[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1754-1755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-468]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XT70


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held February 1 - 4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Battle House, 26 N. Royal 
Street, Mobile, AL 36602.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephen Bortone, Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

    1 p.m. - The Council meeting will begin with a review of the agenda 
and approval of the minutes.
    1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - The Council will receive a presentation on 
Catch Shares Task Force.
    1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. - They will receive a report of the Gulf of 
Mexico Alliance activities.
    2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - They will receive public testimony on 
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any; final Regulatory Amendment for 
Reef Fish Total Allowable Catch; and the Council will hold an open 
public comment period regarding any fishery issue of concern. People 
wishing to speak before the Council should complete a public comment 
card prior to the comment period.
    4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - The Council will review and discuss reports 
from the Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

    8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - The Council will review and discuss 
reports from the committee meetings as follows: Reef Fish Management; 
Budget; Administrative Policy; Outreach and Education; Spiny Lobster/
Stone Crab Management; Red Drum; Habitat Protection; Coastal Migratory 
Pelagics (Mackerel) Management; Shrimp Management; Advisory Panel 
Selection Committee; Scientific and Statistical Committee Selection 
Committee; and SEDAR Selection Committee.
    12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Other Business items will follow.
    The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately 1:15 p.m.

Committees

Monday, February 1, 2010

    8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION - The Full Council will receive 
a litigation briefing.
    9 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION (Full Council) - The SEDAR 
Selection Committee will appoint members to the SEDAR meetings for 
Spiny Lobster, Yellowedge Grouper and Tilefish and Greater Amberjack.
    9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION (Full Council) - The 
Scientific and Statistical Committee will appoint members to the 
Special Mackerel Scientific and Statistical Committee.
    9:40 a.m. - 10 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION (Full Council) - The Advisory 
Panel Selection Committee will appoint members to the Mackerel Limited 
Access Privilege Program Advisory Panel.
    10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee 
will discuss the Options Paper for the Generic Annual Catch Limit/
Accountability Measures Amendment and review the proposed National 
Standard 2 Guidelines.
    1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. - The Budget Committee will review the 2010 
funding.
    2 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The Administrative Policy Committee will discuss 
modifications to Statement of Organization Practice and Procedures and 
Handbook Development.
    4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - The Outreach and Education Committee will 
receive a report of the Outreach and Education Advisory Panel meeting.
    4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - The Spiny Lobster/Stone Crab Committee will 
discuss the Options Paper for Spiny Lobster Amendment 10 and approve 
the Spiny Lobster SEDAR Terms of Reference.

-Recess-

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

    8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will 
receive a presentation on the Red Snapper update assessment; a report 
from the Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical 
Committee; a report from the Red Snapper Advisory Panel; a Draft Final 
Regulatory Amendment for Red Snapper Total Allowable Catch; an Options 
Paper for Amendment 32 Gag/Red Grouper scoping meeting summaries; a 
report of the Limited Access Privilege Program Advisory Panel meeting; 
a presentation on Northeast Gulf of Mexico Reserves Program: Changes in 
Reef Fish Populations; and discuss approval of the schedules for SEDAR 
22 (Yellowedge Grouper and Tilefish) and Greater Amberjack updates.
    4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Red Drum Committee will discuss the Red 
Drum Fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone.
    4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Habitat Protection Committee will give a 
report of the Mississippi/Louisiana and the Texas Habitat Advisory 
Panel meetings.

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-Recess-

    Immediately Following Committee Recess - There will be an informal 
open public question and answer session.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

    8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Shrimp Management Committee will 
discuss the Texas Closure for 2010 from recommendations of the Shrimp 
Advisory Panel; report from the Standing and Special Shrimp Scientific 
and Statistical Committee Meetings and a report of Shrimp Effort in 
2009.
    9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel) 
Management Committee will discuss the Coastal Migratory Pelagics 
Scoping Meeting summaries and Options Paper for the Coastal Migratory 
Pelagics Amendment 18. The committee will also consider a control rule 
for Gulf group King and Spanish Mackerel.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Actions of the Council and Committees will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas and 
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require 
emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 
provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take 
action to address the emergency. The established times for addressing 
items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the 
timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order 
to further allow for such adjustments and completion of all items on 
the agenda, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the 
date/time established in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina O'Hern at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: January 8, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-468 Filed 1-12-10; 8:45 am]
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