[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 221 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 68411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27122]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD620


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Ad Hoc Red Snapper For-Hire Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2 until 
12 noon on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree Tampa 
Airport Westshore hotel, located at 4500 West Cypress Street, Tampa, FL 
33607.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Assane Diagne, Economist, 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:

Ad Hoc Red Snapper For-Hire Advisory Panel Agenda, Tuesday, December 2, 
2014, 9 a.m. Until Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 12 Noon

1. Adoption of Agenda
2. Elections (Chair and Vice-Chair)
3. Charge to the AP
4. Overview of the For-Hire Component
5. For-Hire Data Collection
6. Overview of Management Techniques in Fisheries
7. Management Experiment in the Gulf: The Headboat Collaborative
8. Short and Long Term Potential Management Measures
9. Recommendations to the Council
10. Other Business
11. Next Steps

    This agenda may be modified as necessary to facilitate the 
discussion of pertinent materials up to and during the scheduled 
meeting.
    For meeting materials, visit the Council's Web site (http://www.gulfcouncil.org) and click on the FTP link in the lower left corner 
of the Web site. The username and password are both ``gulfguest''. See 
folder ``Ad Hoc Red Snapper For-Hire Advisory Panel meeting--2014--12'' 
on Gulf Council file server. The meeting will be webcast over the 
internet. A link to the webcast will be available on the Council's Web 
site under ``meetings''.
    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.

    Dated: November 12, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-27122 Filed 11-14-14; 8:45 am]
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