81_FR_27503 81 FR 27415 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

81 FR 27415 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 88 (May 6, 2016)

Page Range27415-27416
FR Document2016-10692

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold seven public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments on Amendment 45--Sector Separation Sunset.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 88 (Friday, May 6, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27415-27416]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10692]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE608


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice; public hearings and webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold seven public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments 
on Amendment 45--Sector Separation Sunset.

DATES: The public hearings will be held May 23-31, 2016. The meetings 
will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 9 p.m. For 
specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written public 
comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST on Friday, May 20, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: The public documents can be obtained by contacting the Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, 
Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 348-1630 or on their Web site at 
www.gulfcouncil.org.
    Meeting addresses: The public hearings will be held in St. 
Petersburg, Panama City, FL; Corpus Christi and League City, TX; 
Biloxi, MS; Mobile, AL; Gretna, LA; and one webinar. For specific 
locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Public comments: Comments may be submitted online through the 
Council's public portal by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on 
``CONTACT US''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the following seven hearings 
and webinar are as follows: Council staff will brief the public on 
Draft Amendment 45 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish 
Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. Amendment 45 considers management 
alternatives to extend or eliminate the red snapper sector separation 
sunset provision. Following the presentation, Council staff will open 
the meeting for questions and public comments. The schedule is as 
follows:

Locations, Schedules, and Agendas

    Monday, May 23, 2016; Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake 
Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716; telephone: (727) 540-0050; IP 
Casino Resort, 850 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530; telephone: (228) 
436-3000.
    Tuesday, May 24, 2016; Courtyard Marriott, 905 East 23rd Place, 
Panama City, FL 32405; telephone: (850) 763-6525.
    Wednesday, May 25, 2016; Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, 
64 South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602; telephone: (251) 438-4000; 
Hampton Inn and Suites, 2320 Gulf Freeway South, League City, TX 77573; 
telephone: (281) 614-5437.
    Thursday, May 26, 2016; Holiday Inn New Orleans Westbank, 275 
Whitney Avenue, Gretna, LA 70053; telephone: (504) 366-8535; Hilton 
Garden Inn, 6717 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412; 
telephone: (361) 991-8200.
    Tuesday, May 31, 2016--Webinar--6 p.m. EST. To participate in the 
webinar, please register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5872853717338664961.
    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing 
information about joining the webinar.

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 (see ADDRESSES), at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


