[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 61670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21433]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0649-XE863
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 Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, September 26, 2016, from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, September 27, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree New Orleans
Airport hotel, located at 2150 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Kenner, LA
70062; telephone: (504) 467-3111.
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: Dr. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected];
telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as
follows:
Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter Advisory Panel Agenda, Monday, September
26, 2016, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., and Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5
p.m.
I. Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval of March 2016 Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter AP meeting
summary
III. Evaluation of proposed program to distribute harvest tags to
anglers for use on charter vessels
IV. Draft Amendment 41: Red Snapper Management for Federally Permitted
Charter Vessels, overview and status update
V. Review program goals and objectives, and provide recommendations to
the Council on the design of a Red Snapper Management Program for
Charter Vessels
VI. Modifications to Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements
Generic Amendment, comments and recommendations
VII. Other Business
--Meeting Adjourns--
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other 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 File
Server 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 ``Ad Hoc Red
Snapper Charter AP''.
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 other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel 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: September 1, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21433 Filed 9-6-16; 8:45 am]
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