[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42300-42301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17024]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD398


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 the Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 
August 5, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Council's office.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL, 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Assane Diagne, Economist, 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:

Socioeconomic SSC Agenda, Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

1. Adoption of Agenda
2. Reef Fish Amendment 28--Red Snapper Allocation
3. Discussion and Review

--Review of Agar and Carter's Economic Analysis of Red Snapper 
Allocation Alternatives for Reef Fish Amendment 28 (King and Buc)
--Comments on the King and Buc Review (Bergstrom and Southwick 
Associates)
--Review of NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-115 Allocation of 
Fishery Harvests under

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the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conversation and Management Act: 
Principles and Practice
4. Recommendations to the Council
5. Incorporating Economics into Stock Assessments
6. Other Business

    For meeting materials see folder ``Socioeconomic SSC meeting--2014-
08'' on Gulf Council file server. To access the file server, the URL is 
https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi, or go to the 
Council's Web site and click on the FTP link in the lower left of the 
Council Web site (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The username and 
password are both ``gulfguest''. The name of the folder on the FTP 
server is ``Socioeconomic SSC meeting--2014--08''.
    The Agenda is subject to change. The latest version will be posted 
in the ``Socioeconomic SSC meeting--2014-08'' folder on the Council's 
file server. The meeting 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 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
    This 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: July 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-17024 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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