83 FR 13479 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 61 (March 29, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-06326

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a five-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG112


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 five-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of 
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 16 through Friday, 
April 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Marriott Courtyard hotel, 
located at 1600 E. Beach Boulevard, Gulfport, MS 39501; telephone: 
(228) 864-4310.
    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: Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Monday, April 16, 2018; 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Closed Session

    The meeting will begin in a Closed Session of the Full Council all 
day to hold applicant interviews, select the 2017 Law Enforcement 
Officer of the Year, and to select members to the Shrimp and Reef Fish 
Advisory Panels.

Tuesday, April 17, 2018; 8:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m.

    The Coral Committee will meet briefly to review a public hearing 
draft for Coral Amendment 9. The Shrimp Committee will review updated 
stock assessments, biological review of the Texas closure, and receive 
a summary from the Shrimp Advisory Panel Meeting. The Mackerel 
Committee will review and discuss the South Atlantic Council's 
Amendment 31: Atlantic Cobia Management. The Administrative/Budget 
Committee will review the grant expenditures, and anticipated budget 
activities and funding. The Sustainable Fisheries Committee will review 
a revised policy statement on the use of descending tools and venting 
devices and a 5-year review on inclusion/exclusion of species and 
species groupings in fishery management plans; and hold a discussion on 
historical captain permits. After lunch, the Reef Fish Management 
Committee will review the Reef Fish Landings; receive an update on 
state management of recreational Red Snapper Exempted Fishing Permits 
(EFPs); review a public hearing draft for Joint Reef Fish Amendment 48 
and Red Drum Amendment 4--Status Determination Criteria and Optimum 
Yield; and discuss the State Management Program for Recreational Red 
Snapper.

Wednesday, April 18, 2018; 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

    The Reef Fish Management Committee will reconvene and receive a 
presentation on recreational data challenges and potential South 
Atlantic Council responses; discuss the Commercial Individual Fishing 
Quotas (IFQ) Programs; and, review an options paper on framework action 
Greater Amberjack Recreational Bag Limits, Seasonal Quotas and 
Commercial Trip Limits. After lunch, the Committee will review the 
decision tools and amendments for Amendment 42--Reef Fish Management 
for Headboat Survey and Amendment 41--Allocation-based Management for 
Federally Permitted Charters Vessels; and, receive a summary from the 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting.

Thursday, April 19, 2018; 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

    The Full Council will reconvene with a Call to Order, 
Announcements, and Introductions; Adoption of Agenda and Approval of 
Minutes. The Council will receive a presentation from Mississippi Law 
Enforcement; a summary from the Law Enforcement Technical Committee 
meeting; a regulatory review; and, a presentation on Highly Migratory 
Species on Shortfin Mako. The Council will review Exempted Fishing 
Permit (EFPs) Applications and public comments on EFP applications, if 
any. After lunch, the Council will receive open public testimony from 
12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Fishery Issues or Concerns. Anyone 
wishing to speak during public comment should sign in at the 
registration station located at the entrance to the meeting room.
    After public testimony, the Full Council will receive committee 
reports from the Coral, Shrimp, Mackerel and Administrative/Budget 
Management Committees.

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Friday, April 20, 2018; 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

