[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 173 (Monday, September 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53173-53174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21246]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD490


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting (conference call) 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 Coral Workshop Group via conference call.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 10 a.m. (E.S.T.) on Monday, 
September 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held via conference 
call; https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/262891823.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Morgan Kilgour, 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 on the agenda are as 
follows:
Coral Workshop agenda, Monday, September 22, 2014, 10 a.m. E.S.T. (9 
a.m. C.S.T.) until 12 p.m.
1. Adoption of agenda
2. Council charge--``to determine the criteria and boundaries, and 
other specifics for potential sites, and once that has been determined, 
that this group meet with representatives of any potentially impacted 
fisheries and members of law enforcement.''
3. Brief review of management options
4. Presentation on previous methodology in Southern California
5. Discuss criteria for identifying sites
    a. Identify appropriate metrics (species richness, rarity, etc.)
    b. Identify measurable units (e.g. lease blocks) for determining 
boundaries
6. Identify potential data needs
    a. Available data
    b. Potential fishery interactions
    c. Identify additional data that are needed
7. Other Business
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. For meeting materials see folder ``Coral 
Workshop meeting--2014-09'' on Gulf Council file server. To access the 
file server, the URL is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi, or go to the Council's Web site and click on the FTP link in 
the lower left of the Council Web site (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). 
The username and password are both ``gulfguest''.
    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(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

    The meeting is 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: September 2, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-21246 Filed 9-5-14; 8:45 am]
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