[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 15707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05586]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC548


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Council to convene a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
meeting of the Standing, Special Mackerel and Ecosystem Scientific and 
Statistical Committees.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 
2013 and conclude by 5 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Hotel, 
2900 Bayport Drive, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 874-1234.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Standing and Special Mackerel SSC will 
meet jointly on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 to review benchmark stock 
assessments and recommend acceptable biological catch (ABC) for cobia 
and Spanish mackerel. On Thursday, March 28, 2013, the Standing and 
Ecosystem SSC meeting will meet jointly to receive a presentation on a 
multidisciplinary, multi-year Integrated Ecosystems Assessment (IEA) 
project being conducted by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The 
presentation will review (1) the Gulf of Mexico IEA Program in general, 
(2) the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Status Report, and (3) aspects of the 
ecosystem modeling effort. The Standing SSC will then meet on Thursday 
afternoon to discuss ABC Control Rule revisions and review the SEDAR 
assessment schedule and priorities.
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630 or can be downloaded from the Council's ftp 
site, ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in 
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 
Committees will be restricted to those issues specifically identified 
in the agenda and any issues arising after publication of this notice 
that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the Council's intent to take action to address the 
emergency.
    This meeting is 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 7, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-05586 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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