80_FR_56626 80 FR 56445 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

80 FR 56445 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)

Page Range56445-56445
FR Document2015-23461

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE199


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 (Council) will 
hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of 
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and 
Thursday, October 5-8, 2015, starting at 8:30 a.m. daily.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Galveston Island 
Hotel, 5400 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551; telephone: (409) 
744-5000; fax: (409) 740-2209.
    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: Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, October 5, 2015

    The Gulf Council will begin with updates and presentations from 
management committees. The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Management 
Committee will review the Integrated Ecosystem Assessment--Management 
Strategy Evaluation, and receive a presentation on NOAA's Ecosystem 
Based Fisheries Management Policy. The Joint Administrative Policy & 
Budget/Personnel Management Committee will review the new Advisory 
Panels (AP) Staggered Terms, modifications to the standard operating 
practices and procedures (SOPPs) section discussing AP Appointments, 
Administrative Committee structure, and review of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act Reauthorization Bills. The Mackerel Management Committee will 
convene after lunch to review the Joint Public Hearing Draft for CMP 
Amendment 26: Changes in Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale 
Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King 
Mackerel, and an Options Paper for CMP Amendment 28: Separating Permits 
for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel and 
Spanish Mackerel. The Data Collection Committee will then review the 
Public Hearing Draft--Joint Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting 
Amendment; and the Gulf SEDAR Committee will review the SEDAR Steering 
Committee meeting and SEDAR Assessment Schedule.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

    The Reef Fish Management Committee will provide updates from the 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and Reef Fish Advisory Panel 
(AP) meetings. The committee will discuss final action on Framework 
Action to set Gag Recreational Season and Gag and Black Grouper Minimum 
Size Limits, review options papers for Amendment to Define Gulf of 
Mexico Hogfish Stock and set Acceptable Catch Limits (ACL) and Status 
Determination Criteria and Framework Action to set Mutton Snapper ACL 
and management measures, and the revised Public Hearing Draft Amendment 
39--Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper. The committee will 
also review options papers for Adjust Minimum Stock Size Threshold 
(MSST) and South Florida Management Issues; discussion on the Ad Hoc 
Private Recreational AP. NMFS will hold a Question and Answer session 
immediately following the committee.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

    The Reef Fish Management Committee will continue with any remaining 
agenda items from the previous day. Shrimp Management Committee will 
review the Public Hearing Draft for Shrimp Amendment 17A--Addressing 
the Expiration of the Shrimp Permit Moratorium and the Draft Options 
Paper for Shrimp Amendment 17B--Establishing Optimum Yield, Target 
Number of Permits, Permit Pool, and Addressing Transit Provisions 
through Federal Waters.
    The Full Council will convene mid-morning with a Call to Order, 
Announcements and Introductions; Adoption of Agenda and Approval of 
Minutes. The Council will review and approve the 2016 Committee 
Appointments. After lunch, the Council will receive presentations on 
the Southeast Observer Program and the Standardized Reporting Bycatch 
Methods; and review of Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) Applications, if 
any. The Council will receive Public Comment (2:30 p.m.-5 p.m.) on 
Final Action on Framework Action to Set Gag Recreational Season and Gag 
and Black Grouper Minimum Size Limits; followed by open testimony on 
any other fishery issues or concerns.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

    The Council will receive management committee reports from 
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem, Administrative Policy & Budget/
Personnel, Mackerel, Data Collection, Shrimp and SEDAR. Upon returning 
from lunch, the Council will receive a committee report from the Reef 
Fish Management Committee; vote on Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) 
Applications, if any, and discuss Other Business.

