[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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