[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13479-13480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06326]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG112
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 five-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 16 through Friday,
April 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Marriott Courtyard hotel,
located at 1600 E. Beach Boulevard, Gulfport, MS 39501; telephone:
(228) 864-4310.
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 16, 2018; 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Closed Session
The meeting will begin in a Closed Session of the Full Council all
day to hold applicant interviews, select the 2017 Law Enforcement
Officer of the Year, and to select members to the Shrimp and Reef Fish
Advisory Panels.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018; 8:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m.
The Coral Committee will meet briefly to review a public hearing
draft for Coral Amendment 9. The Shrimp Committee will review updated
stock assessments, biological review of the Texas closure, and receive
a summary from the Shrimp Advisory Panel Meeting. The Mackerel
Committee will review and discuss the South Atlantic Council's
Amendment 31: Atlantic Cobia Management. The Administrative/Budget
Committee will review the grant expenditures, and anticipated budget
activities and funding. The Sustainable Fisheries Committee will review
a revised policy statement on the use of descending tools and venting
devices and a 5-year review on inclusion/exclusion of species and
species groupings in fishery management plans; and hold a discussion on
historical captain permits. After lunch, the Reef Fish Management
Committee will review the Reef Fish Landings; receive an update on
state management of recreational Red Snapper Exempted Fishing Permits
(EFPs); review a public hearing draft for Joint Reef Fish Amendment 48
and Red Drum Amendment 4--Status Determination Criteria and Optimum
Yield; and discuss the State Management Program for Recreational Red
Snapper.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018; 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
The Reef Fish Management Committee will reconvene and receive a
presentation on recreational data challenges and potential South
Atlantic Council responses; discuss the Commercial Individual Fishing
Quotas (IFQ) Programs; and, review an options paper on framework action
Greater Amberjack Recreational Bag Limits, Seasonal Quotas and
Commercial Trip Limits. After lunch, the Committee will review the
decision tools and amendments for Amendment 42--Reef Fish Management
for Headboat Survey and Amendment 41--Allocation-based Management for
Federally Permitted Charters Vessels; and, receive a summary from the
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting.
Thursday, April 19, 2018; 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
The Full Council will reconvene with a Call to Order,
Announcements, and Introductions; Adoption of Agenda and Approval of
Minutes. The Council will receive a presentation from Mississippi Law
Enforcement; a summary from the Law Enforcement Technical Committee
meeting; a regulatory review; and, a presentation on Highly Migratory
Species on Shortfin Mako. The Council will review Exempted Fishing
Permit (EFPs) Applications and public comments on EFP applications, if
any. After lunch, the Council will receive open public testimony from
12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Fishery Issues or Concerns. Anyone
wishing to speak during public comment should sign in at the
registration station located at the entrance to the meeting room.
After public testimony, the Full Council will receive committee
reports from the Coral, Shrimp, Mackerel and Administrative/Budget
Management Committees.
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Friday, April 20, 2018; 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Full Council will receive committee reports from Reef Fish and
Sustainable Fisheries Management Committees; Announce the 2017 Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year; vote on any Exempted Fishing Permit
(EFP) applications; and receive updates from the following supporting
agencies: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Gulf States Marine
Fisheries Commission; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
and, the Department of State.
Lastly, the Council will discuss any Other Business items.
--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 website at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on
FTP Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials, go to the Gulf
Council website or Gulf Council file server and select the ``Briefing
Books/Briefing Book 2018-04'' folder. The username and password are
both ``gulfguest''. The meetings will be webcast over the internet. A
link to the webcast will be available on our website.
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 26, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-06326 Filed 3-28-18; 8:45 am]
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