82 FR 60970 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)

Page Range		60970-60971
FR Document		2017-27719

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a two and a half day meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Coral, and Socioeconomics Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF915


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 two 
and a half day meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Coral, and 
Socioeconomics Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 10, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
and Wednesday, January 11, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT, if 
needed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Gulf Council's Conference 
Room. 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: Steven Atran, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected]; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Day 1--Tuesday, January 9, 2018; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

I. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval of Minutes
    a. March 8, 2012 Coral SSC meeting summary
    b. October 31, 2017 Standing and Reef Fish SSC webinar summary
III. Selection of SSC representative at January 29-February 1, 2018 
Council meeting in New Orleans, LA

Standing and Coral SSC Session

IV. Southeast Deep-sea Coral Initiative in the Gulf of Mexico
V. Review of the public hearing draft of Coral Amendment 9
VI. Review of Management Strategy Evaluation Developed for the Coral 
Reef Conservation Program Grant

Standing and Socioeconomic SSC Session

VII. Grouper and Tilefish 5-year IFQ Review
    a. Safety at sea
    b. IFQ participants, dealers, and crew surveys

Standing and Reef Fish SSC Session

VIII. Review of Draft Status Determination Criteria/Optimum Yield 
Options Paper

Day 2--Wednesday, January 10, 2018; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

IX. SEDAR Activities
    a. SEDAR 62 Gray Triggerfish standard assessment
    i. Terms of reference
    ii. Project schedule
    iii. Assessment workshop appointments
X. Spawning Aggregations in the Gulf of Mexico
    a. RESTORE Act Science Program project on spawning aggregations in 
the Gulf of Mexico
    b. Prediction and Verification of Snapper-Grouper Spawning 
Aggregation Sites on the Offshore Banks of the Northwestern Gulf of 
Mexico
XI. Evaluating Robustness of Harvest Control Rules to Future Red Tide 
Events
XII. Further Development of a Stock Assessment Prioritization 
Spreadsheet

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XIII. Analysis Related to Draft Generic Amendment--Carry-over Provision 
and Framework Modifications
    a. Simulation of the Effect of Carrying Over Unused ACL
XIV. Analysis of Red Grouper Indices of Abundance
XV. Discussion of an ABC Control Rule for Data-Limited Stocks
XVI. Tentative 2018 SSC Meeting Dates
XVII. Other Business
-- Meeting Adjourns--

