[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16385-16386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6878]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA313


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 April 11-14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 
Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL 36561; telephone: (251) 981-
9811.
    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 13, 2011

3:30 p.m.--The Council meeting will begin with a review of the agenda 
and approval of the minutes.
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m.--The Council will receive a presentation titled 
``Fisheries 101.''
4 p.m.-6 p.m.--The Council will receive public testimony on exempted 
fishing permits (EFPs), if any; Final Action on the interim rule for 
gag grouper; and 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.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.--The Council will receive presentations on fishery 
dependent/independent sampling and on the oil spill recovery in the 
Gulf of Mexico.
10 a.m.-3:45 p.m.--The Council will review and discuss reports from the 
committee meetings as follows: Budget/Personnel; Coastal Migratory 
Pelagic (Mackerel); Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem; Joint Allocation/
Reef Fish; Advisory Panel Selection; Scientific & Statistical Committee 
Selection; and Reef Fish.
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.--Other Business items will follow from. The Council 
will conclude its meeting at approximately 4:15 p.m.

Committees

Monday, April 11, 2011

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--Closed Session--The Advisory Panel Selection 
Committee/Full Council will meet to conduct the bi-annual appointment 
of members to the various Advisory Panels.
1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--Closed Session--The Scientific & Statistical 
Committees Selection Committee/Full Council will meet to conduct the 
bi-annual appointment of members to the various Scientific & 
Statistical Committees.
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.--The Budget/Personnel Committee will receive a report 
on the 2011 Council budget.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.--A joint meeting of the Allocation and Reef Fish 
Management Committees will be held to discuss Reef Fish

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Amendment 28 that addresses grouper allocation.
--Recess--

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.-3 p.m.--The Sustainable Fisheries/
Ecosystem Management Committee will review a public hearing draft of 
the Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measure Amendment. The 
Committee will also review sector separation scenarios.
3 p.m.-5 p.m.--The Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel) Management 
Committee will review the public hearing draft of Amendment 18 to the 
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan
--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 13, 2011

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.-3:15 p.m.--The Reef Fish Management 
Committee will discuss the final action on the gag interim rule; review 
a public hearing draft of Reef Fish Amendment 32 to the Reef Fish 
Fishery Management Plan; received a report on the greater amberjack 
update assessment; receive a summary of the scoping meetings on the 
Earned Income Requirement/Crew Size Amendment to the Reef Fish Fishery 
Management Plan; and receive a report on the Reef Fish Limited Access 
Privilege Program Advisory Panel meeting.
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.-The Joint Shrimp/Reef Fish Management Committee 
will discuss the adjustment to the shrimp trawl red snapper bycatch 
mortality target goal.

    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 Kathy Pereira at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: March 18, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6878 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]
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