[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 15707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05586]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC548
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 will convene a
meeting of the Standing, Special Mackerel and Ecosystem Scientific and
Statistical Committees.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27,
2013 and conclude by 5 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Hotel,
2900 Bayport Drive, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 874-1234.
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 Mackerel SSC will
meet jointly on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 to review benchmark stock
assessments and recommend acceptable biological catch (ABC) for cobia
and Spanish mackerel. On Thursday, March 28, 2013, the Standing and
Ecosystem SSC meeting will meet jointly to receive a presentation on a
multidisciplinary, multi-year Integrated Ecosystems Assessment (IEA)
project being conducted by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The
presentation will review (1) the Gulf of Mexico IEA Program in general,
(2) the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Status Report, and (3) aspects of the
ecosystem modeling effort. The Standing SSC will then meet on Thursday
afternoon to discuss ABC Control Rule revisions and review the SEDAR
assessment schedule and priorities.
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.
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: March 7, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-05586 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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