    The Full Council will receive committee reports from Reef Fish and 
Sustainable Fisheries Management Committees; Announce the 2017 Law 
Enforcement Officer of the Year; vote on any Exempted Fishing Permit 
(EFP) applications; and receive updates from the following supporting 
agencies: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Gulf States Marine 
Fisheries Commission; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 
and, the Department of State.
    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 website at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on 
FTP Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials, go to the Gulf 
Council website or Gulf Council file server and select the ``Briefing 
Books/Briefing Book 2018-04'' folder. The username and password are 
both ``gulfguest''. The meetings will be webcast over the internet. A 
link to the webcast will be available on our website.
    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: March 26, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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was not split, the Council and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE on inclusion/exclusion of species and
Commission would either need to wait species groupings in fishery
for revised MRIP data to become National Oceanic and Atmospheric management plans; and hold a
available to begin analysis of Administration discussion on historical captain permits.
recreational-related alternatives, or RIN 0648–XG112 After lunch, the Reef Fish Management
begin analysis with the current data and Committee will review the Reef Fish
later revise substantial portions of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Landings; receive an update on state
document once new MRIP data became Council; Public Meeting management of recreational Red
available. Because substantial progress AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Snapper Exempted Fishing Permits
has been made on development of Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and (EFPs); review a public hearing draft for
alternatives for commercial issues, the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Joint Reef Fish Amendment 48 and Red
Council and Commission have proposed Commerce. Drum Amendment 4—Status
splitting the action in order to more Determination Criteria and Optimum
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
quickly complete the revisions to the Yield; and discuss the State
commercial issues and FMP objectives SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Program for Recreational
without letting these issues become Management Council (Council) will Red Snapper.
delayed by recreational data revisions. hold a five-day meeting to consider
Wednesday, April 18, 2018; 8 a.m.–5:30
actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico
The purpose of this revised p.m.
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
amendment is to consider revisions to
(EEZ). The Reef Fish Management
the current qualification criteria for
DATES: The meeting will be held on Committee will reconvene and receive a
Federal moratorium permit holders, the
Monday, April 16 through Friday, April presentation on recreational data
current allocation of commercial quota,
20, 2018. challenges and potential South Atlantic
and the current list of frameworkable
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place Council responses; discuss the
items in the FMP (i.e., including a
at the Marriott Courtyard hotel, located Commercial Individual Fishing Quotas
provision for commercial landings
at 1600 E. Beach Boulevard, Gulfport, (IFQ) Programs; and, review an options
flexibility). In addition, the purpose of
MS 39501; telephone: (228) 864–4310. paper on framework action Greater
the action is to revise the FMP goals and Council address: Gulf of Mexico Amberjack Recreational Bag Limits,
objectives for summer flounder only. An Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Seasonal Quotas and Commercial Trip
EIS will be prepared for this action. The Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL Limits. After lunch, the Committee will
Council believes that the measures have 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. review the decision tools and
separate utility, a clearly unique FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: amendments for Amendment 42—Reef
purpose and need, and are not directly Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Fish Management for Headboat Survey
linked to the remaining measures from Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management and Amendment 41—Allocation-based
the original amendment proposed to be Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. Management for Federally Permitted
pursued in a future action. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Charters Vessels; and, receive a
The Council and Commission intend summary from the Scientific and
Agenda
to initiate a separate action or actions Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting.
once revised MRIP data become Monday, April 16, 2018; 8 a.m.–5:30
available. This future action is expected p.m.; Closed Session Thursday, April 19, 2018; 8:30 a.m.–
to consider revisions to the allocation 4:45 p.m.
The meeting will begin in a Closed
between the commercial and Session of the Full Council all day to The Full Council will reconvene with
recreational sectors for summer hold applicant interviews, select the a Call to Order, Announcements, and
flounder, as well as several recreational 2017 Law Enforcement Officer of the Introductions; Adoption of Agenda and
fishery issues. General categories of Year, and to select members to the Approval of Minutes. The Council will
recreational issues previously identified Shrimp and Reef Fish Advisory Panels. receive a presentation from Mississippi
for evaluation include: Recreational Law Enforcement; a summary from the
Tuesday, April 17, 2018; 8:30 a.m.–5:45
process, conservation equivalency p.m. Law Enforcement Technical Committee
framework, and recreational allocations; meeting; a regulatory review; and, a
recreational sector separation (for-hire The Coral Committee will meet briefly presentation on Highly Migratory
and/or private mode); alternative to review a public hearing draft for Species on Shortfin Mako. The Council
recreational strategies (allow for Coral Amendment 9. The Shrimp will review Exempted Fishing Permit
alternatives to minimum size, bag limit, Committee will review updated stock (EFPs) Applications and public
assessments, biological review of the comments on EFP applications, if any.
and season restrictions; e.g., slot limits);
Texas closure, and receive a summary
recreational gear requirements or After lunch, the Council will receive
from the Shrimp Advisory Panel
restrictions; and recreational data open public testimony from 12:30 p.m.
Meeting. The Mackerel Committee will
collection requirements and protocols. until 3:30 p.m. on Fishery Issues or
review and discuss the South Atlantic
Concerns. Anyone wishing to speak
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Council’s Amendment 31: Atlantic
during public comment should sign in
Cobia Management. The
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Dated: March 23, 2018. at the registration station located at the
Administrative/Budget Committee will
Jennifer M. Wallace, entrance to the meeting room.
review the grant expenditures, and
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable anticipated budget activities and After public testimony, the Full
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. funding. The Sustainable Fisheries Council will receive committee reports
[FR Doc. 2018–06314 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am] Committee will review a revised policy from the Coral, Shrimp, Mackerel and
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P statement on the use of descending tools Administrative/Budget Management
and venting devices and a 5-year review Committees.

