[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38280-38281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15777]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public
Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) and the
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will hold a meeting
of its Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues and
the Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee in Key
Largo, FL.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014
until 12 noon on Thursday, July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Key Largo
Hotel, 97000 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL.
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 on the agenda are as
follows:
Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues Agenda,
Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m.
1. Introduction
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of January 7-9, 2014 Jt. Council Committee on South Florida
Management Issues and Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Council Steering
Committee Minutes
4. South Florida Management Issues
a. Status of South Atlantic Species Removal
b. Committee Recommendations
c. Review of Draft Joint Generic Amendment to the Gulf Reef Fish
and South Atlantic Snapper Grouper FMPs
d. Committee Recommendations
5. Public Comment
6. Recess
Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues, Wednesday,
July 23, 2014, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m.
7. South Florida Management Issues--continued
a. Continue Reviewing a of Draft Joint Generic Amendment to the
Gulf Reef Fish and South Atlantic Snapper Grouper FMPs
b. Committee Recommendations
8. Progress Report on Speckled Hind and Warsaw Grouper Working Group
a. Life history information
b. Stock structure and status
c. Regulations
d. Committee Recommendations
9. Public Comment
10. Summary of motions and committee actions/wrap-up
11. Other Business
12. Adjourn
Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Steering Committee Agenda, Thursday, July
24, 2014, 9 a.m. Until 12 noon
Goliath Grouper
a. Review of ongoing goliath grouper research obtained
b. Report on SSC/stock assessment analyst recommendations
c. Next steps for assessment/additional data collection
d. Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Steering Committee Recommendations
e. Other business
f. Adjourn
Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues will be
convened to provide Discussion and Feedback on the Recommendations from
Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Committee
a. Public Comment
b. Joint Council Committee Recommendations and Next Steps
--Adjourn--
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 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 meetings. Action
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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 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 1, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-15777 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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