[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31021-31022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RIN 0648-XD964]


Council Coordination Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) will 
host a meeting of the Council Coordination Committee (CCC) consisting 
of eight Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) chairs, vice 
chairs, and executive directors and its subcommittees in June 2015. The 
intent of this meeting is to discuss issues of relevance to the 
Councils, including: Budget issues, MSA reauthorization, National 
Standard 1, Bycatch Strategy, Presidential Task Force on Illegal, 
Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) catches, NEPA, allocation working 
group report, Council Operational Guidelines, recreational fishery 
issues, habitat working group report, enforcement activities, other 
topics of concern to the RFMC, and decisions and follow-up activities.

DATES: The meeting will be held June 22-25, 2015. Registration for the 
meeting will begin at 2 p.m. on Monday June 22, 2015. The meeting will 
begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 and recess at 5:15 p.m. or 
when business is complete. The meeting will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 and recess at 5:30 p.m. or when business is 
complete. The meeting will reconvene on the final day at 8:30

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a.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015 and adjourn by 12 noon or when business 
is complete.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Beachside 
Hotel, 3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040; telephone: 
(305) 296-8100.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Gregory, Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
(MSA) and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) established the CCC by 
amending section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1852) of the MSA. The committee 
consists of the chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors of each of 
the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils authorized by the MSA or 
other Council members or staff. GMFMC will host this meeting and 
provide reports to the CCC for its information and discussion. All 
sessions are open to the public. NMFS or other Council items of 
discussion for each individual management committee agenda are as 
follows:

Agenda

Tuesday, June 23, 2015; 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

     Welcome and Introductions
     Budgets: 2016 Budget/Saltonstall-Kennedy Grants; National 
Observer Funding Allocation; Joint Enforcement Agreements
     MSA Reauthorization: Legislative Updates; CCC Discussion 
on working group report and actions
     National Standard 1: Individual Council Comments; Update & 
Approval of Draft Letter
     Bycatch Strategy

--Adjourn for the day

Wednesday, June 24, 2015; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

     Presentations: Marine Resource Education Program; American 
Fisheries Society; Social Scientists in RFM Report
     Presidential Task Force on IUU
     NEPA Working Group Report: CCC White Paper; Revised MSA 
NEPA Procedures
     Allocation Working Group Report: CCC Guidelines; NMFS 
Guidelines
     Operational Guidelines
     Cooperative Research & Management
     Recreational Fishery Issues: Recreational Fishery Policy; 
Marine Recreational Information Program

--Adjourn for the day

Thursday, June 25, 2015; 8:30 a.m.-12 noon

     Habitat Working Group Report: Proposed 2016 Habitat Summit
     Assessment Prioritization Update
     International Affairs/Seafood Inspection
     SSC Issues: National SSC V Workshop Report; Next Meeting 
(location/year)
     2016 CCC Meetings
     Other Business & Wrap-up

--Meeting Adjourns

    The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change 
as required to effectively address the issues. The CCC will meet as 
late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

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 Gulf Council Office (see 
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 26, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-13087 Filed 5-29-15; 8:45 am]
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