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    Dated: May 3, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-10692 Filed 5-5-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 88 / Friday, May 6, 2016 / Notices 27415 National Cybersecurity.1 The Institute of Standards and Technology, Public comments: Comments may be Commission was established by the Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930. submitted online through the Council’s President and will make detailed Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), this public portal by visiting recommendations to strengthen Federal Register notice for this meeting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on cybersecurity in both the public and is being published fewer than 15 ‘‘CONTACT US’’. private sectors while protecting privacy, calendar days prior to the meeting as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ensuring public safety and economic exceptional circumstances exist. It is Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, and national security, fostering imperative that the meeting be held on Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management discovery and development of new May 16, 2016 to accommodate the Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. technical solutions, and bolstering scheduling priorities of the key participants, who must maintain a strict SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The partnerships between Federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments schedule of meetings in order to agenda for the following seven hearings and the private sector in the complete the Commission’s report by and webinar are as follows: Council staff development, promotion, and use of December 1, 2016, as required by will brief the public on Draft cybersecurity technologies, policies, and Executive Order 13718 § 3(e) (February Amendment 45 to the Fishery best practices. 9, 2016). Notice of the meeting is also Management Plan for the Reef Fish The agenda is expected to include the posted on the National Institute of Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. following items: Standards and Technology’s Web site at Amendment 45 considers management —Introductions http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission. alternatives to extend or eliminate the —Panel discussion on the cybersecurity red snapper sector separation sunset Kevin Kimball, provision. Following the presentation, challenges and opportunities in the finance sector Chief of Staff. Council staff will open the meeting for —Panel discussion on the cybersecurity [FR Doc. 2016–10652 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] questions and public comments. The challenges and opportunities in the BILLING CODE 3510–13–P schedule is as follows: insurance sector Locations, Schedules, and Agendas —Panel discussion on cybersecurity research and development in the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Monday, May 23, 2016; Hilton St. finance sector Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake —Closure National Oceanic and Atmospheric Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716; Administration telephone: (727) 540–0050; IP Casino Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agenda will be RIN 0648–XE608 Resort, 850 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, MS posted on http://www.nist.gov/ 39530; telephone: (228) 436–3000. cybercommission. Seating will be Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Tuesday, May 24, 2016; Courtyard available for the public and media. No Council; Public Meetings Marriott, 905 East 23rd Place, Panama registration is required to attend this City, FL 32405; telephone: (850) 763– AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries meeting. 6525. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Public Participation: The Commission Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Wednesday, May 25, 2016; agenda will include a period of time, Commerce. Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza not to exceed fifteen minutes, for oral Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, ACTION: Notice; public hearings and comments from the public on Monday, AL 36602; telephone: (251) 438–4000; webinar. May 16, 2016, from 3:45 p.m. until 4:00 Hampton Inn and Suites, 2320 Gulf p.m. Eastern Time. Speakers will be SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Freeway South, League City, TX 77573; selected on a first-come, first-served Management Council (Council) will telephone: (281) 614–5437. basis. Each speaker will be limited to hold seven public hearings and one Thursday, May 26, 2016; Holiday Inn five minutes. Questions from the public webinar to solicit public comments on New Orleans Westbank, 275 Whitney will not be considered during this Amendment 45—Sector Separation Avenue, Gretna, LA 70053; telephone: period. Members of the public who are Sunset. (504) 366–8535; Hilton Garden Inn, interested in speaking are requested to DATES: The public hearings will be held 6717 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus contact Melanie Cook at the contact May 23–31, 2016. The meetings will Christi, TX 78412; telephone: (361) 991– information indicated in the FOR begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no 8200. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of Tuesday, May 31, 2016—Webinar—6 later than 9 p.m. For specific dates and this notice. times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. p.m. EST. To participate in the webinar, Speakers who wish to expand upon please register at: https:// Written public comments must be their oral statements, those who had attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ received on or before 5 p.m. EST on wished to speak but could not be 5872853717338664961. Friday, May 20, 2016. accommodated on the agenda, and those After registering, you will receive a who were unable to attend in person are ADDRESSES: The public documents can be obtained by contacting the Gulf of confirmation email containing invited to submit written statements. In information about joining the webinar. addition, written statements are invited Mexico Fishery Management Council, and may be submitted to the 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Special Accommodations Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 348–1630 or on asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Commission at any time. All written These meetings are physically statements should be directed to the their Web site at www.gulfcouncil.org. Meeting addresses: The public accessible to people with disabilities. Commission Executive Director, Requests for sign language Information Technology Laboratory, 100 hearings will be held in St. Petersburg, Panama City, FL; Corpus Christi and interpretation or other auxiliary aids Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National should be directed to Kathy Pereira (see League City, TX; Biloxi, MS; Mobile, AL; Gretna, LA; and one webinar. For ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days 1 https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/ specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY prior to the meeting date. 02/12/2016-03038/commission-on-enhancing- national-cybersecurity. INFORMATION. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 May 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1

