82 FR 8922 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 20 (February 1, 2017)

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8922-8923]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02100]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF198


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 (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, February 16, 2017; 8:30 
a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council office, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 
33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Morgan Kilgour, Fishery Biologist, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected]; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
Thursday, February 16, 2017; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

    Items that will be addressed in this meeting include: A biological 
review of the Texas closure, a review of the new stock assessments for 
brown, white, and pink shrimp (if available), an update on the new 
proposed TED regulations, and Shrimp Amendment 17B. Lastly, the Council 
will discuss any Other Business items.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change 
as required to effectively address the issue. The latest version will 
be posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going 
to the Council's Web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and

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clicking on FTP Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials, select 
the ``Shrimp AP 2017-02'' folder on Gulf Council file server. The 
username and password are both ``gulfguest''. The meetings 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 contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will 
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and 
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 
provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to 
take final 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 27, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-02100 Filed 1-31-17; 8:45 am]
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