    You may register for the SSC Meeting: Standing, Reef Fish, Coral, 
and Socioeconomic on January 9-11, 2018 at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1902765732356970499.
    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 website and click on the FTP 
link in the lower left of the Council website (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The username and password are both ``gulfguest''. 
Click on the ``Library Folder'', then scroll down to ``SSC meeting-
2018-01''.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Scientific and Statistical Committee 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 Scientific and Statistical 
Committee 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: December 20, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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program for that portion of the limited using www.pay.gov may also access the Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607;
entry trawl fishery under the Pacific NMFS website for a copy of the fee telephone: (813) 348–1630.
Coast Groundfish Fishery Management collection report at: http:// FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Plan whose permits, excluding those www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mb/financial_ Steven Atran, Senior Fishery Biologist,
registered to whiting catcher-processors, services/docs/pacific_coast_groundfish_ Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
are endorsed for trawl gear operation buyback_loan_fee_collection_report.pdf. Council; steven.atran@gulfcouncil.org;
(reduction fishery). telephone: (813) 348–1630.
The reduction program’s objective III. Notice
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
was to reduce the number of vessels and The new 4.5 percent fee rate for the
permits endorsed for the operation of groundfish fishery will begin for all Day 1—Tuesday, January 9, 2018;
groundfish trawl gear. The program also landings starting January 1, 2018. From 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
involved corollary fishing capacity and after this date, all groundfish I. Introductions and Adoption of
reduction in the California, Oregon, and program fish sellers paying fees fishery Agenda
Washington fisheries for Dungeness crab shall begin paying groundfish program II. Approval of Minutes
and pink shrimp and the sub-loans for fees at the revised rate. From and after a. March 8, 2012 Coral SSC meeting
these state fisheries have all been this date, all fees received by NMFS for summary
repaid. the groundfish fishery shall be subject to b. October 31, 2017 Standing and Reef
NMFS proposed the implementing the new fee rates regardless of the Fish SSC webinar summary
notice on May 28, 2003 (68 FR 31653) applicable fee month. The first due date III. Selection of SSC representative at
and published the final notice on July for fee payments with the decreased rate January 29–February 1, 2018
18, 2003 (68 FR 42613). NMFS allocated will be February 14, 2018. Council meeting in New Orleans,
$28,428,719 reduction loan to the Fee collection and submission shall LA
groundfish fishery. The allocation follow previously established methods
became a reduction loan repayable by Standing and Coral SSC Session
in § 600.1013 of the framework rule and
fees from the groundfish fishery. in the final fee rule published in the IV. Southeast Deep-sea Coral Initiative
NMFS published in the Federal Federal Register on July 13, 2005 (70 FR in the Gulf of Mexico
Register on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40225), 40225). V. Review of the public hearing draft of
the final rule to implement the industry Coral Amendment 9
fee system for repaying the program’s Dated: December 19, 2017. VI. Review of Management Strategy
reduction loan. The regulations Samuel D. Rauch, III, Evaluation Developed for the Coral
implementing the program are located at Deputy Assistant Administrator for Reef Conservation Program Grant
§ 600.1012 of 50 CFR part 600, subpart Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service. Standing and Socioeconomic SSC
M. On August 8, 2005, NMFS published
[FR Doc. 2017–27769 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] Session
in the Federal Register (70 FR 45695) a
notice of the fee effective date and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VII. Grouper and Tilefish 5-year IFQ
established September 8, 2005, as the Review
effective date when fee collection and a. Safety at sea
loan repayment began. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE b. IFQ participants, dealers, and crew
surveys
II. Purpose National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Standing and Reef Fish SSC Session
The purpose of this notice is to adjust,
in accordance with the framework rule’s VIII. Review of Draft Status
§ 600.1013(b), the fee rate for the RIN 0648–XF915 Determination Criteria/Optimum
groundfish fishery. Section 600.1013(b) Yield Options Paper
directs NMFS to recalculate the fee rate Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Day 2—Wednesday, January 10, 2018;
that will be reasonably necessary to Council; Public Meeting 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
ensure reduction loan repayment within AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
the specified 30-year term. NMFS has IX. SEDAR Activities
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and a. SEDAR 62 Gray Triggerfish
determined that the current fee rate of Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), standard assessment
5.0 percent for the groundfish fishery is Commerce. i. Terms of reference
projected to collect more than the ii. Project schedule
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
annual amortization amount needed for iii. Assessment workshop
2018. Therefore, NMFS is decreasing the SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery appointments
fee rate to 4.5 percent for all landings Management Council will hold a two X. Spawning Aggregations in the Gulf of
beginning January 1, 2018. As of and a half day meeting of its Standing, Mexico
November 24, 2017, the outstanding Reef Fish, Coral, and Socioeconomics a. RESTORE Act Science Program
balance on the groundfish fishery sub- Scientific and Statistical Committees project on spawning aggregations in
loan was $22,628,122.29. (SSC). the Gulf of Mexico
Fish buyers may continue to disburse b. Prediction and Verification of
collected fee deposits to NMFS by using DATES: The meeting will convene on Snapper-Grouper Spawning
www.pay.gov or mail payments to our Tuesday, January 9, 2018, from 9 a.m. to Aggregation Sites on the Offshore
lockbox. Our lockbox’s address is: 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 10, 2018, Banks of the Northwestern Gulf of
ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

NOAA Fisheries Pacific Coast from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Mexico
Groundfish Buyback, P.O. Box 979059, Wednesday, January 11, 2018, from 8:30 XI. Evaluating Robustness of Harvest
St. Louis, MO 63197–9000. Fish buyers a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT, if needed. Control Rules to Future Red Tide
must include the fee collection report ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Events
with the fee payment. Fish buyers using the Gulf Council’s Conference Room. XII. Further Development of a Stock
www.pay.gov will find an electronic fee Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Assessment Prioritization
collection report form. Fish buyers not Management Council, 2203 N Lois Spreadsheet

