[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1394-1395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00148]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD702


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

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of the: Administrative Policy, Data Collection, Reef 
Fish, Mackerel and Gulf SEDAR Management Committees; in conjunction 
with a meeting of the Full Council. The Council will also hold a formal 
public comment session.

DATES: The Council meeting will convene 8:30 a.m. on Monday, January 26 
and adjourn 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Grand Hotel 
Marriott, located at One Grand Boulevard, Point Clear, AL 36564; 
telephone: (251) 928-9201.
    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 for each individual 
management committee agenda are as follows:

Administrative Policy Committee Agenda, Monday, January 26, 2015, 8:30 
a.m. until 10:30 a.m.:
     Update on Advisory Panel (AP) and Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) Appointment Process and Structure
     Review of NMFS/NOAA Comments on 2012 Standard Operating 
Policies and Procedures (SOPPs)


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Data Collection Committee Agenda, Monday, January 26, 2015, 10:30 a.m. 
until 12 noon:
     Discussion of Technical Subcommittee for Electronic 
Charter Boat Reporting Recommendations
     Review and Discussion of Marine Recreational Information 
Program (MRIP) Calibration
     Review and Discussion of MRIP Red Snapper Workshop
     Electronic Monitoring/Electronic Reporting Implementation 
Plan
--Recess--

Reef Fish Management Committee Agenda, Monday, January 26, 2015, 1:30 
p.m. until 5:30 p.m.:
     Review of Red Snapper Update Assessment
     Reevaluation of Gag Overfishing Limits (OFL) and 
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) for 2015-16
     Review of Mutton Snapper Update Assessment
     Review of Draft Amendment 39--Red Snapper Recreational 
Regional Management
     Review of Revised Public Hearing Draft Amendment 28--Red 
Snapper Allocation
     Review of Greater Amberjack Draft Framework Action
     Report of the Ad Hoc For-hire Red Snapper AP
     Final Action--Framework Action to Adjust Recreational For-
Hire Red Snapper Management Measures
     Review of Options Paper to Update Minimum Stock Size 
Threshold for Reef Fish Stocks with Low Natural Mortality
     Discussion of Red Snapper Poaching by Mexican Lanchas
--Recess--

Reef Fish Management Committee Agenda, Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 8:30 
a.m. until 5:30 p.m.:
     Continuation of the previous day's agenda
--Recess--

Immediately following committee recess Dr. Crabtree will hold a Red 
Snapper Update and Question & Answer Session.

Mackerel Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 8:30 
a.m. until 11:30 a.m.:
     Discussion of Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 
Renumbering
     Review of SEDAR 38--Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic King 
Mackerel Stock Assessment Report
     Review of Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 24 Scoping 
Document--South Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Allocations
     Review of Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 26 Scoping 
Document--Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic King Mackerel Allocations 
and Mixing Zone Delineation
     Review of Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 28 Scoping 
Document--Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic King and Spanish Mackerel 
Permit Split
     Discussion of Gulf of Mexico King Mackerel Gill Net 
Fishery Issues

Gulf SEDAR Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 
11:30 a.m. until 12 noon:
     Review of SEDAR Schedule
--Recess--

Council Session Agenda, Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 1:30 p.m. until 
5:30 p.m.:
1:30 p.m.-1:40 p.m.: Call to Order and Introductions, Adoption of 
Agenda and Approval of Minutes
1:40 p.m.-1:50 p.m.: The Council will receive an update on Red Drum
1:50 p.m.-2:50 p.m.: The Council will receive a briefing regarding the 
NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy and discuss Council Member 
SEDAR Workshop for June 2015.
--Recess--
3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: The Council will receive public testimony on Final 
Action--Framework Action to Adjust Recreational For-hire Red Snapper 
Management Measures and Revised Public Hearing Draft Amendment 28--Red 
Snapper Allocation; and open public comment period regarding other 
fishery issues or concerns. People wishing to speak before the Council 
should complete a public comment card prior to the comment period.
--Recess--

Council Session Agenda, Thursday, January 29, 2015, 8:30 a.m. until 4 
p.m.:
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: The Council will receive a committee report from 
the Reef Fish Management Committee
1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: The Council will receive committee reports from the 
Data Collection Management Committee, Gulf SEDAR Management Committee, 
Administrative Policy Committee and Mackerel Management Committee.
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: The Council will review Other Business items: 
Financial Disclosure Requirements.
--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 ``Briefing 
Books/Briefing Book 2015-01'' on Gulf Council file server. The username 
and password are both ``gulfguest''. 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 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: January 6, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-00148 Filed 1-8-15; 8:45 am]
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