81_FR_61843 81 FR 61670 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

81 FR 61670 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 173 (September 7, 2016)

Page Range61670-61670
FR Document2016-21433

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter Advisory Panel (AP).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 61670]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21433]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0649-XE863


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 
meeting of its Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, September 26, 2016, from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, September 27, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree New Orleans 
Airport hotel, located at 2150 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Kenner, LA 
70062; telephone: (504) 467-3111.
    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. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected]; 
telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows:
    Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter Advisory Panel Agenda, Monday, September 
26, 2016, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., and Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5 
p.m.

I. Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval of March 2016 Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter AP meeting 
summary
III. Evaluation of proposed program to distribute harvest tags to 
anglers for use on charter vessels
IV. Draft Amendment 41: Red Snapper Management for Federally Permitted 
Charter Vessels, overview and status update
V. Review program goals and objectives, and provide recommendations to 
the Council on the design of a Red Snapper Management Program for 
Charter Vessels
VI. Modifications to Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements 
Generic Amendment, comments and recommendations
VII. Other Business
--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 File 
Server 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 ``Ad Hoc Red 
Snapper Charter AP''.
    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: September 1, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21433 Filed 9-6-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  considerations for NOAA’s licensing                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                meeting materials will be posted on the
                                                  decisions. These discussions are likely                                                                       Council’s file server. To access the file
                                                  to disclose matters that are specifically               National Oceanic and Atmospheric                      server, the URL is https://
                                                  authorized under criteria established by                Administration                                        public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/
                                                  Executive Order 13526 to be kept secret                 RIN 0649–XE863                                        index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web
                                                  in the interest of national defense or                                                                        site and click on the File Server link in
                                                  foreign policy and are in fact properly                 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management                     the lower left of the Council Web site
                                                  classified pursuant to such Executive                   Council; Public Meeting                               (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The
                                                  Order. In compliance with Section 10(d)                                                                       username and password are both
                                                                                                          AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                    ‘‘gulfguest’’. Click on the ‘‘Library
                                                  of FACA and 41 CFR 102–3.155,                           Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                  ACCRES has obtained an agency                                                                                 Folder’’, then scroll down to ‘‘Ad Hoc
                                                                                                          Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                    Red Snapper Charter AP’’.
                                                  determination of closure, and the notice                Commerce.                                                The meeting will be webcast over the
                                                  of this determination is available upon                 ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.                   internet. A link to the webcast will be
                                                  request.                                                                                                      available on the Council’s Web site,
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:    The Gulf of Mexico Fishery                http://www.gulfcouncil.org.
                                                  Special Accommodations
                                                                                                          Management Council will hold a                           Although other non-emergency issues
                                                    The meeting is physically accessible                  meeting of its Ad Hoc Red Snapper                     not on the agenda may come before the
                                                  to people with disabilities. Requests for               Charter Advisory Panel (AP).                          Advisory Panel for discussion, in
                                                  special accommodations may be                           DATES: The meeting will convene                       accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
                                                  directed to ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS/                        Monday, September 26, 2016, from 1                    Fishery Conservation and Management
                                                  CRSRA, 1335 East West Highway, Room                     p.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, September                 Act, those issues may not be the subject
                                                  8260, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.                    27, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.                    of formal action during this meeting.
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                Actions of the Advisory Panel will be
                                                  Additional Information and Public                       the Doubletree New Orleans Airport                    restricted to those issues specifically
                                                  Comments                                                hotel, located at 2150 Veterans                       identified in the agenda and any issues
                                                                                                          Memorial Boulevard, Kenner, LA 70062;                 arising after publication of this notice
                                                    Any member of the public who plans                                                                          that require emergency action under
                                                                                                          telephone: (504) 467–3111.
                                                  to attend the open meeting should RSVP                                                                        Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
                                                                                                             Council address: Gulf of Mexico
                                                  to Samira Patel at (301) 713–7077,                      Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.                   Fishery Conservation and Management
                                                  samira.patel@noaa.gov by September                      Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL                    Act, provided the public has been
                                                  15, 2016. Any member of the public                      33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.                     notified of the Council’s intent to take
                                                  wishing further information concerning                                                                        action to address the emergency.
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                                  the meeting or who wishes to submit                     Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf of
                                                  oral or written comments should contact                                                                       Special Accommodations
                                                                                                          Mexico Fishery Management Council;
                                                  Tahara Dawkins, Designated Federal                                                                              This meeting is physically accessible
                                                                                                          ava.lasseter@gulfcouncil.org; telephone:
                                                  Officer for ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS/                                                                              to people with disabilities. Requests for
                                                                                                          (813) 348–1630.
                                                  CRSRA, 1335 East West Highway, Room                                                                           sign language interpretation or other
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items                  auxiliary aids should be directed to
                                                  8260, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.                    of discussion on the agenda are as
                                                  Copies of the draft meeting agenda can                                                                        Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office
                                                                                                          follows:                                              (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
                                                  be obtained from Samira Patel at (301)                     Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter
                                                  713–7077, fax (301) 713–1249, or email                                                                        prior to the meeting.
                                                                                                          Advisory Panel Agenda, Monday,
                                                  samira.patel@noaa.gov.                                  September 26, 2016, 1 p.m.–5 p.m., and                  Dated: September 1, 2016.
                                                    ACCRES expects that public                            Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 8:30                     Tracey L. Thompson,
                                                  statements presented at its meetings will               a.m.–5 p.m.                                           Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                                                                                                                                Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                  not be repetitive of previously-                        I. Adoption of Agenda
                                                                                                          II. Approval of March 2016 Ad Hoc Red                 [FR Doc. 2016–21433 Filed 9–6–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  submitted oral or written statements. In
                                                  general, each individual or group                          Snapper Charter AP meeting summary                 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

                                                  making an oral presentation may be                      III. Evaluation of proposed program to
                                                  limited to a total time of five minutes.                   distribute harvest tags to anglers for
                                                                                                             use on charter vessels                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  Written comments (provide at least 20
                                                  copies) sent to NOAA/NESDIS/CRSRA                       IV. Draft Amendment 41: Red Snapper                   National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                  on or before September 21, 2016 will be                    Management for Federally Permitted                 Administration
                                                  provided to Committee members in                           Charter Vessels, overview and status
                                                                                                             update                                             RIN 0648–XE862
                                                  advance of the meeting. Comments
                                                                                                          V. Review program goals and objectives,
                                                  received too close to the meeting date                                                                        Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
                                                                                                             and provide recommendations to the
                                                  will normally be provided to Committee                                                                        Council; Public Meetings
                                                                                                             Council on the design of a Red
                                                  members at the meeting.                                    Snapper Management Program for                     AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                  Stephen M. Volz,                                           Charter Vessels                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                                                                          VI. Modifications to Charter Vessel and
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                                                  Assistant Administrator for Satellite and                                                                     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                  Information Services.                                      Headboat Reporting Requirements                    Commerce.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–21461 Filed 9–6–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                             Generic Amendment, comments and                    ACTION: Notice; public meetings.
                                                                                                             recommendations
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–HR–P
                                                                                                          VII. Other Business                                   SUMMARY:  The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
                                                                                                          —Meeting Adjourns—                                    Management Council (Council) will
                                                                                                             The Agenda is subject to change, and               hold two Coral Grant Stakeholder
                                                                                                          the latest version along with other                   Engagement Meetings to educate


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will convene Monday, September 26, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, September 27, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ContactDr. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected]; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation81 FR 61670 
RIN Number0649-XE86

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