[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11419-11420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04451]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD154


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP) in 
conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law 
Enforcement Committee (LEC).

DATES: The meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 
March 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Royal Sonesta 
Hotel, 300 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA; telephone: (504) 586-0300.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Atran, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected] and 
Mr. Steve Vanderkooy, Inter-jurisdictional Fisheries Coordinator, Gulf 
States Marine Fisheries Commission; telephone: (228) 875-5912; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows: Joint Gulf Council's Law Enforcement Advisory Panel and Gulf 
States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee Meeting 
Agenda, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.

1. Adoption of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the October 15, 2013 LEAP Meeting (LEC had no 
quorum)
3. Gulf Council Items
    a. Review Revised Definition of Charter Fishing
    b. Proposed Changes to Red Snapper IFQ Program
    c. Options Paper for Reef Fish Amendment 40--Sector Separation
    d. Red Snapper Slot Limits and Hook Size Possible Regulations
4. Implementation of NOAA turtle excluder device Boarding Form
5. Inter-jurisdictional Fisheries Program Activity
    a. Blue Crab
    b. Gulf Menhaden
    c. Gulf and Southern Flounder
6. State Report Highlights
    a. Florida
    b. Alabama
    c. Mississippi
    d. Louisiana
    e. Texas
    f. U.S. Coast Guard
    g. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
    h. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
7. Other Business
    Adjourn

    The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel consists of principal law 
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf States, as well as the NOAA 
Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, 
and the NOAA General Counsel for Law Enforcement. A copy of the agenda 
and related materials can be obtained by calling the Council office at 
(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 this meeting. 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 305(copyright) 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

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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: February 25, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-04451 Filed 2-27-14; 8:45 am]
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