[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21767-21768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09952]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG224
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
public hearing via webinar for Reef Fish Amendment 49--Modifications to
the Sea Turtle Release Gear and Framework Procedure for the Reef Fish
Fishery.
DATES: The webinar will take place on Thursday, May 31, 2018. The
webinar will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude no later than 9 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via webinar; see below for
webinar link. 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. Carrie M. Simmons, Deputy
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
[email protected]; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Thursday, May 31, 2018; beginning at 6 p.m. and concluding no later
than 9 p.m., EDT.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is holding a webinar
public hearing to review Reef Fish Amendment 49: Modifications to the
Sea Turtle Release Gear and Framework Procedure for the Reef Fish
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Fishery. Council staff will brief the public on the document's two
actions. The first action considers modifying the regulations to allow
three new approved sea turtle release gears as well as clarify a
minimum size limit for a current gear requirement. This action applies
to commercial and charter/headboat vessels with federal Gulf reef fish
permits.
The second action would modify the framework procedure to allow new
gears to be approved for use without a full amendment to the fishery
management plan in the future. Staff will then open the meeting for
questions and public comments.
You may register for the Public Hearing: Reef Fish Amendment 49
meeting on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5060744549711112707.
The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may listen in by
registering for the webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and
clicking on the Public Hearing: Reef Fish Amendment 49 meeting on the
calendar.
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other meeting materials will be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org as they
become available.
Dated: May 7, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-09952 Filed 5-9-18; 8:45 am]
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