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XIII. Analysis Related to Draft Generic DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
Amendment—Carry-over Provision email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
and Framework Modifications Patent and Trademark Office omb.eop.gov.
a. Simulation of the Effect of Carrying Once submitted, the request will be
Submission for OMB Review; publicly available in electronic format
Over Unused ACL Comment Request; Admission To through reginfo.gov. Follow the
XIV. Analysis of Red Grouper Indices of Practice instructions to view Department of
Abundance Commerce collections currently under
The United States Patent and
XV. Discussion of an ABC Control Rule Trademark Office (USTPO) will submit review by OMB.
for Data-Limited Stocks to the Office of Management and Budget Further information can be obtained
XVI. Tentative 2018 SSC Meeting Dates (OMB) for clearance the following by:
proposal for collection of information • Email: InformationCollection@
XVII. Other Business uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0012 copy
under the provisions of the Paperwork
— Meeting Adjourns— Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). request’’ in the subject line of the
Agency: United States Patent and message.
You may register for the SSC Meeting:
Trademark Office, Commerce. • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Standing, Reef Fish, Coral, and
Title: Admission to Practice. Information Governance Division
Socioeconomic on January 9–11, 2018
OMB Control Number: 0651–0012. Director, Office of the Chief Technology
at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/
Form Numbers: Officer, United States Patent and
register/1902765732356970499.
• PTO–158 Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
The Agenda is subject to change, and Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
the latest version along with other • PTO–158A
• PTO–158R Written comments and
meeting materials will be posted on the recommendations for the proposed
• PTO–158T
Council’s file server. To access the file information collection should be sent on
• PTO–107A
server, the URL is https:// or before January 25, 2018 to Nicholas
• PTO–107R
public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/ A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email
• PTO–107S
index.cgi, or go to the Council’s website to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or
• PTO/275
and click on the FTP link in the lower • PTO–1209 by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
left of the Council website (http:// attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
www.gulfcouncil.org). The username Type of Request: Revision of a
and password are both ‘‘gulfguest’’. currently existing collection. Marcie Lovett,
Click on the ‘‘Library Folder’’, then Number of Respondents: 19,864 Records and Information Governance
scroll down to ‘‘SSC meeting–2018–01’’. responses per year. Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent
Average Hours per Response: The and Trademark Office.
Although other non-emergency issues USPTO estimates that it will take the [FR Doc. 2017–27685 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am]
not on the agenda may come before the public approximately 3 minutes (0.05 BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
Scientific and Statistical Committee for hours) to 7 hours to prepare the
discussion, in accordance with the appropriate form or documents and
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery submit to the USPTO, depending upon
Conservation and Management Act, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
the instrument used.
those issues may not be the subject of Burden Hours: 21,187.83 hours Department of the Army
formal action during this meeting. annually.
Actions of the Scientific and Statistical Cost Burden: $1,473,587.72. Army Science Board Plenary Meeting
Committee will be restricted to those Needs and Uses: The information in
issues specifically identified in the this collection is used by the OED AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
agenda and any issues arising after Director to determine whether the ACTION: Notice of open meeting and a
publication of this notice that require applicant for registration is of good voting session.
emergency action under Section 305(c) moral character and repute; has the
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
necessary legal, scientific, and technical
Conservation and Management Act, Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the
qualifications; and is otherwise
provided the public has been notified of Sunshine in the Government Act of
competent to advise and assist
the Council’s intent to take action to 1976 and the Code of the Federal
applicants in the presentation and
address the emergency. Regulations, the Department of the
prosecution of patent applications.
Army announces the following
Special Accommodations The information supplied by an
committee meeting:
applicant seeking to apply for the
Name of Committee: Army Science
This meeting is physically accessible examination for registration and/or to
Board (ASB).
to people with disabilities. Requests for request that they be included on the
Date(s) of Meeting: January 9–11,
sign language interpretation or other Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents
2018.
auxiliary aids should be directed to is used by the USPTO to review
Time(s) of Meeting:
Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office applicants for the examination and to
(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days determine whether an applicant may be 0800–1700, January 9, 2018.
prior to the meeting. added to, or an existing practitioner may 0800–1700, January 10, 2018.
ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

remain on, the Register of Patent 0800–1700, January 11, 2018.
Dated: December 20, 2017.
Attorneys and Agents. Place of Meeting: Fort Benning,
Tracey L. Thompson, Affected Public: Businesses or other Georgia, Building 70, Room 1020.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable for-profits; not-for-profit institutions. Purpose of Meeting: The purpose of
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Frequency: On occasion. the meeting is for ASB members to
[FR Doc. 2017–27719 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] Respondent’s Obligation: Required to collect data and hold discussions as it
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Obtain or Retain Benefits. relates to individual study topics listed

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will convene on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 10, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, January 11, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT, if needed.
Contact		Steven Atran, Senior Fishery Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected]; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation		82 FR 60970
RIN Number		0648-XF91

82 FR 60970 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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