[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 911-912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00140]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE391


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric 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 four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of 
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and 
Thursday, January 25-28, 2016, starting at 8:30 a.m. daily.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 
Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL 36561; telephone: (251) 981-
9811.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Monday, January 25, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

    The Gulf Council will begin with updates and presentations from 
management committees. The Joint Administrative Policy & Budget 
Management Committee will review the Ad Hoc Advisory Panels and 
appointment terms. Under other business, the committee will hear an 
update on the Advisory Panel background checks by the Gulf States. The 
Data Collection Committee will receive a presentation on transition 
considerations for Charter Vessel Electronic Reporting, review Final 
Action--Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting Amendment and public 
comments. The Shrimp Management Committee will discuss final action on 
Shrimp Amendment 17A--Addressing the Expiration of the Shrimp Permit 
Moratorium. They will receive a summary from the public hearings and 
written comments; review draft codified text; and have a discussion on 
NOAA's Turtle Excluder Device (TED)

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Enforcement Boarding Form. After lunch, the Reef Fish Management 
Committee will review the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
Summary Report, and discuss Draft Reef Fish Amendment 43--To Add West 
Florida Hogfish Stock to Fishery Management Unit (FMU) and establish 
Annual Catch Limits (ACL). They will also review a draft framework 
action to modify gear restrictions for yellowtail snapper; review the 
scoping document for Amendment 33--Reef Fish Limited Access Privilege 
Program, and discuss Amendment 36--Red Snapper Individual Fishing 
Quotas (IFQ) Modifications.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

    The Reef Fish Management Committee will discuss taking final action 
on Reef Fish Amendment 39--Regional Management of Recreational Red 
Snapper; and, review draft Amendment 41--Red Snapper Management for 
Federally Permitted Charter Vessels and draft Amendment 42--Federal 
Reef Fish Headboat Management. After lunch, the committee will discuss 
draft Options--Red Snapper Recreational annual catch target (ACT) 
Adjustment and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) season 
projection and probability methodology. The Reef Fish Management 
Committee will discuss gray triggerfish acceptable biological catch 
(ABC) recommendations and provide guidance to staff on the rebuilding 
plan parameters. Finally, the Reef Fish Management Committee will 
discuss the Ad Hoc Private Recreational Advisory Panel, and review any 
other business.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

    The Mackerel Management Committee will review the Joint Public 
Hearing Draft for Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 26--
Changes in Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf 
of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel; and review 
the CMP Advisory Panel recommendations.
    The Full Council will convene mid-morning with a Call to Order, 
Announcements and Introductions; Adoption of Agenda and Approval of 
Minutes; and review Exempt Fishing Permit (EFPs) Applications, if any. 
The Council will then receive presentations on Landing Summaries, 
Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Traceability, 
and NOAA's Catch Share Review Guidelines. After lunch, the Council will 
receive public testimony (1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.) on Final Action Reef 
Fish Amendment 39--Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper, 
Final Action Generic Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting Amendment, and 
for Final Action Shrimp Amendment 17A--Addressing the Expiration of the 
Shrimp Permit Moratorium; and hold an open public comment period 
regarding any other fishery issues or concern. People wishing to speak 
before the Council should complete a public comment card prior to the 
comment period.

Thursday, January 28, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

    The Council will receive committee reports from the Administrative 
Policy/Budget, Mackerel, Data Collection, Shrimp, and Reef Fish 
Management Committees; and, vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) 
applications, if any. Lastly, the Council will discuss Other Business 
items; and receive summary reports from supporting agencies: South 
Atlantic Council, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, U.S. Coast 
Guard, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Department of State.

Meeting Adjourns

    The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change 
as required to effectively address the issue. The latest version will 
be posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going 
to the Council's Web site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on 
FTP Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials, select the 
``Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2016-01'' folder 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 other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will 
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and 
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 
provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 5, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-00140 Filed 1-7-16; 8:45 am]
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