[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25144-25145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10187]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 
convene a meeting of the Ad Hoc Private Recreational Data Collection 
Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. and conclude by 4 p.m. on 
Thursday, May 17, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council, 2203 N. 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: Dr. John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist-
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630 x235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ad Hoc Private Recreational Data 
Collection Advisory Panel will meet to discuss mechanisms to improve 
private recreational fisheries data collection in Gulf of Mexico 
fisheries. The Panel will help identify methods for improving private 
recreational angler data collection, potentially using additional data 
collection programs that would

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supplement data currently collected through the Marine Recreational 
Information Program (MRIP). Programs considered must improve the 
accuracy and timeliness of catch, effort, and discard data for the 
private boat recreational sector in the Gulf of Mexico. Preferentially, 
the considered programs should allow participation in the data 
collection process by private boat recreational anglers. The Advisory 
Panel will review existing programs and provide recommendations for 
possible implementation. The meeting will conclude with draft 
recommendations to be presented to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council at its June 18--22, 2012 meeting in Tampa, FL.
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel 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

    The 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: April 24, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-10187 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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