81 FR 8178 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 32 (February 18, 2016)

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, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 8178]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03337]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE446


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 Tuesday, March 8, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, March 9, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the 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:

Agenda

    The items of discussion on the agenda are as follows:
    Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter Advisory Panel Agenda, Tuesday, March 8, 
2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, March 9, 2016 from 8:30 
a.m. to 12 p.m.

I. Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval of May 2015 Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter AP meeting 
summary
III. Overview of Draft Amendment 41
IV. Program Goals and Objectives
V. Recommendations to the Council on the design of a Red Snapper 
Management Program for Charter Vessels
VI. 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 ebcast 
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: February 12, 2016.
Tracy Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-03337 Filed 2-17-16; 8:45 am]
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