[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42301-42302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17088]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD399
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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 Special Shrimp
Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).
DATES: The meetings will be held from 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 6 until
1 p.m., Thursday, August 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Gulf Council's
office.
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 SSC and Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC Agenda, Wednesday,
August 6, 2014, 1 p.m. Until 5 p.m.
Standing SSC Agenda
1. Adoption of Agenda
2. Election of Chair and Vice-chair
3. Alternative ABC Control Rule Analyses
4. Review of Options Paper to Define Status Determination Criteria and
Optimum Yield for All Finfish Stocks
5. Other Standing SSC Business
Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC Agenda
1. Approval of June 3-5, 2013 Standing, Ecosystem and Special Reef Fish
SSC summary minutes
2. Gag OFLs and ABCs
3. Terms of Reference
a. FWC Black Grouper Update Assessment
b. SEDAR Red Snapper Update Assessment
4. SEDAR 42 (Red Grouper Benchmark) Data Workshop Participant Needed
5. Review of SEDAR Schedule
6. Other Reef Fish SSC Business
Standing and Special Shrimp SSC Agenda, Thursday, August 7, 2014, 8
a.m. Until 1p.m.
1. Approval of March 19, 2014 Standing and Special Shrimp SSC summary
minutes
2. Review 2 year provision addition for Action 1.1 and Action 1.2 of
Shrimp Amendment 15
3. Discuss upcoming Shrimp Amendment 17 Data Needs and Analyses
including: Biological Yield, Economic Yield, CPUE, Shrimping Effort,
and Permit Activity Over Time
4. Selection of SSC representative at August 25-29, 2014 Council
meeting (Biloxi)
5. Other Shrimp SSC 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: July 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-17088 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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