[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8177-8178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03339]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0649-XE447
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 will hold a
meeting of its Standing and Special Shrimp Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC).
DATES: The meeting will convene via WEBINAR on Tuesday, March 8, 2016
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST; you may register for the webinar at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1004643937909180674.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar.
ADDRESSES: Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council,
2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-
1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Morgan Kilgour, Fishery Biologist,
[email protected]; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The Chairman will start the meeting with introductions and adoption
of agenda, approval of minutes from the March 10-12, 2015 Standing,
Special Reef Fish, Special Shrimp, and Special Spiny Lobster Scientific
and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting, and selection of an SSC
representative to attend the April, 2016 Council Meeting. The SSC will
review updated Penaeid Shrimp Stock Assessments and review an update on
the Aggregate Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and Optimum Yield (OY)
Working Group. Lastly, the SSC will discuss other business, if any.
--Meeting Adjourns--
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other
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meeting materials will be posted on the Council's 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.''
Click on the ``Library Folder,'' then scroll down to ``SSC meeting-
2016-03.''
The meeting will be webcast over the internet. A link to register
for the webcast is 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 Committee for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committee 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
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.
Dated: February 12, 2016.
Tracy Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-03339 Filed 2-17-16; 8:45 am]
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