80 FR 52451 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-21448

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a two- day meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 168 (Monday, August 31, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE151


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a two-
day meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, September 
16-17, 2015, starting at 8:30 a.m. each day and will adjourn at 12 noon 
on Thursday.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the conference room at the Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council's office; see below for address.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carrie Simmons, Executive Deputy 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The meeting will begin with introductions, and will hold elections 
for a new chair and vice-chair. The Advisory Panel (AP) will then adopt 
the agenda, review and approve minutes from the July 29, 2014 Reef Fish 
AP meeting and July 30, 2014 Red Snapper AP meeting. Council staff will 
review the scope of work commissioned for this advisory panel. The AP 
will review and provide recommendations on Public Hearing Draft 
Amendment 39--Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper, and 
recent stock assessments on red grouper and gray triggerfish. The AP 
will also review and discuss Public Hearing Draft--Joint Amendment to 
Require Electronic Reporting for Charter Vessels and Headboats; an 
Options Paper on a Framework Action setting the gag recreational season 
and gag and black grouper minimum size limits; review of a Draft 
Framework Action to modify gear restrictions for yellowtail snapper; a 
Draft Options Paper on an amendment defining west Florida's shelf 
hogfish stock, and setting the annual catch limits (ACL) and status 
determination criteria; a Draft Options Paper to modify mutton snapper 
ACLs and establish commercial and recreational management measures. 
Lastly, the Advisory Panel will review Coral Habitat Areas of 
Particular Concern (HAPC), a document on South Florida Management 
Issues, and SEDAR schedule; and will discuss Other Business, if any.

--Meeting Adjourns--

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with 
other meeting materials will be posted on the Council's file server. To 
access the file server, the URL is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi, or go to the Council's Web site and click on the FTP 
link in the lower left of the Council Web site  http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The username and password are both ``gulfguest''. 
Click on the ``Library Folder'', then scroll down to ``Reef Fish AP 
meeting 09-2015''.
    The meeting 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 other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of 
the Advisory Panel will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in the agenda 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 action to 
address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office (see 
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: August 26, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DATES: The meeting will be held on index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web
the Double Tree by Hilton Annapolis, Wednesday and Thursday, September site and click on the FTP link in the
210 Holiday Court, Annapolis, MD 16–17, 2015, starting at 8:30 a.m. each lower left of the Council Web site
21401; telephone: (410) 224–3150. day and will adjourn at 12 noon on http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Thursday. username and password are both
Management Council, 800 N. State ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in ‘‘gulfguest’’. Click on the ‘‘Library
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; the conference room at the Gulf of Folder’’, then scroll down to ‘‘Reef Fish
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Mexico Fishery Management Council’s AP meeting 09–2015’’.
Web site at www.mafmc.org. The meeting will be webcast over the
office; see below for address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: internet. A link to the webcast will be
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive available on the Council’s Web site,
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery http://www.gulfcouncil.org.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL Although other non-emergency issues
Management Council, telephone: (302) 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
526–5255. not on the agenda may come before the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Advisory Panel for discussion, in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda Carrie Simmons, Executive Deputy accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
items to be discussed at the SSC Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Fishery Conservation and Management
meeting include: Review fishery Management Council; carrie.simmons@ Act, those issues may not be the subject
performance reports and recommend gulfcouncil.org, telephone: (813) 348– of formal action during this meeting.
multi-year ABC specifications for spiny 1630. Actions of the Advisory Panel will be
dogfish; receive report of peer review of restricted to those issues specifically
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
data limited methods applied to black identified in the agenda and any issues
sea bass for potential changes to current Agenda arising after publication of this notice
and future ABC specifications; discuss The meeting will begin with that require emergency action under
research prioritization and five-year introductions, and will hold elections section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
research plan; discuss outcomes from for a new chair and vice-chair. The Fishery Conservation and Management
the Fifth National SSC Workshop; Advisory Panel (AP) will then adopt the Act, provided the public has been
receive update on sex-specific research agenda, review and approve minutes notified of the Council’s intent to take
and population modeling for summer from the July 29, 2014 Reef Fish AP action to address the emergency.
flounder; and review and discussion on meeting and July 30, 2014 Red Snapper
how the SSC applies coefficient of Special Accommodations
AP meeting. Council staff will review
variation levels to overfishing limit the scope of work commissioned for this This meeting is physically accessible
specifications. advisory panel. The AP will review and to people with disabilities. Requests for
Special Accommodations provide recommendations on Public sign language interpretation or other
Hearing Draft Amendment 39—Regional auxiliary aids should be directed to
This meeting is physically accessible Management of Recreational Red Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office
to people with disabilities. Requests for Snapper, and recent stock assessments (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
sign language interpretation or other on red grouper and gray triggerfish. The prior to the meeting.
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. AP will also review and discuss Public Dated: August 26, 2015.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 Hearing Draft—Joint Amendment to Tracey L. Thompson,
days prior to the meeting date. Require Electronic Reporting for Charter Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Dated: August 26, 2015. Vessels and Headboats; an Options Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Tracey L. Thompson, Paper on a Framework Action setting [FR Doc. 2015–21448 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am]
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable the gag recreational season and gag and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. black grouper minimum size limits;
[FR Doc. 2015–21445 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] review of a Draft Framework Action to
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P modify gear restrictions for yellowtail DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
snapper; a Draft Options Paper on an
amendment defining west Florida’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE shelf hogfish stock, and setting the Administration
annual catch limits (ACL) and status RIN 0648–XE100
National Oceanic and Atmospheric determination criteria; a Draft Options
Administration Paper to modify mutton snapper ACLs Marine Mammals; File Nos. 14122,
and establish commercial and 14585
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Lastly, the Advisory Panel will review AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Council; Public Meeting Concern (HAPC), a document on South Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Florida Management Issues, and SEDAR Commerce.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and schedule; and will discuss Other
Business, if any. amendments.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
—Meeting Adjourns—
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Commerce. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. The Agenda is subject to change, and Janice Straley, University of Alaska
the latest version along with other Southeast Sitka Campus, 1332 Seward
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery meeting materials will be posted on the Ave., Sitka, Alaska 99835, and Adam A.
Management Council will hold a two- Council’s file server. To access the file Pack, Ph.D., Departments of Psychology
day meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory server, the URL is https:// and Biology, University of Hawaii at
Panel. public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/ Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo,

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, September 16-17, 2015, starting at 8:30 a.m. each day and will adjourn at 12 noon on Thursday.
Contact		Dr. Carrie Simmons, Executive Deputy Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation		80 FR 52451
RIN Number		0648-XE15

80 FR 52451 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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