[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15571-15572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06139]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD192


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 
hold meetings of the: Administrative Policy, Budget/Personnel, 
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem, Mackerel, Reef Fish, Joint Shrimp/
Artificial Reef/Habitat Protection, Shrimp, Red Drum and Data 
Collection Management Committees; and a meeting of the Full Council.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, April 
7 until 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites 
located at 4914 Constitution Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808; telephone: 
(225) 924-6566.
    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; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion for each individual 
management committee agenda are as follows:

Administrative Policy Committee Agenda, Monday, April 7, 2014, 8:30 
a.m. Until 11 a.m.

1. Review and Approval of Regional Operating Agreement
2. Review of Draft Revised Administrative Handbook
3. Review of House Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendment

Budget/Personnel Committee Agenda, Monday, April 7, 2014, 11 a.m. Until 
12 Noon

1. Review of CY 2014 Budget

Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee Agenda, Monday April 7, 2014, 
1:30 p.m. Until 2:30 p.m.

1. Discussion of Proposed SEDAR Stock Assessment Prioritization Process
2. Discussion of Framework Action--Define For-Hire Fishing in the Gulf 
of Mexico
3. SSC Update on ABC control rule revisions

Mackerel Management Committee Agenda, Monday, April 7, 2:30 p.m. Until 
4:30 p.m.

1. Final Action on Mackerel Amendment 20B--Boundaries and Transit 
Provisions
2. Final Action on Framework Amendment 1 to Modify Spanish Mackerel 
ACL/ACT
3. Discussion of Cost-Benefit Analysis for CMP Amendment 24--
Reallocation of Gulf King Mackerel and Atlantic Spanish Mackerel

Full Council--CLOSED SESSION, Monday, April 7, 2014, 4:30 p.m. Until 
5:30 p.m.

1. Discussion of Appointments to the Socioeconomic Scientific and 
Statistical Committee
--Recess--

Reef Fish Management Committee Agenda, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 8:30 
a.m. Until 5:30 p.m.

1. Discussion of Red Snapper IFQ Modifications (potential Amendment 36)
2. Review of Amendment 40--Sector Separation Options Paper
3. Discussion of Framework Action--Modifications to IFQ Species Quotas
4. Review of Legal and Policy Aspects of Allocation
5. Discussion of Final Draft of Amendment 28--Red Snapper Allocation
6. Presentation on Cooperative SEAMAP Fishery-Independent Gulf-wide 
Sampling Methods and Information
7. Update on Progress of Joint South Florida Management Committee
8. Discussion on Exempted Fishing Permits Related to Reef Fish

Shrimp Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 8:30 a.m. 
Until 10 a.m.

1. Discussion of Texas Shrimp Closure for 2014
2. Review of Draft Options for Shrimp Amendment 16--Adjustment to ACL 
and Accountability Measures for Royal Red Shrimp
3. Discussion of Kemp's Ridley Stock Assessment
4. Review of the summary of the SSC Recommendations
5. Review of the March 5, 2014, Shrimp AP Summary
6. Discussion of Timeline for Shrimp Permit Moratorium

Red Drum Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 10 a.m. 
Until 10:30 a.m.

1. Report of the Red Drum Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting
2. Review of the SEAMAP Red Drum Working Group Proceedings

Data Collection Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 
10:30 a.m. Until 11 a.m.

1. Update on the Commercial Logbook Pilot Project
2. Development of a For-Hire Electronic Data Reporting Program: Outline 
of Priorities and Principles

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Joint Shrimp/Artificial Reef/Habitat Protection Committee Agenda, 
Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 11 a.m. Until 11:15 a.m.

1. Summary of the Joint Shrimp/Ad Hoc Artificial Substrate Advisory 
Panel Meeting
--Recess--

Council Session Agenda, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 11:15 a.m. Until 5:15 
p.m.

    11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Call to Order and Introductions, Adoption of 
Agenda and Approval of Minutes.
    11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: The Council will receive committee reports 
from the Budget/Personnel and Administrative Management Committees.
    1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: The Council will receive public testimony on 
Final Action--Joint Mackerel Amendment 20B--Boundaries and Transit 
Provisions, Final Action--Joint Framework Action to Increase Spanish 
Mackerel ACL, and Final Draft--Reef Fish Amendment 28--Red Snapper 
Allocation. 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 public comment card prior to the 
comment period.
    4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: The Council will review and vote on Exempted 
Fishing Permits (EFP), if any.
    4:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: The Council will receive committee reports 
from the Red Drum and Joint Shrimp/Artificial Reef/Habitat Protection 
Management Committees.

Council Session Agenda, Thursday, April 10, 2014, 8:30 a.m. Until 3:45 
p.m.

    8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.: The Council will continue to receive committee 
reports from the Reef Fish, Data Collection, Shrimp, Sustainable 
Fisheries/Ecosystem, and Mackerel Management Committees.
    3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: The Council will review Other Business items: 
Discussion on the RESTORE Act.
    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 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

    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: March 17, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-06139 Filed 3-19-14; 8:45 am]
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