[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42301-42302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17088]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD399


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice; public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Standing, Special Reef Fish and Special Shrimp 
Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meetings will be held from 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 6 until 
1 p.m., Thursday, August 7, 2014.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Gulf Council's 
office.
    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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the individual 
meeting agendas are as follows:

Standing SSC and Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC Agenda, Wednesday, 
August 6, 2014, 1 p.m. Until 5 p.m.

 Standing SSC Agenda

1. Adoption of Agenda
2. Election of Chair and Vice-chair
3. Alternative ABC Control Rule Analyses
4. Review of Options Paper to Define Status Determination Criteria and 
Optimum Yield for All Finfish Stocks
5. Other Standing SSC Business

Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC Agenda

1. Approval of June 3-5, 2013 Standing, Ecosystem and Special Reef Fish 
SSC summary minutes
2. Gag OFLs and ABCs
3. Terms of Reference
    a. FWC Black Grouper Update Assessment
    b. SEDAR Red Snapper Update Assessment
4. SEDAR 42 (Red Grouper Benchmark) Data Workshop Participant Needed
5. Review of SEDAR Schedule
6. Other Reef Fish SSC Business

Standing and Special Shrimp SSC Agenda, Thursday, August 7, 2014, 8 
a.m. Until 1p.m.

1. Approval of March 19, 2014 Standing and Special Shrimp SSC summary 
minutes
2. Review 2 year provision addition for Action 1.1 and Action 1.2 of 
Shrimp Amendment 15
3. Discuss upcoming Shrimp Amendment 17 Data Needs and Analyses 
including: Biological Yield, Economic Yield, CPUE, Shrimping Effort, 
and Permit Activity Over Time
4. Selection of SSC representative at August 25-29, 2014 Council 
meeting (Biloxi)
5. Other Shrimp SSC Business
    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 other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in 
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 
Committees will be restricted to those issues specifically identified 
in the agenda 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 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.


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    Dated: July 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-17088 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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