[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28487-28488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11344]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD294


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Standing, Special Reef Fish and Ecosystem 
Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meetings will be held from 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3 until 
12 noon, Thursday, June 5, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at The Biltmore Hotel, 
1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134.
    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 in the individual 
meeting agendas are as follows:

Standing and Ecosystem SSC Agenda, Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 9 a.m. Until 
12 Noon CST

1. Adoption of Agenda
2. Approval of March 28, 2013 Standing and Ecosystem SSC summary 
minutes
3. GOM Ecosystem Assessment Status Report

Standing, Special Reef Fish, and Ecosystem SSC Agenda, Tuesday, June 3, 
2014, 1:30 p.m. Until 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 8:30 a.m. Until 
5 p.m., and Thursday, June 5, 2014, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 Noon

4. Adoption of Agenda
5. Approval of January 23-24, 2014 Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC 
summary minutes
6. SEDAR 33 Benchmark Assessments
    a. Gag
    b. Greater amberjack
7. Discussion on Integrating Ecosystem Considerations into SEDAR 
Assessments
8. Red Snapper Slot Limit and Hook Size Analysis
9. Selection of Participants for a Workshop to Evaluate MSY and ABC 
control Rule Based Benchmarks for Penaeid Shrimp
10. Selection of SSC representative at June 23-27, 2014 Council meeting 
(Key West)
11. Other business

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going to 
the Council Web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on FTP 
Server under Quick Links. The meetings will be webcast over the 
Internet. A link to the webcast will be available on the Council's Web 
site, http://www.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 these meetings. 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.

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 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.


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    Dated: May 13, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-11344 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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