[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 52632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21054]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD484
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Working
Group.
DATES: The meeting will convene from 9 a.m. (E.S.T.) until 5 p.m. on
September 19, 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. Morgan Kilgour, 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 on the agenda are as
follows:
The working group is convening to address two charges from the
Council. The first is to develop a set of suggested goals and
objectives of an Ecosystem Based Management Plan that considers
measurable targets. The second is to develop approaches for identifying
and prioritizing ecosystem and socioeconomic information needs for the
fisheries managed by the Council.
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. For meeting materials see folder ``Ecosystem
Based Fishery Management Working Group meeting--2014--9'' 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''.
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
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: August 29, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-21054 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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