[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44769-44770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18586]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XX91


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 will convene 
public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held August 16-20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 200 E. 
Gregory St., Pensacola, FL 32502.
    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

Thursday, August 19, 2010

    1 p.m. - The Council meeting will begin.
    1:05 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. - There will be the swearing in of the New 
Council Members.
    1:10 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. - The council will review of the agenda and 
approve of the minutes.
    1:20 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - There will be a briefing on the Deepwater 
Horizon Oil Spill.
    1:45 p.m. - 2 p.m. - The Council will receive a presentation titled 
``Fisheries 101''.
    2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - The Council will receive public testimony on 
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any; and a Final Framework Action 
for Greater Amberjack. Afterwards there will be 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.

Friday, August 20, 2010

    8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. - The Council will review and discuss reports 
from the committee meetings as follows: Reef Fish; AP Selection; SEDAR 
Selection; Administrative Policy; Shrimp Management; Data Collection; 
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem; Habitat; Outreach & Education; Budget/
Personnel; and Spiny Lobster/Stone Crab.
    4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Other Business items will follow.
    5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - There will be an election for Council 
Chairman and Vice Chairman. The Council will conclude its meeting at 
approximately 5:30 p.m.

Committees

Monday, August 16, 2010

    12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee 
will discuss the options paper for the Generic Annual Catch Limit/
Accountability Measures Amendment including reports on derivation of 
acceptable biological catch; the committee will also review the summary 
of the Ecosystem Scientific & Statistical Committee Meeting.

-Recess-

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

    8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION - Full Council - The AP 
Selection Committee and full Council will appoint a vice chair of the 
Ad Hoc Reef Fish Limited Access Privilege Program Advisory Panel.
    8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION - Full Council - The SEDAR 
Selection Committee and full Council will appoint participants to the 
SEDAR Greater Amberjack Review workshop and the SEDAR Spiny Lobster 
Assessment workshop.
    9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Administrative Policy Committee will discuss 
modifications to the Administrative Handbook.
    11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Shrimp Management Committee will discuss 
the take of Smalltooth Sawfish and Sturgeon.
    1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will take 
final action on a framework action for greater amberjack; discuss the 
Red Grouper regulatory amendment - codified text of regulations and Gag 
Interim Rule; receive a status report on Amendment 32 Gag/Red Grouper; 
discuss a Fish Tag System for recreational Grouper; discuss Black 
Grouper allocation between the Gulf and South Atlantic; discuss the 
pros and cons of regionalized management; review a discussion paper on 
potential Red Snapper changes; review the Red Snapper IFQ; review the 
IFQ finance program; and review an Options Paper for Red Snapper TAC in 
2011 and 2012.

-Recess-

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

    8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish 
Management Committee will continue to meet.
    3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Data Collection Committee will receive 
a report from the Data Collection Advisory Panel meeting and the Vessel 
Monitoring System Advisory Panel; discuss a Fish Tag System for 
recreational Grouper; and receive a presentation on MRFSS Landing Data 
Frequency.
    4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Outreach and Education Committee will 
receive a summary from the Outreach and Education Advisory Panel 
Meeting.

-Recess-

    Immediately Following Committee Recess - There will be an informal 
open public question and answer session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Issues.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

    8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - The Budget/Personnel Committee will receive a 
quarterly budget review.
    9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Spiny Lobster Management Committee will 
review draft Amendment 10 for Spiny Lobster.
    11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Habitat Protection Committee will 
receive a status report on Essential Fish Habitat update and a review 
of the Habitat policy and procedures section of the Handbook.
    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.

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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: July 23, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-18586 Filed 7-28-10; 8:45 am]
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