82_FR_10914 82 FR 10883 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

82 FR 10883 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 31 (February 16, 2017)

Page Range10883-10883
FR Document2017-03119

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold five public hearings and Webinar to solicit public comments on Draft Amendment 46; the Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 10883]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03119]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF226


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings and Webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold five public hearings and Webinar to solicit public comments on 
Draft Amendment 46; the Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan.

DATES: The meetings and Webinar will convene Monday, March 6, 2017; 
starting at 6 p.m. and will adjourn on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, no 
later than 9 p.m., to view the agenda see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be held in Destin and St. 
Petersburg, FL, Corpus Christi and Galveston, TX, and Spanish Fort, AL.
    Council address: 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.
    Public comments: Written comments must be received on Tuesday, 
February 28, 2017, before 5 p.m. Comments may also 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:

Agenda

    The agenda for the following five hearings and Webinar are as 
follows: Council staff will brief the public on the results of the gray 
triggerfish stock assessment and rebuilding status. Council staff will 
also provide an overview of the actions and alternatives considered in 
the amendment including the Council preferred alternatives. The Council 
is currently considering modifications to: The rebuilding time period, 
commercial and recreational annual catch limits (ACLs) and annual catch 
targets (ACTs), recreational management measures including 
modifications to the fixed closed seasons, and bag limit and minimum 
size limits. The Council is also considering modifying the commercial 
trip limit while maintaining the current fixed closed season of June 1, 
2017 through July 31, 2017. Staff and a Council member will be 
available to answer any questions and the public will have the 
opportunity to provide testimony on the amendment and other related 
testimony.
    The schedule is as follows:

Locations

    Monday, March 6, 2017; Hilton Garden Inn, 6717 S. Padre Island 
Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412; telephone: (361) 991-8200; Five Rivers 
Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, AL 
36527; telephone: (251) 625-0814.
    Tuesday, March 7, 2017; Destin Community Center, 101 Stahlman Ave, 
Destin, FL 32541; telephone: (850) 654-5184; Courtyard by Marriott, 
9550 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77554; telephone: (409) 497-2850.
    Thursday, March 9, 2017; Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 
Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716; telephone: (727) 540-
0050.
    Wednesday, March 15, 2017, Webinar will convene at 6 p.m., at 
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2003305067287307265.
    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 business days prior to the meeting date.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

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

    Dated: February 13, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-03119 Filed 2-15-17; 8:45 am]
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Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and The schedule is as follows: Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Tribal Policy Group Ad Hoc Commerce. Locations Tribal and Washington Technical ACTION: Notice of public hearings and Monday, March 6, 2017; Hilton Group Ad Hoc Webinar. Garden Inn, 6717 S. Padre Island Drive, Day 6—Sunday, March 12, 2017 Corpus Christi, TX 78412; telephone: California State Delegation 7 a.m. SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery (361) 991–8200; Five Rivers Delta Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m. Management Council (Council) will Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Washington State Delegation 7 a.m. hold five public hearings and Webinar Highly Migratory Species Advisory Boulevard, Spanish Fort, AL 36527; to solicit public comments on Draft telephone: (251) 625–0814. Subpanel 8 a.m. Amendment 46; the Gray Triggerfish Highly Migratory Species Tuesday, March 7, 2017; Destin Rebuilding Plan. Community Center, 101 Stahlman Ave, Management Team 8 a.m. Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. DATES: The meetings and Webinar will Destin, FL 32541; telephone: (850) 654– Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m. convene Monday, March 6, 2017; 5184; Courtyard by Marriott, 9550 Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc starting at 6 p.m. and will adjourn on Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX Tribal Policy Group Ad Hoc Wednesday, March 15, 2017, no later 77554; telephone: (409) 497–2850. Tribal and Washington Technical than 9 p.m., to view the agenda see Thursday, March 9, 2017; Hilton St. Group Ad Hoc SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake Day 7—Monday, March 13, 2017 ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716; California State Delegation 7 a.m. held in Destin and St. Petersburg, FL, telephone: (727) 540–0050. Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m. Corpus Christi and Galveston, TX, and Wednesday, March 15, 2017, Webinar Washington State Delegation 7 a.m. Spanish Fort, AL. will convene at 6 p.m., at https:// Although non-emergency issues not Council address: Gulf of Mexico attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ contained in this agenda may come Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 2003305067287307265. before this Pacific Council for Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL After registering, you will receive a discussion, those issues may not be the 33607; (813) 348–1630 or on their Web confirmation email containing subject of formal Council action during site, at www.gulfcouncil.org. information about joining the Webinar. this meeting. 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SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public hearings and Webinar.
DatesThe meetings and Webinar will convene Monday, March 6, 2017; starting at 6 p.m. and will adjourn on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, no later than 9 p.m., to view the agenda see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ContactDouglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation82 FR 10883 
RIN Number0648-XF22
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