[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 26950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10850]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD289
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 Technical Subcommittee.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28
until 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council's office, 2203 North 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; fax: (813) 348-1711; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The charter vessel technical subcommittee
will meet to discuss methods to improve data collection and data
reporting for charter vessels in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Fisheries. The subcommittee will begin work to develop recommendations
on how to achieve an electronic reporting system for charter vessels.
The group will consider both the national and regional plans for
electronic reporting as well as agency and stakeholder perspectives and
objectives. The meeting will focus on technical considerations of
electronic reporting such as survey type, reporting requirements,
quality assurance and quality control mechanisms, reporting mechanisms,
and timeliness of fisheries data. The subcommittee will discuss
potential costs, barriers to implementation, administrative
responsibilities, and timelines to implementation.
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 305c 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
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 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: May 7, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-10850 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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