[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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