[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 77105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30343]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD037


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (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 hold a 
series of recreational angler participation sessions around the Gulf 
coast.

DATES: The sessions will be held from Wednesday, January 8th through 
Monday, January 27th, 2014 at nine locations throughout the Gulf of 
Mexico. The Council will also host a webinar Monday, January 27th for 
those unable to attend the sessions in person. For specific dates and 
locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The recreational angler participation meetings 
will be held in the following locations: St. Petersburg, Fort Myers, 
and Destin, FL; Baton Rouge and Lafayette, LA; Ocean Springs, MS; 
Spanish Fort, AL; Port Aransas and Houston, TX.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Emily Muehlstein, Fisheries 
Outreach Specialist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
telephone: (813) 348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the sessions are:
    Recreational angler concerns and solutions on federal fisheries 
management. These recreational angler participation sessions are 
designed to solicit information from stakeholders. The Council would 
like recreational anglers to identify issues that they are experiencing 
with federal fisheries management and hear potential solutions to those 
issues. The nine public hearings will take place at the following times 
and locations:

Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Gulf Coast Research 
Laboratory, 703 E. Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS 39564; (228) 872-4000
Thursday, January 9, 2014, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Five Rivers Delta 
Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, AL 36527; 
(251) 625-0814
Saturday, January 11, 2014, 9 a.m. until 12 noon, Destin Community 
Center, 101 Stahlman Avenue, Destin, FL 32541; (850) 654-5184
Monday, January 13, 2014, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., University of Texas 
Marine Science Institute, 630 E. Cotter Street, Port Aransas, TX 78373; 
(361) 749-6711
Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Bass Pro Shop, 1000 
Basspro Drive, Houston, TX 77047; (713) 770-5100
Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Mockler Beverage 
Company, 11811 Reiger Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70809; (225) 408-4283
Thursday, January 16, 2014, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Service Chevrolet, 
1212 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette, LA 70506; (337) 234-9411
Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Bill Jackson's, 9501 
US Highway 19 North, Pinellas Park, FL 33782; (727) 576-4169
Thursday, January 23, 2014, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Bass Pro Shop, 10040 
Gulf Center Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33913; (239) 461-7800
Monday, January 27, 2014, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

To register for the webinar visit: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/390667327. Copies of the meeting summaries can be obtained by 
calling 813-348-1630.
    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 these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305c 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. 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.

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


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

    Dated: December 17, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-30343 Filed 12-19-13; 8:45 am]
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