80 FR 9700 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 36 (February 24, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 36 (February 24, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-03700 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 9700] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03700] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XD785 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold scoping workshops for Reef Fish Amendment 36. DATES: The scoping meetings will be held from Tuesday, March 10 through Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at seven locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. The scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 9 p.m. For specific dates and locations see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The public hearings will be held in the following locations: Mobile, AL; Pascagoula, MS; Panama City Beach and St. Petersburg, FL; Houma, LA; and Galveston and Port Aransas, TX. Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the public hearings are as follows: The Council is examining a broad scope of potential modifications to the Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program. These include changes to the program's eligibility requirements; redistribution of shares held in inactive accounts to address regulatory discards; consideration of a full retention commercial fishery for red snapper; exploring share, allocation, and vessel caps on quota; requirements for the use of shares and/or allocation; withholding full distribution of shares in the event of an anticipated mid-year quota change; and increasing enforcement of all commercial reef fish landings. Although this action focuses on red snapper specifically, the implication of Red Snapper IFQ program changes on the Grouper-Tilefish IFQ program, and other potential issues with in the Grouper-Tilefish IFQ program will also be discussed. The scoping workshops will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at the end of public testimony or no later than 9 p.m. at the following locations: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, Courtyard Marriott, 142 Library Drive, Houma, LA 70360, telephone: (985) 223-8996; Thursday, March 12, 2015, Hilton Garden Inn, 6703 Denny Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567, telephone: (228) 762-7182; Monday, March 16, 2015, Hilton Galveston Island Hotel, 5400 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston Island, TX 77551, telephone: (409) 744-5000; Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, 501 East Goodnight Avenue, Aransas Pass, TX 78336, telephone: (361) 758-1774; Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602, telephone: (251) 438-4000; Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 US Highway 231, Panama City, FL 32405, telephone: (850) 392-1093; and Tuesday, March 24, 2015, Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, telephone: (727) 540- 0050. Copies of the scoping workshop documents can be obtained by calling (813) 348-1630 or visiting 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. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: February 19, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-03700 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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should be directed to Kathy Pereira at redistribution of shares held in inactive Special Accommodations
the Council Office (see ADDRESSES), at accounts to address regulatory discards;
These meetings are physically
least 5 working days prior to the consideration of a full retention
accessible to people with disabilities.
meeting. commercial fishery for red snapper;
Requests for sign language
Note: The times and sequence specified in exploring share, allocation, and vessel
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
this agenda are subject to change. caps on quota; requirements for the use
should be directed to Kathy Pereira at
of shares and/or allocation; withholding
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
the Council Office (see ADDRESSES), at
full distribution of shares in the event
least 5 working days prior to the
Dated: February 19, 2015. of an anticipated mid-year quota
meeting.
Tracey L. Thompson, change; and increasing enforcement of
all commercial reef fish landings. Note: The times and sequence specified in
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable this agenda are subject to change.
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Although this action focuses on red
[FR Doc. 2015–03701 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
snapper specifically, the implication of Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Red Snapper IFQ program changes on
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Dated: February 19, 2015.
the Grouper-Tilefish IFQ program, and
other potential issues with in the Tracey L. Thompson,
Grouper-Tilefish IFQ program will also Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
be discussed. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric The scoping workshops will begin at [FR Doc. 2015–03700 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
Administration 6 p.m. and conclude at the end of public BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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testimony or no later than 9 p.m. at the
following locations:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Tuesday, March 10, 2015, Courtyard
Council; Public Meeting Marriott, 142 Library Drive, Houma, LA National Oceanic and Atmospheric
70360, telephone: (985) 223–8996; Administration
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Thursday, March 12, 2015, Hilton
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Garden Inn, 6703 Denny Avenue,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), RIN 0648–XD783
Pascagoula, MS 39567, telephone: (228)
Commerce.
762–7182; Peer Review Meeting To Review Sea
ACTION: Notice; public meetings.
Monday, March 16, 2015, Hilton Scallop Survey Methods
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Galveston Island Hotel, 5400 Seawall
Management Council (Council) will Boulevard, Galveston Island, TX 77551, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
hold scoping workshops for Reef Fish telephone: (409) 744–5000; Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Amendment 36. Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Hawthorn Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Suites by Wyndham, 501 East Commerce.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be
held from Tuesday, March 10 through Goodnight Avenue, Aransas Pass, TX ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at seven 78336, telephone: (361) 758–1774;
locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza SUMMARY: NMFS and the Northeast
The scoping meetings will begin at 6 Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, Regional Science Center (NEFSC) will
p.m. and will conclude no later than 9 AL 36602, telephone: (251) 438–4000; convene a Peer Review meeting for the
p.m. For specific dates and locations see Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Hilton purpose of a review of the survey
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. Garden Inn, 1101 US Highway 231, methods for the Sea Scallop. The scope
Panama City, FL 32405, telephone: (850) of the review is broad and includes the
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The public hearings 392–1093; and statistical design and data collection
will be held in the following locations: methods and procedures for several
Tuesday, March 24, 2015, Hilton St.
Mobile, AL; Pascagoula, MS; Panama survey systems, including scallop
Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake
City Beach and St. Petersburg, FL; dredges, video drop cameras, and
Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716,
Houma, LA; and Galveston and Port HabCam. The objectives of this review
telephone: (727) 540–0050.
Aransas, TX. will be to assess the relative merits of
Copies of the scoping workshop each sampling method, to identify
Council address: Gulf of Mexico documents can be obtained by calling
Fishery Management Council, 2203 complementary aspects among the
(813) 348–1630 or visiting survey methodologies, and to determine
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, www.GulfCouncil.org.
FL 33607. areas of future research and
Although non-emergency issues not collaboration. The public is invited to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. contained in this agenda may come attend the presentations and
Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf of before this group for discussion, those discussions.
Mexico Fishery Management Council; issues may not be the subject of formal
telephone: (813) 348–1630; fax: (813) action during these meetings. Action DATES: The public meeting will be held
348–1711; email: ava.lasseter@ will be restricted to those issues from March 17 through March 19, 2015.
gulfcouncil.org. specifically identified in this notice and The meeting will commence on March
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items any issues arising after publication of 17, 2015 at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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of discussion in the public hearings are this notice that require emergency
as follows: action under section 305(c) of the for the daily meeting agenda.
The Council is examining a broad Magnuson-Stevens Fishery ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
scope of potential modifications to the Conservation and Management Act, the Waypoint Event Center at the
Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota provided the public has been notified of Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites, 185
(IFQ) program. These include changes to the Council’s intent to take final action MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA
the program’s eligibility requirements; to address the emergency. 02740.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; public meetings. | |
| Dates | The scoping meetings will be held from Tuesday, March 10 through Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at seven locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. The scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 9 p.m. For specific dates and locations see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. | |
| Contact | Dr. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 9700 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XD78 |
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