[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14980-14981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05427]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC540


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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene 
scoping meetings to discuss a For-Hire Red Snapper Days-at-Sea Pilot 
Program.

DATES: The scoping meetings will be held on March 25, 2013 through 
April 3, 2013 at eight locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. The 
scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 9 
p.m. For specific dates, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The scoping meetings will be held in the following 
locations: St. Petersburg, Naples and Destin, FL; Kenner, LA; Biloxi/
Gulfport, MS;

[[Page 14981]]

Orange Beach, AL; Corpus Christi and Galveston, TX.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drs. Assane Diagne, Economist and Ava 
Lasseter, Anthropologist; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council has scheduled scoping meetings on a proposed amendment 
addressing the For-Hire Red Snapper Days-at-Sea Pilot Program. The 
days-at-sea program would apply to the charter industry. Issues to be 
discussed include, but are not limited to, the purpose and need for 
this amendment and the potential management actions that may be 
considered. Management actions under consideration range from the 
selection of program participants to the establishment of effort and 
catch validation methods and criteria for program evaluation.
    The eight scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at the 
end of public testimony or no later than 9 p.m. at the following 
locations:
    Monday, March 25, 2013, Courtyard Marriott, 1600 E. Beach 
Boulevard, Gulfport, MS 39501, telephone: (228) 864-4310.
    Tuesday, March 26, 2013; Fairfield Inn & Suites, 3111 Loop Road, 
Orange Beach, AL 36561, telephone: (251) 543-4444.
    Wednesday, March 27, 2013; Destin Community Center, 101 Stahlman 
Avenue, Destin, FL 32541, telephone: (850) 654-5184; Courtyard 
Marriott, 3250 US 41 North, Naples, FL 34103, telephone: (239) 434-
8700.
    Monday, April 1, 2013; Hilton Galveston Island, 5400 Seawall 
Boulevard, Galveston Island, TX 77551, telephone: (409) 744-5000.
    Tuesday, April 2, 2013; Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 
Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, telephone: (727) 540-
0050; Hilton Garden Inn, 6717 S. Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 
78412, telephone: (361) 991-8200.
    Wednesday, April 3, 2013; Crowne Plaza New Orleans Airport, 2829 
Williams Boulevard, Kenner, LA 70062, telephone: (504) 467-5611.
    Copies of the scoping document will be available two weeks prior to 
the first scoping meeting and can be obtained by calling (813) 348-
1630, or from the Council Web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org/fishery_management_plans/scoping-thru-implementation.php.

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 5, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-05427 Filed 3-7-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P