27416 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 88 / Friday, May 6, 2016 / Notices Dated: May 3, 2016. telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Notice of Regional Fishery ACTION: Tracey L. Thompson, Web site at www.mafmc.org. Management Councils Coordination Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Committee Meeting. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive [FR Doc. 2016–10692 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Management Council, telephone: (302) Management Council (CFMC) will host 526–5255. a meeting of the Council Coordination SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda Committee (CCC) consisting of eight DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE items to be discussed at the SSC Regional Fishery Management Councils meeting include: Review fishery (RFMC) chairs, vice chairs, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric performance report and multi-year ABC executive directors and its Administration specifications for long-finned and short subcommittees in May 2016. The intent finned squid, Atlantic mackerel and of this meeting is to discuss issues of RIN 0648–XE595 butterfish; discuss MAFMC risk policy relevance to the Councils, contained in and assignment of CVs for Mid-Atlantic the following proposed agenda. All Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management assessments; review fishery sessions are open to the public: Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting performance report and recommend surfclam and ocean quahog ABC DATES: The meeting dates are May 25– AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 26, 2016. Registration for the meeting Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and specifications for 2017–18. will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 24, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dated: May 3, 2016. 2016, and from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Commerce. Tracey L. Thompson, May 25, 2016. The meetings will begin ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable at 9 a.m., on May 25, 2016, and recess Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. at 5 p.m., or when business is SUMMARY: The Scientific and Statistical [FR Doc. 2016–10691 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] completed, and will reconvene for its Committee (SSC) of the Mid-Atlantic BILLING CODE 3510–22–P final day on May 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. Fishery Management Council (Council) until 4:45 p.m. or when business is will hold a meeting. completed. DATES: The meeting will be held on DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Wednesday and Thursday, May 25–26, ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 2016, beginning at 1 p.m. on May 25 National Oceanic and Atmospheric at the Frenchman’s Reef and Morning and conclude by 1 p.m. on May 26. For Administration Star Marriott Beach Resort, 5 Estate agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY RIN 0648–XE605 Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, U.S Virgin INFORMATION. Islands. Regional Fishery Management ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Councils: Council Coordination Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 Light Caribbean Fishery Management Council, Committee; Public Meeting Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, (410) 234–0550. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903, Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and telephone (787) 766–5926. Management Council, 800 N. State Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Commerce. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Time Discussion item Presenter May 25, 2016 9 a.m.–10 a.m. ....................... Welcome ...................................................................................................... Carlos Farchette/Eileen Sobeck. NMFS Update .............................................................................................. Eileen Sobeck. —NMFS Science Update on Coral Work in the Caribbean. ....................... —NMFS Science Update on Coral Work in the Caribbean. 10 a.m.–10:20 a.m. ................ Recreational Fisheries Update .................................................................... Russell Dunn. 10:20 a.m.–10:35 a.m. ........... Coffee Break. 10:35 a.m.–11:30 a.m. ........... FY 16/17 Budget Updates ........................................................................... Brian Pawlak. 11:30 a.m.–12 noon ............... Legislative Update ....................................................................................... Dave Whaley. 12 noon–1:30 p.m. ................. Lunch. 1:30 p.m.–2 p.m. .................... EBFM Road Map (Plan for Implementation) ............................................... Sam Rauch/Heather Sagar. 2 p.m.–3 p.m. ......................... Council Definition of OY and Update on NS1 ............................................. CCC Sam Rauch. 3 p.m.–3:15 p.m. .................... Coffee break. 3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. ............... Catch Share Update Review ....................................................................... Alan Risenhoover/Kelly Denit. 4:15 p.m.–5 p.m. .................... Bycatch Discussion. —SBRM Rule Status Update ...................................................................... Sam Rauch. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES —Council Discussion & Comments on Bycatch Strategy ........................... CCC. May 26, 2016 8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. ............... New Operational Guidelines and the Regional Operation Agreements ...... Chuck Tracy/Alan Risenhoover. 9:15 a.m.–10 a.m. .................. EM & ER Regional Implementation Update ................................................ Jane DiCosimo/Kelly Denit/CCC. 10 a.m.–10:15 a.m. ................ Coffee Break. 10:15 a.m.–11:00 a.m. ........... EFH Summit Update .................................................................................... Bill Tweit/Terra Lederhouse. 11a.m.–11:30 a.m. ................. Update on Conflict of Interest Regulations Project ..................................... Adam Issenberg. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 May 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public hearings and webinar.
DatesThe public hearings will be held May 23-31, 2016. The meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 9 p.m. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST on Friday, May 20, 2016.
ContactDouglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation81 FR 27415 
RIN Number0648-XE60
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