[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33070-33071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12963]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC709


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 (Council) will 
convene a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, June 17, 2013 through Friday, 
June 21, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Pensacola--The 
Grand hotel, 200 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502; telephone: 
(850) 433-3336.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Gregory, Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committees

Monday, June 17, 2013

    1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.--The Red Drum Management Committee will meet to 
review updated Gulf of Mexico Red Drum Sampling Protocols.
    2 p.m.-4 p.m.--The Mackerel Management Committee will meet to 
review the SEDAR 28 Gulf of Mexico Spanish mackerel and cobia stock 
assessments and the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel 
recommendations for Amendment 19 and Amendment 20; and, discuss the 
schedule and timing for Amendment 22--Recreational and Commercial 
Allocation of King Mackerel.
    4 p.m.-4:30 p.m.--The Administrative Policy Committee will discuss 
revisions to the SEDAR Administrative Handbook.
    4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.--The Full Council in a Closed Session with the 
Advisory Panel Selection Committee will meet to appoint members to the 
Coral and SEDAR NGO Advisory Panels.
    5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--The Full Council in a Closed Session with the 
Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee will meet to appoint 
members to the SEDAR Workshop Pool; and Special Coral and Special 
Mackerel Scientific and Statistical Committees.
    --Recess--

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

    8:30 a.m.-12 noon and 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.--The Reef Fish Management 
Committee will review the status of SEDAR 31 Red Snapper Benchmark 
Assessment and the SSC Recommendations for ABC; receive an Allocation 
Overview presentation; review Amendment 28--Red Snapper Allocation 
Scoping Document and Amendment 39--Recreational Red Snapper Regional 
Management; discuss Amendment 36--Red Snapper IFQ 5-Year Review and the 
For-Hire Days-at-Sea Pilot Program; receive summaries from the Goliath 
Grouper Science and Stakeholder Workshops; discuss White Paper on Live 
Animal Collection for Public Displays; receive a status on the Action 
to Define For-Hire Fishing Under Contractual Services; and, discuss 
Exempted Fishing Permits related to Reef Fish (if any).
    --Recess--
    Immediately following the Committee Recess will be the Informal 
Question & Answer Session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Issues.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--The Reef Fish Management Committee will 
continue to discuss agenda items from the previous day.
    --Recess--
    1 p.m.-2 p.m.--The Data Collection Committee will take Final Action 
on the Framework Action for Headboat Electronic Reporting Requirements 
and review a scoping document for Improving Private Recreational Red 
Snapper Fisheries Data.
    2 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--The Joint Artificial Reef/Habitat Protection 
Committees will receive a summary and review an Options Paper on Fixed 
Petroleum Platforms and Artificial Reefs as Essential Fish Habitat.
    2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--The Shrimp Management Committee will receive a 
summary from the May 2013 Shrimp Advisory Panel meeting; and discuss 
the Framework Action to Establish Funding Responsibilities for the 
Electronic Logbook Program for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of 
Mexico.
    3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.--The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Management 
Committee will meet to draft the Framework Action--Update Tier 3 ACLS 
with New MRIP Landings and discuss Sustainable Seafood Certification.
    4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--The Ad Hoc Restoration Committee will receive 
an update on Gulf State Early Restoration Projects; and review the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Restoration Project Proposals.
    --Recess--

Council

Thursday, June 20, 2013

    9 a.m.--The Council meeting will begin with a Call to Order and 
Introductions.
    9:05 a.m.-9:15 a.m.--The Council will review the agenda and approve 
the minutes.
    9:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--The Council will receive committee reports 
from Advisory Panel Selection, Scientific and Statistical Committee 
Selection; Administrative Policy, Joint Artificial Reef/Habitat 
Protection, Red Drum and Mackerel.
    1 p.m.-5 p.m.--The Council will receive public testimony on 
Framework Actions to Require Electronic Reporting for Headboats; 
Framework Action to Establish Funding Responsibilities for the 
Electronic Logbook Program for Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 
and on Reef Fish Amendment 39--Regional Management of Recreational Red 
Snapper. The Council will also hold an open public comment period 
regarding any other fishery issues or concerns. People wishing to speak 
before the Council should complete a

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public comment card prior to the comment period.
    5 p.m.-5:15 p.m.--The Council will review and vote on Exempted 
Fishing Permits (EFP), if any.
    --Recess--

Friday, June 21, 2013

    8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.--The Council will continue to receive 
committee reports from Data Collection, Sustainable Fisheries/
Ecosystem, Shrimp and Reef Fish.
    12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.--The Council will review Other Business 
items: summary from each of the following conferences; Managing Our 
Nation's Fisheries 3, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's June 
2013 meeting, Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Data Program 
Review, Marine Resource Education Program (MREP) Science Workshop and 
the May 2013 Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting.
    12:45 p.m.-1 p.m.--The Council will review the Action Schedule.
    -- Adjourn--
    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 
Office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: May 28, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-12963 Filed 5-31-13; 8:45 am]
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