[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42755-42756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17115]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC760
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public hearings for Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendments 19
and 20, and Reef Fish Amendment 39--Regional Management of Recreational
Red Snapper.
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DATES: The public hearings will be held from Thursday, August 1 through
Friday August 15, 2013 at ten locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
The public hearings will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later
than 9 p.m. The first public hearing will be a ``call-in session'' for
Reef Fish Amendment 39--Regional Management of Recreational Red
Snapper, Thursday, August 1, 2013; instructions will be available on
our Web site. For specific dates and locations see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The public hearings will be held in the following
locations: St. Petersburg, Key West, and Panama City, FL; Grand Isle
and Baton Rouge, LA; D' Iberville, MS; Mobile, AL; Corpus Christi and
Texas City, TX.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Gregory, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the public
hearings are as follows:
Public Hearings: Reef Fish Amendment 39--Regional Management of
Recreational Red Snapper
1. Consider the delegation of authority for some aspects of red
snapper management to the states or regions.
2. Apportioning the federal recreational red snapper quota among
states or regions.
3. Management measures which may be modified at state or regional
level including season structure, bag limits, size limits, closed
areas, and sub-allocations.
4. Process and requirements for delegation, including default
management measures.
5. Under regional management, red snapper would remain a federally
managed species subject to federal conservation goals, and the Council
would continue to oversee management of the stock.
Public Hearings: Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendments 19 and 20--Sale
and Permit Provisions and Modifications to the CMP Zone Management
1. Amendment 19 addresses sale and permit provisions for Gulf of
Mexico Spanish and king mackerel.
2. Amendment 20 addresses season length, transit provisions,
allocation, and framework procedures for coastal migratory pelagics.
The public hearings will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at the end of
public testimony or no later than 9 p.m. at the following locations:
Thursday, August 1, 2013, call-in session; visit
www.GulfCouncil.org for instructions.
Monday, August 5, 2013, Courtyard Marriott, 11471 Cinema Drive, D'
Iberville, MS 39540, telephone: (228) 392-1200.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013, (CMP only) Holiday Inn Select, 2001 N.
Cove Boulevard, Panama City, FL 32405, telephone: (850) 769-0000.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013, (Regional Management only) Holiday Inn
Select, 2001 N. Cove Boulevard, Panama City, FL 32405, telephone: (850)
769-0000.
Thursday, August 8, 2013, Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel,
64 South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602, telephone: (251) 438-4000.
Monday, August 12, 2013, Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Parkway,
950 Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, telephone: (727)
540-0050; Hilton Garden Inn, 6717 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus
Christi, TX 78412, telephone: (361) 991-8200.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013, Hampton Inn & Suites, 2320 Gulf Freeway
South, League City, TX 77573, telephone: (281) 614-5437.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013, (Regional Management only), DoubleTree,
4964 Constitution Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, telephone: (225) 925-
1005.
Thursday, August 15, 2013, (CMP only) Louisiana Wildlife &
Fisheries Lab, 195 Ludwig Lane, Grand Isle, LA 70358, telephone: (985)
787-2163; (CMP only) Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key
West, FL 33040, telephone: (305) 292-4431.
Copies of the public hearing documents can be obtained by calling
(813) 348-1630 or visiting www.GulfCouncil.org.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these hearings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice 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 final action to address the emergency.
These hearings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council
Office (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 12, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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