[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 183 (Monday, September 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56572-56573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22430]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD507


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.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Penaeid Shrimp Workshop Group.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. (C.S.T.) on October 7 until 
12 noon on October 9, 2014.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton New Orleans 
Airport Hotel, located at 901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062.
    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:

Penaeid Shrimp Workshop Agenda, Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 1 p.m. 
(C.S.T.) Until Thursday, October 9, 2014, 12 Noon

    The Group will discuss the appropriate methods for establishing MSY 
for penaied (brown, pink and white) shrimp stocks in the Gulf of 
Mexico. The group will then determine the appropriate values of MSY for 
penaeid shrimp. The group may also evaluate the ABC control rule for 
penaeid shrimp if time permits.
    - 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 ``Penaeid 
Shrimp Workshop Meeting--2014-10'' 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

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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

    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: September 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-22430 Filed 9-19-14; 8:45 am]
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