[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76107-76108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29774]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Fisheries of the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) and Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council (GMFMC); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the SAFMC and GMFMC Joint Council 
Committee on South Florida Management Issues and the Ad Hoc

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Goliath Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee.

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SUMMARY: The SAFMC and the GMFMC will hold a meeting of the Joint 
Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues and the Goliath 
Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee in Key Largo, FL.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 7-9, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Key Largo 
Resort, 97000 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037; telephone: (305) 
852-5553. The meeting is open to members of the public and public 
comment will be accepted at the meeting.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa 
FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, SAFMC; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on 
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 and end at 12 noon on Thursday, January 9, 
2014.
    The items of discussion for the Joint Council Committee on South 
Florida Management Issues agenda are as follows:
    1. Approval of the agenda, minutes, and election of a chairman for 
each committee;
    2. Discuss the purpose and goal;
    3. Receive an overview presentation on South Florida Issues 
Workshops and discuss results;
    4. Receive an overview of status and trends for South Florida 
species and discuss species specific management concerns and next steps 
for: yellowtail snapper; mutton snapper; hogfish; mangrove snapper; 
shallow-water groupers; Nassau grouper; warsaw and speckled hind; and 
other species as necessary;
    5. Management structure concerns, challenges, and possible 
solutions for South Florida;
    6. Next steps for addressing South Florida issues; and other 
business.
    The items of discussion for the Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint 
Council Committee agenda are as follows:
    1. Review the last stock assessment for goliath grouper;
    2. Presentation on Goliath Grouper Stakeholder Workshops and 
survey;
    3. Review of recommendations from Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint 
Science Workshop;
    4. Review of ongoing goliath grouper research;
    5. Next steps for assessment;
    6. Possible management options for moving beyond the moratorium, 
next steps, and other business.
    Other items of discussion may arise as the result of the public 
comment received.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice 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 final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 11, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-29774 Filed 12-13-13; 8:45 am]
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