[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 80343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32958]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA890


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Council to convene a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene a meeting of the Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 2012 
and conclude by 12 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2012.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC will 
review updated catch data and other updated information on the red 
snapper fishery provided by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and 
will recommend a level of acceptable biological catch beginning in 
2012. The SSC will also review an update stock assessment on gray 
triggerfish and will recommend a level of acceptable biological catch 
for that stock. In addition, the SSC will be asked for volunteers from 
within its membership to participate in the SEDAR 31 red snapper 
benchmark assessment scheduled to begin in the summer of 2012. The SSC 
will also discuss the formation of a sub-group to suggest 
recommendations for revisions to the ABC control rule that was 
developed in the Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures 
Amendment. Finally, the SSC will conduct an additional review of 
analysis by the National Marine Fisheries Service on the effect of 
minimum size limits on greater amberjack yield-per-recruit and spawning 
potential ratio. The SSC had previously reviewed this analysis in 
October, but had not received all of the documentation.
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630 or can be downloaded from the Council's ftp 
site, ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Scientific and Statistical Committees 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 
Committees 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 Council (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: December 20, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-32958 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 am]
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