[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38280-38281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15777]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 (GMFMC) and the 
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will hold a meeting 
of its Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues and 
the Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee in Key 
Largo, FL.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 
until 12 noon on Thursday, July 24, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Key Largo 
Hotel, 97000 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL.
    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 on the agenda are as 
follows:

Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues Agenda, 
Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

1. Introduction
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of January 7-9, 2014 Jt. Council Committee on South Florida 
Management Issues and Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Council Steering 
Committee Minutes
4. South Florida Management Issues
    a. Status of South Atlantic Species Removal
    b. Committee Recommendations
    c. Review of Draft Joint Generic Amendment to the Gulf Reef Fish 
and South Atlantic Snapper Grouper FMPs
    d. Committee Recommendations
5. Public Comment
6. Recess

Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues, Wednesday, 
July 23, 2014, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

7. South Florida Management Issues--continued
    a. Continue Reviewing a of Draft Joint Generic Amendment to the 
Gulf Reef Fish and South Atlantic Snapper Grouper FMPs
    b. Committee Recommendations
8. Progress Report on Speckled Hind and Warsaw Grouper Working Group
    a. Life history information
    b. Stock structure and status
    c. Regulations
    d. Committee Recommendations
9. Public Comment
10. Summary of motions and committee actions/wrap-up
11. Other Business
12. Adjourn

Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Steering Committee Agenda, Thursday, July 
24, 2014, 9 a.m. Until 12 noon

Goliath Grouper
    a. Review of ongoing goliath grouper research obtained
    b. Report on SSC/stock assessment analyst recommendations
    c. Next steps for assessment/additional data collection
    d. Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Steering Committee Recommendations
    e. Other business
    f. Adjourn

    Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues will be 
convened to provide Discussion and Feedback on the Recommendations from 
Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Committee

    a. Public Comment
    b. Joint Council Committee Recommendations and Next Steps
--Adjourn--

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going to 
the Council Web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on FTP 
Server under Quick Links. The meetings will be Webcast over the 
Internet. A link to the Webcast will be available on the Council's Web 
site, http://www.gulfcouncil.org.
    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

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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: July 1, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-15777 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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