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Friday, April 20, 2018; 8 a.m.–12:30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE b. Fishing rate estimation relative to
p.m. overfishing definitions.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric c. Stock status determinations relative
The Full Council will receive Administration to BMSY.
committee reports from Reef Fish and 3. Recommend how assessment data
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Sustainable Fisheries Management and/or models could be improved.
Committees; Announce the 2017 Law North Pacific Fishery Management Special Accommodations
Enforcement Officer of the Year; vote on Council; Public Meeting
any Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) These meetings are physically
applications; and receive updates from AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries accessible to people with disabilities.
the following supporting agencies: Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Requests for sign language
South Atlantic Fishery Management Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), interpretation or other auxiliary aids
Council; Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commerce. should be directed to Shannon Gleason
Commission; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
Fish and Wildlife Service; and, the days prior to the meeting date.
SUMMARY: The Center of Independent
Department of State. Dated: March 26, 2018.
Experts will meet April 16 through
Lastly, the Council will discuss any Tracey L. Thompson,
April 18, 2018 to review the stock
Other Business items. assessments for Bering Sea and Aleutian Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Island yellowfin sole, northern rock
—Meeting Adjourns [FR Doc. 2018–06315 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am]
sole, and Alaska plaice.
The timing and order in which agenda DATES: The meeting will be held on
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items are addressed may change as Monday, April 16, 2018 through
required to effectively address the issue. Wednesday, April 18, 2018, from 9 a.m. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The latest version will be posted on the to 5 p.m.
Council’s file server, which can be ADDRESSES: Patent and Trademark Office
accessed by going to the Council’s Meeting address: The meeting will be
website at http://www.gulfcouncil.org held at the Alaska Fisheries Science Submission for OMB Review;
and clicking on FTP Server under Quick Center (AFSC), in Building 4, Room Comment Request; Fastener Quality
Links. For meeting materials, go to the 2039, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, Act Insignia Recordal Process
Gulf Council website or Gulf Council WA 98115. The United States Patent and
file server and select the ‘‘Briefing Council address: North Pacific Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
Books/Briefing Book 2018–04’’ folder. Fishery Management Council, 605 W. to the Office of Management and Budget
The username and password are both 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK (OMB) for clearance the following
‘‘gulfguest’’. The meetings will be 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. proposal for collection of information
webcast over the internet. A link to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: under the provisions of the Paperwork
webcast will be available on our Diana Stram, NPFMC staff; telephone: Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
website. (907) 271–2809. Agency: United States Patent and
Although other non-emergency issues SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Trademark Office, Commerce.
not contained in this agenda may come Title: Fastener Quality Act Insignia
Terms of Reference
before this Council for discussion, those Recordal Process.
issues may not be the subjects of formal 1. Evaluate the strengths and OMB Control Number: 0651–0028.
action during this meeting. Council weaknesses of the assumptions made in Form Number(s): N/A.
action will be restricted to those issues applying the stock assessment model Type of Request: Regular.
specifically listed in this notice and any including how survey indices are scaled Number of Respondents: 96 responses
issues arising after publication of this to the populations. Specifics might per year.
notice that require emergency action include: Average Hours per Response: 20
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- a. How natural mortality estimates are minutes (0.33 hours) per response.
estimated/applied. Burden Hours: 32 hours annually.
Stevens Act, provided that the public
b. Assumptions about survey Cost Burden: $2,121.96.
has been notified of the Council’s intent
‘‘catchability’’. Needs and Uses: Under Section 5 of
to take final action to address the
c. Application of fishery and survey the Fastener Quality Act of 1999 (FQA),
emergency. age-specific schedules (maturity, body 15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., certain industrial
Special Accommodations mass, selectivity). fasteners must bear an insignia
d. The application (or lack thereof) of identifying the manufacturer. It is also
This meeting is physically accessible a stock-recruitment relationship (and mandatory for manufacturers of
to people with disabilities. Requests for associated parameter estimates). fasteners covered by the FQA to submit
sign language interpretation or other 2. Evaluate the stock assessment an application to the United Stated
auxiliary aids should be directed to approach used focusing specifically on Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 how fisheries and survey data are for recordal of the insignia on the
compiled and used to assess the stock Fastener Insignia Register.
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days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 26, 2018.
status relative to stated management The procedures for the recordal of
objectives under the Bering Sea and fastener insignia under the FQA are set
Tracey L. Thompson, Aleutian Islands Fishery Management forth in 15 CFR 280.300 et seq. The
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Plan (FMP) and the Magnuson-Stevens purpose of requiring both the insignia
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Act requirements. Elements should and the recordation is to ensure that
[FR Doc. 2018–06326 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am] consider: certain fasteners can be traced to their
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P a. The FMP ‘‘Tier’’ designation. manufacturers and to protect against the

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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 be held on Monday, April 16 through Friday, April 20, 2018.
Contact		Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FR Citation		83 FR 13479
RIN Number		0648-XG11

83 FR 13479 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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