[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15063-15064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06218]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE511
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 four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will take place on Monday, April 4 through Thursday,
April 7, 2016, starting at 8:30 a.m. daily.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton hotel,
6505 N. Interstate Highway 35 North, Austin, TX 78752; telephone: (512)
454-3737.
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: Douglas Gregory, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, April 4, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Gulf Council will begin with updates and presentations from
management committees. The Joint Administrative Policy & Budget
Management Committee will review the 2014 No-cost extension, 2015 &
2016 Budgets, and 2016 Proposed Activities. The Data Collection
Committee will review the Electronic Reporting Program Flowchart; give
an update on the Commercial Electronic Reporting Pilot Program; and
discuss Final Action--South Atlantic's Amendment: Modifications to
Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements. The Shrimp
Management Committee will discuss the Biological Review of the Texas
Closure; review the Updated Stock Assessments for Brown, White and Pink
shrimp; receive a summary from the Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP) meeting;
review of Options Paper for Shrimp Amendment 17B; and receive a summary
from the Shrimp Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting.
After lunch, the Mackerel Management Committee will discuss Final
Action on Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 26: Changes in
Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico
and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel; receive summary of
Public Hearing Comments and Written Public Comments; and a summary from
the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel. The Law Enforcement Committee will
receive a summary from the Law Enforcement Technical Committee; and
select the recipient for Officer of the Year award.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Reef Fish Management Committee will receive an update on 2015
Recreational Red Snapper Landings and Recreational Season Projections
for 2016; take final action on Framework Action to Modify Red Grouper
Annual Catch Limits; review Options Paper for Amendment 46--Modify Gray
Triggerfish Rebuilding
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Plan and Draft Amendment 41--Red Snapper Management for Federally
Permitted Charter Vessels. The committee will receive a summary report
from the Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter For-Hire Advisory Panel (AP)
meeting; review of Draft Amendment 42--Federal Reef Fish Headboat
Management, Public Hearing Draft Amendment 43--Hogfish Stock
Definition, Status Determination Criteria (SDC), Annual Catch Limits
(ACL) and Size Limit; review Draft Amendment 45--Extend or Eliminate
the Red Snapper Sector Separation Sunset Provision; and review
preliminary options for Mechanism to Allow Recreational Red Snapper
Season to Re-open if ACL is not exceeded.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016; 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.
The Reef Fish Management Committee will discuss Final Action on
Framework Action to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements and
Recreational/Commercial Fishing Year for Yellowtail Snapper; and any
other business. The Gulf SEDAR Committee will review and provide
updates on SEDAR Schedule Progress and deliverables; and receive a
SEDAR Steering Committee update.
The Full Council will convene approximately mid-morning (10:30
a.m.) with a Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions; Adoption
of Agenda and Approval of Minutes; and will review Exempt Fishing
Permit (EFPs) Applications, if any. The Council will receive
presentations on Proposed Rule Standardized Bycatch Reporting
Methodology, Science Update: How the Oil Spill Impacted the Fish
Species We Care About, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, and NMFS-SERO Landing
Summaries.
After lunch, the Council will receive public testimony from 1:45
p.m. until 5 p.m. on Agenda Testimony Items: Final Action--Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Amendment 26: Changes in Allocations, Stock
Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
Migratory Groups of King Mackerel; Final Action--Framework Action to
Modify Red Grouper Annual Catch Limits; Final Action--Framework Action
to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements and Recreational/Commercial
Fishing Year for Yellowtail Snapper; Final Action--South Atlantic
Amendment: Modifications to Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting
Requirements and hold an open public testimony period regarding any
other fishery issues or concern. Anyone wishing to speak during public
comment should sign in at the registration station located at the
entrance to the meeting room.
Thursday, April 7, 2016; 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
The Council will review and discuss committee reports as follows:
Joint Administrative Policy/Budget, Law Enforcement, Data Collection,
Shrimp, Mackerel, Gulf SEDAR, and Reef Fish Management Committees; and,
vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) applications, if any. Lastly,
the Council will discuss other business items, if any.
Meeting Adjourns
The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change
as required to effectively address the issue. The latest version will
be posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going
to the Council's Web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on
FTP Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials, select the
``Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2016-04'' folder on Gulf Council file
server. The username and password are both ``gulfguest''. The meetings
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 other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act,
provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to
take final 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 15, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-06218 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
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