[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59656-59657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23615]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC892


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 meeting of its Law Enforcement Advisory Panel in conjunction 
with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement 
Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon on 
Tuesday, October 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Isla Grand 
Beach Resort, 500 Padre Boulevard, South Padre Island, TX 78597; 
telephone: (956) 761-6511.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Atran, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows:

1. Adoption of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes (October 17, 2012 Joint Meeting)
3. Review of the Council's Action Schedule
4. Status of Council FMP Amendments
    a. Framework Action to Define Charter Fishing
    b. Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 19 (permit req. and sale of 
bag limit fish)
    c. Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 20 (trip limits, seasons, 
transit provisions, ACL, modify framework procedure
    d. Reef Fish Amendment 39 (recreational red snapper regional 
management)
    e. Framework Action to Adjust Tier 3 ACLs Using MRIP Data
5. JF Program Activity
    a. Blue Crab
    b. Gulf Menhaden
    c. Gulf and Southern Flounder
6. GSMFC Enforcement Publications
7. JEA Slide Presentation Review
8. State Report Highlights
    a. Florida
    b. Alabama
    c. Mississippi
    d. Louisiana
    e. Texas
    f. USCG
    g. NOAA OLE
    h. USFWS
9. Other Business

    The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel consists of principal law 
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf States, as well as the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Law Enforcement, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Coast Guard, and the 
NOAA General Counsel for Law Enforcement. A copy of the agenda and 
related materials can be obtained by calling the Council office at 
(813) 348-1630.
    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 this meeting. 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.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at

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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: September 24, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-23615 Filed 9-26-13; 8:45 am]
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