[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 26546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11118]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD937


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 joint meeting of its Special Coral Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) and Coral Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, from 8:30 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

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, Ph.D., 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:

Joint Special Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and 
Coral Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting Agenda, Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 8:30 
a.m. Until 4:30 p.m.

I. Election of Coral Advisory Panel (AP) chair
II. Adoption of the Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes From the April 24, 2014, Joint Coral SSC/AP 
Meeting
IV. Council Charge--``to determine the criteria and boundaries, and 
other specifics for potential sites, and once that has been 
determined, that this group meet with representatives of any 
potentially impacted fisheries and members of law enforcement.''
V. Plan of Work
VI. Review Report From the Coral Working Group
    a. Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Proposed 
Boundary Expansion Update
    b. Pulley Ridge Proposed Boundary Expansion Update
VII. Discuss Individual Sites Identified by the Coral Working Group
    a. Review and Discuss Information
    b. Evaluate Appropriate Boundaries or Areas
    c. Make Recommendations on Appropriate Areas
    d. Potential Fishery Interactions
VIII. Other Business
    a. Discuss Timeline for Next Steps
Adjourn

    This agenda may be modified as necessary to facilitate the 
discussion of pertinent materials up to and during the scheduled 
meeting.
    For meeting materials see folder ``Joint Special Coral SSC and 
Coral AP Meeting--2015-05'' 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 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

    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: May 5, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-11118 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am]
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