, 2203
4, 2015, and she will provide you with National Standard Guidelines (80 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. Federal Register 2786). The Committee FL 33607.
citizens must submit additional will develop recommended comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
information; please contact Nancy that will be discussed by the full Douglas Gregory, Executive Director,
Young. Contact Ms. Young, by email at Council at its June 16–18, 2015 meeting. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
nancy.young@nist.gov or by phone at Subsequent to that discussion, the Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630; fax:
(301) 975–2361. Also, please note that Committee will discuss administrative (813) 348–1711; email: doug.gregory@
under the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. issues of the Council and address other gulfcouncil.org.
109–13), federal agencies, including business as necessary. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NIST, can only accept a state-issued
Special Accommodations agenda items for discussion during each
driver’s license or identification card for
individual management committee
access to federal facilities if issued by This meeting is physically accessible meeting are as follows:
states that are REAL ID compliant or to people with disabilities. Requests for
have an extension. NIST also currently Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
sign language interpretation or other
accepts other forms of federal-issued Committee Agenda, Monday, June 8,
auxiliary aids should be directed to
identification in lieu of a state-issued 2015, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.:
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
driver’s license. For detailed 5 days prior to the meeting date. • Review of Draft Letter on National
information please contact Ms. Young or Standard 1 Proposed Revisions
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_ • Review of Council Coordinating
affairs/visitor/. Dated: May 19, 2015. Committee (CCC) National
Kevin Kimball,
Tracey L. Thompson, Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Chief of Staff. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable White Paper
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Mackerel Management Committee
[FR Doc. 2015–12571 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2015–12493 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am] Agenda, Monday, March 30, 2015, 9:30
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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P a.m. until 11:30 a.m.:
• Final Action on Coastal Migratory
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Pelagics (CMP) Framework
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Amendment 3: Gulf of Mexico King
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Mackerel Gillnet Fishery Management
Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Modifications
RIN 0648–XD956 • Joint Draft Options Paper for CMP
Amendment 26: Modifications to
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RIN 0648–XD960
New England Fishery Management Allocations, Stock Boundaries, and
Council; Public Meeting Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Sale provisions for Gulf of Mexico
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Council (Council); Public Meeting and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Mackerel
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries • Discussion of Potential CMP
Commerce. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Amendment 28: Separating Permits
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Commerce. Migratory Groups of King Mackerel
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• Scoping Workshop Summaries on Shrimp Management Committee Shrimp, Joint Habitat/Coral, and SSC
Proposed CMP Amendments 26 and Agenda, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 9:30 Panelists and AP Members Selected.
28 a.m. until 11 a.m.: 3:30 p.m.–4 p.m.: The Council will
Data Collection Management • Final Action on Shrimp Amendment review Other Business. A presentation
15: Status Determination Criteria for on the Gulf of Mexico Habitat
Committee Agenda, Monday, June 8,
Penaeid Shrimp and Adjustments to Mapping and Water Quality
2015, 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.:
the Shrimp Framework Procedure Monitoring Project.
• Joint Options Paper for Electronic • Draft Options Paper for Shrimp
Charter Vessel Reporting — Adjourn —
Amendment 17: Addressing the
• Marine Recreational Information Expiration of the Shrimp Permit The Agenda is subject to change, and
Program (MRIP) Fishing Effort Moratorium the latest version will be posted on the
Transition Plan Council’s file server, which can be
Scientific and Statistical Management Joint Coral and Habitat Management accessed by going to the Council Web
Committee Agenda, Wednesday, June site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and
Selection Committee Agenda, Full
10, 2015, 11 a.m. until 12 noon:
Council—CLOSED SESSION, Monday, clicking on FTP Server under Quick
June 8, 2015, 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.: • Coral SSC and AP Summary Report Links. For meeting materials see folder
• Appointments to Scientific and Council Session Agenda, Wednesday, ‘‘Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2015–06’’
Statistical Committees (SSC) June 10, 2015, 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Gulf Council file server. The
1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.: Call to Order, username and password are both
Reef Fish Advisory Panel Selection
Announcements, Introductions, ‘‘gulfguest’’. The meetings will be
Committee Agenda, Full Council—
Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Webcast over the Internet. A link to the
CLOSED SESSION, Monday, June 8,
Minutes Webcast will be available on the
2015, 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.: 1:45 p.m.–2 p.m.: Review of and Vote on Council’s Web site, http://
• Appointments to the Restructured Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs), if www.gulfcouncil.org.
Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP) any. Although non-emergency issues not
— Recess — 2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: The Council will contained in this agenda may come
receive presentations reviewing before this group for discussion, those
Reef Fish Management Committee changes from proposed to final rule issues may not be the subject of formal
Agenda, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 8:30 implementation of the Gulf action during these meetings. Action
a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. until Aquaculture Fishery Management will be restricted to those issues
5 p.m.: Plan (FMP), Florida Keys National specifically identified in this notice and
• SSC Review of Alternative Red Marine Sanctuary Issues, Spawning any issues arising after publication of
Snapper Maximum Sustainable Yield Potential Ratios, and Southeast Data this notice that require emergency
(MSY) Proxies Assessment and Review (SEDAR). action under section 305(c) of the
• SSC Review of the effect of 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: The Council will Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
recalibrated recreational removals and receive public testimony for Final Conservation and Management Act,
recreational selectivity on estimates of Action on Framework Action: provided the public has been notified of
Overfishing Limits (OFL), Acceptable Modifications to the Commercial King the Council’s intent to take final action
Biological Catch (ABC), and MSY for Mackerel Gillnet Fishery in the Gulf to address the emergency.
Gulf Red Snapper of Mexico, Final Action on Shrimp
• Options Paper—Framework Action to Amendment 15: Status Determination Special Accommodations
set Gag Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Criteria for Penaeid Shrimp and These meetings are physically
and Recreational Season Adjustments to the Shrimp accessible to people with disabilities.
• SSC Recommendations for Hogfish Framework Procedure, Revised Reef Requests for sign language
and Mutton Snapper OFL and ABC Fish Amendment 28—Red Snapper interpretation or other auxiliary aids
• Options Paper—Joint Generic South Allocation; and open public comment should be directed to Kathy Pereira at
Florida Management regarding other fishery issues or the Council Office (see ADDRESSES), at
• Updated Draft Amendment 28: Red concerns. least 5 working days prior to the
Snapper Allocation meeting.
— Recess —
• Draft Framework Action to Allow
Joint Council Session with South Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
NMFS to withhold a Portion of the
Commercial Red Snapper Quota Atlanta Council Agenda (Doubletree Dated: May 19, 2015.
• Revised Alternatives—Amendment Hotel), Thursday, June 11, 2015, 8:45 Tracey L. Thompson,
39: Regional Management of a.m. until 5:30 p.m.: Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Recreational Red Snapper 8:45 a.m.–5:30 p.m.: The councils will Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
• Scoping Summaries on Amendment receive committee reports from the [FR Doc. 2015–12507 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
36: Red Snapper Individual Fishing Data Collection, Mackerel and Reef BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Quota (IFQ) Modifications Fish Management Committees.
• Grouper/Tilefish IFQ 5-Year Review Council Session Agenda, Friday, June
12, 2015, 8:30 a.m.—4 p.m.: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
— Recess —
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8:30 a.m.–12 noon: The Council will
Reef Fish Management Committee National Oceanic and Atmospheric
continue to receive committee reports
Agenda continued, Wednesday, June 10, Administration
from Reef Fish, Mackerel, and
2015, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.: Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Submission for OMB Review;
• Report of the Ad Hoc Red Snapper Management Committees. Comment Request
Charter For-Hire Advisory Panel (AP)
• Report of the Ad Hoc Reef Fish — Recess — The Department of Commerce will
Headboat AP 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: The Council will submit to the Office of Management and
• Other Business receive a committee report from the Budget (OMB) for clearance the
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of public meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. | |
| Dates | The Council meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8 until 4 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2015. | |
| Contact | Mr. Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 29628 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XD96 |
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