[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14427-14428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6648]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV47


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (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 will convene 
public meetings.

DATES:  The meetings will be held April 12 - 15, 2010.

ADDRESSES:  The meetings will be held at the Galveston Island 
Convention Center, 5400 Seawall Blvd., Galveston, TX 77551.
    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, April 14, 2010 - The Council meeting will begin at 10 
a.m. with a review of the agenda and approval of the minutes. From 
10:15 am - 12 noon and again at 1:30 pm 2:30 pm they will receive 
public testimony on exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any final; 
Framework Action for Greater Amberjack 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. From 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. 
the Council will discuss Fisheries 101. From 2:45 pm - 5:30 pm the 
Council will review and discuss reports from the committee meetings as 
follows: Budget; Administrative Policy; Joint Budget/Administrative 
Policy; Data Collection; and Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel) 
Management; Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem.
    Thursday, April 15, 2010 - From 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. the Council 
will continue to review and discuss reports from the committee meetings 
as follows: Reef Fish Management; Shrimp Management; Red Drum; SEDAR; 
and AP Selection Committee. Other Business items will follow from 11:30 
a.m. - 12 noon. The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately 
12 noon.

Committees

Monday, April 12, 2010

    8:30 am - 9 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION - Full Council - The AP Selection 
Committee will review fishery violations.
    9 a.m. - 9:30 am - The Budget Committee will review the 2010 
budget.
    9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Administrative Policy Committee will 
discuss modifications to Statement of Organization Practice and 
Procedures and Handbook Development and review the Travel Handbook.
    11:30 a.m. - 12 noon - The Joint Administrative Policy/Budget 
Committee will meet to discuss administrative and budgetary issues.
    1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will 
discuss SEDAR 19 Black Grouper Stock Assessment; receive a report from 
the Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical 
Committee; discuss Options Paper for Amendment 32 Gag/Red Grouper; 
Framework Action for Greater Amberjack; and receive a report from the 
Reef Fish Limited Access Privilege Program Advisory Panel Report

Recess

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

    8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will 
continue to meet.
    1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - The Data Collection Committee will receive a 
report from the Ad Hoc Data Collection Advisory Panel Meeting.
    2 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee 
will receive a report from the Uncertainty workshop; the Scientific and 
Statistical Committee Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule Report; 
discuss the Options Paper for the Generic Annual Catch Limit/
Accountability Measures Amendment; and Ecosystem Scientific and 
Statistical Committee Progress Report.
    4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel) 
Management Committee will discuss the revised Options Paper Amendment 
18 for Coastal Migratory Pelagics; South Atlantic Council Action s on 
Options Paper for Amendment 18 for Coastal Migratory Pelagics 
(Mackerel).
    4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The SEDAR Selection Committee will discuss 
changes to the SEDAR Procedure.

Recess

    Immediately Following Committee Recess - There will be an informal 
open public question and answer session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Issues.
    Wednesday, April 14, 2010
    8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - The Shrimp Management Committee will discuss 
the report on 2009 Shrimp Fishing Effort.
    9 a.m. - 10 a.m. The Red Drum Committee will receive a status 
report on State Escapement Data; and an update on the SEFSC Methodology 
for Age Composition for Red Drum.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with 
the M-SFCMA, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Actions of

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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 M-SFCMA, 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: March 22, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-6648 Filed 3-24-10; 8:45 am]
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