[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 31021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13086]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RIN 0648-XD965]


Administrative Officers Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) will 
host a meeting concurrently consisting of eight Regional Fishery 
Management Council (RFMC) Administrative Officers (AO) at the Council 
Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting in June 2015. The intent of this 
meeting is for the AO to discuss issues of relevance to the Councils, 
including: Performance evaluation processes and travel procedures, 
human resources services and Worker's Compensation process, insurance, 
cost principles and audit requirements.

DATES: The meeting will be held June 22-25, 2015. Registration for the 
meeting will begin at 2 p.m. on Monday June 22, 2015. The AO meeting 
will begin at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2015 following the CCC 
Opening Remarks and updates on Budgets and the MSA Reauthorization, and 
recess at 5 p.m. or when business is complete. The AO meeting will 
reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 and recess at 5 p.m. 
or when business is complete. The AO meeting will reconvene on the 
final day at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015 and adjourn by 12 
noon or when business is complete.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Beachside 
Hotel, 3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040; telephone: 
(305) 296-8100.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Readinger, Administrative 
Officer, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
(MSA) and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) established the CCC by 
amending section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1852) of the MSA. The committee 
consists of the chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors of each of 
the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils authorized by the MSA or 
other Council members or staff. GMFMC will host this meeting and 
provide reports to the CCC for its information and discussion. All 
sessions are open to the public. NMFS or other Council items of 
discussion for each individual management committee agenda are as 
follows:

Agenda

Tuesday, June 23, 2015; 9:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m.; CCC Opening Session

 Welcome and Introductions
 Budget: 2016 Budget/Saltonstall-Kennedy Grants, National 
Observer Funding Allocation, Joint Enforcement Agreements
 MSA Reauthorization: Legislative Updates, CCC Discussion on 
working group report and actions

Tuesday, June 23, 2015; 3:45 p.m.-5 p.m.

 Performance Evaluation Processes
 Travel Procedures
 Webinars In Lieu of Physical Meetings
 FLSA Updates by Each Council
 Human Resource Services
 Worker's Compensation Process
--Adjourn for the day

Wednesday, June 24, 2015; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

 Statement of Financial Interest Process
 Affordable Care Act and the Councils
 Post-Retirement Medical Insurance
 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 
Audit Requirements
 Multi-Year Budget Exercise
 Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program
 Contracting
--Adjourn for the day

Thursday, June 25, 2015; 8:30 a.m.-12 Noon

 Actuarial Reports on Council Benefits
 Council Pay Scales
 Update of Council Benefits
 DOC/NOAA Legal Assistance
--Meeting Adjourns

    The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change 
as required to effectively address the issues. The AO will meet as late 
as necessary to complete scheduled business.

Special Accommodations

    This 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 Gulf Council Office (see 
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 26, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-13086 Filed 5-29-15; 8:45 am]
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