[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62109-62110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25279]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XZ49


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 (GMFMC) will 
convene public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held October 25-29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 4914 
Constitution Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808.
    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, October 28, 2010

    The Council meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m.

1:30-1:45 p.m.--The council will review the agenda and approve of the 
minutes.
1:45 p.m.-2 p.m.--The Council will receive a presentation titled 
``Fisheries 101''.
2 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--The Council will receive a U.S. Navy Environmental 
Impact Statement Presentation.
2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--The Council will receive public testimony on 
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any; a Final Regulatory Amendment 
for Red Snapper TAC in 2011 and 2012; a Final Framework Action for 
Greater Amberjack; and hold an open public comment period. People 
wishing to speak before the Council should complete a public comment 
card prior to the comment period.

Friday, October 29, 2010

8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.--The Council will review and discuss reports from 
the committee meetings as follows: Reef Fish; Administrative Policy; 
Shrimp Management; Data Collection; SEDAR Selection; Sustainable 
Fisheries/Ecosystem; Habitat; Budget/Personnel; Spiny Lobster/Stone 
Crab; Mackerel Management and Law Enforcement.
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m.--Other Business items will follow.
    The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately 5 p.m.

Committees

Monday, October 25, 2010

1 p.m.-2 p.m.--Closed Session--Full Council--The Budget/Personnel 
Committee and full Council will discuss personnel issues.
2 p.m.-2:15 p.m.--Closed Session--Full Council--The SEDAR Selection 
Committee and full Council will appoint participants to the SEDAR 22 
Yellowedge/Tilefish Review workshop and receive a report of the 
Steering Committee meeting.
2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--The SEDAR Selection Committee and full Council 
will receive a report of the Steering Committee meeting.
2:30 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; crew size limit on For-Hire Vessels 
when fishing commercially; discuss Reef Fish Permit Earned Income 
Requirement, and receive a report on Deepwater Horizon Input on Subsea 
Sampling Plan.
-Recess-

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.--The Administrative Policy Committee will discuss 
revisions to the Administrative Handbook.
10 a.m.-11 a.m.--The Shrimp Management Committee review the ``Status 
and Health of the Shrimp Stocks for 2009''; review the ``Stock 
Assessment Report for 2009--Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery''; review ``A 
Biological Review of the Tortugas Pink Shrimp Fishery through December 
2009''; receive a final report of shrimp effort in 2009 and a 
preliminary report on shrimp effort in 2010; and discuss Latent 
Permits.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.--The Data Collection Committee will discuss a fish 
tag system for recreational grouper and receive a report on Summary of 
SEAMAP/Deepwater Horizon Fishery Independent Data Collection Workshop; 
receive a summary of the National SSC Workshop.
2 p.m.-5 p.m.--The Reef Fish Management Committee will discuss Final 
Framework Action for Greater Amberjack; discuss Final Regulatory 
Amendment for Red Snapper TAC in 2011 and 2012; discuss IFQ share 
transfers between sectors; discuss the pros and cons of regionalized 
management; discuss the Pros and Cons of Management Based on Numbers 
vs. Pounds of Fish; and discuss the IFQ Finance Program.
-Recess-

Wednesday, October 27, 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 Budget/Personnel Committee will receive a year-to-
date 2010 budget review.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.--The Spiny Lobster Management Committee will review draft 
Amendment 10 to the Spiny Lobster FMP and an analysis to repeal the 
Stone Crab FMP.
3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--The Habitat Protection Committee will receive a final 
report on Essential Fish Habitat update.
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.--The Mackerel Management Committee will discuss the 
scoping document for King Mackerel Latent Permits; receive a report on 
Amendment 18, and potentially select public hearing locations.
-Recess-
Immediately Following Committee Recess--There will be an informal open 
public question and answer session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
issues.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

8:30 a.m.-12 pm--The Joint Law Enforcement Committee/GMFMC Law 
Enforcement Advisory Panel/GSMFC Law Enforcement Committee will meet to 
discuss state and federal law enforcement activities, review future 
plans and potentially provide advice on the enforceability of measures 
currently being considered by the council.
    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: October 4, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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