Meeting Adjourns

    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will 
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and 
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 
provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to 
take final 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 15, 2015.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Options Paper for CMP Amendment 28:                   Recreational Season and Gag and Black
                                                                                                      Separating Permits for Gulf of Mexico                 Grouper Minimum Size Limits;
                                              National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King                 followed by open testimony on any
                                              Administration                                          Mackerel and Spanish Mackerel. The                    other fishery issues or concerns.
                                              RIN 0648–XE199                                          Data Collection Committee will then
                                                                                                                                                            Thursday, October 8, 2015
                                                                                                      review the Public Hearing Draft—Joint
                                              Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management                       Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting                     The Council will receive management
                                              Council; Public Meeting                                 Amendment; and the Gulf SEDAR                         committee reports from Sustainable
                                                                                                      Committee will review the SEDAR                       Fisheries/Ecosystem, Administrative
                                              AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      Steering Committee meeting and SEDAR                  Policy & Budget/Personnel, Mackerel,
                                              Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    Assessment Schedule.                                  Data Collection, Shrimp and SEDAR.
                                              Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                                                                            Upon returning from lunch, the Council
                                              Commerce.                                               Tuesday, October 6, 2015
                                                                                                                                                            will receive a committee report from the
                                              ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.                       The Reef Fish Management                            Reef Fish Management Committee; vote
                                                                                                      Committee will provide updates from                   on Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
                                              SUMMARY:   The Gulf of Mexico Fishery                   the Scientific and Statistical Committee              Applications, if any, and discuss Other
                                              Management Council (Council) will                       (SSC) and Reef Fish Advisory Panel                    Business.
                                              hold a four-day meeting to consider                     (AP) meetings. The committee will
                                              actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico                    discuss final action on Framework                     Meeting Adjourns
                                              fisheries in the exclusive economic zone                Action to set Gag Recreational Season                    Although other non-emergency issues
                                              (EEZ).                                                  and Gag and Black Grouper Minimum                     not contained in this agenda may come
                                              DATES: The meeting will be held on                      Size Limits, review options papers for                before this Council for discussion, those
                                              Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and                         Amendment to Define Gulf of Mexico                    issues may not be the subjects of formal
                                              Thursday, October 5–8, 2015, starting at                Hogfish Stock and set Acceptable Catch                action during this meeting. Council
                                              8:30 a.m. daily.                                        Limits (ACL) and Status Determination                 action will be restricted to those issues
                                              ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  Criteria and Framework Action to set                  specifically listed in this notice and any
                                              the Hilton Galveston Island Hotel, 5400                 Mutton Snapper ACL and management                     issues arising after publication of this
                                              Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX                        measures, and the revised Public                      notice that require emergency action
                                              77551; telephone: (409) 744–5000; fax:                  Hearing Draft Amendment 39—Regional                   under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
                                              (409) 740–2209.                                         Management of Recreational Red                        Stevens Act, provided that the public
                                                 Council address: Gulf of Mexico                      Snapper. The committee will also                      has been notified of the Council’s intent
                                              Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.                     review options papers for Adjust                      to take final action to address the
                                              Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL                      Minimum Stock Size Threshold (MSST)                   emergency.
                                              33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.                       and South Florida Management Issues;
                                                                                                      discussion on the Ad Hoc Private                      Special Accommodations
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              Douglas Gregory, Executive Director,                    Recreational AP. NMFS will hold a                       This meeting is physically accessible
                                              Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management                       Question and Answer session                           to people with disabilities. Requests for
                                              Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630.                     immediately following the committee.                  sign language interpretation or other
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Wednesday, October 7, 2015                            auxiliary aids should be directed to
                                                                                                                                                            Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
                                              Agenda                                                    The Reef Fish Management                            days prior to the meeting date.
                                                                                                      Committee will continue with any
                                              Monday, October 5, 2015                                 remaining agenda items from the                         Dated: September 15, 2015.
                                                 The Gulf Council will begin with                     previous day. Shrimp Management                       Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
                                              updates and presentations from                          Committee will review the Public                      Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
                                              management committees. The                              Hearing Draft for Shrimp Amendment                    Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                              Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem                         17A—Addressing the Expiration of the                  [FR Doc. 2015–23461 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Management Committee will review the                    Shrimp Permit Moratorium and the                      BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                              Integrated Ecosystem Assessment—                        Draft Options Paper for Shrimp
                                              Management Strategy Evaluation, and                     Amendment 17B—Establishing
                                              receive a presentation on NOAA’s                        Optimum Yield, Target Number of                       DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management                    Permits, Permit Pool, and Addressing
                                              Policy. The Joint Administrative Policy                 Transit Provisions through Federal                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                              & Budget/Personnel Management                           Waters.                                               Administration
                                              Committee will review the new                             The Full Council will convene mid-
                                                                                                                                                            Submission for OMB Review;
                                              Advisory Panels (AP) Staggered Terms,                   morning with a Call to Order,
                                                                                                                                                            Comment Request
                                              modifications to the standard operating                 Announcements and Introductions;
                                              practices and procedures (SOPPs)                        Adoption of Agenda and Approval of                      The Department of Commerce will
                                              section discussing AP Appointments,                     Minutes. The Council will review and                  submit to the Office of Management and
                                              Administrative Committee structure,                     approve the 2016 Committee                            Budget (OMB) for clearance the
                                              and review of the Magnuson-Stevens                      Appointments. After lunch, the Council                following proposal for collection of
                                              Act Reauthorization Bills. The Mackerel                 will receive presentations on the                     information under the provisions of the
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                                              Management Committee will convene                       Southeast Observer Program and the                    Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
                                              after lunch to review the Joint Public                  Standardized Reporting Bycatch                        Chapter 35).
                                              Hearing Draft for CMP Amendment 26:                     Methods; and review of Exempted                         Agency: National Oceanic and
                                              Changes in Allocations, Stock                           Fishing Permits (EFPs) Applications, if               Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
                                              Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf                 any. The Council will receive Public                    Title: NMFS Observer Programs’
                                              of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory                        Comment (2:30 p.m.–5 p.m.) on Final                   Information That Can be Gathered Only
                                              Groups of King Mackerel, and an                         Action on Framework Action to Set Gag                 Through Questions.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, October 5-8, 2015, starting at 8:30 a.m. daily.
ContactDouglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation80 FR 56445 
RIN Number0648-XE19

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