[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 39 (Monday, February 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10217-10218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04316]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 will hold a 
meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), formerly 
known as Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP), in conjunction with the 
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee 
(LEC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, March 16, 2016; starting 
8:30 a.m. and will adjourn at 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn San Antonio 
Riverwalk hotel, located at 217 North St. Mary's Street, San Antonio, 
TX 78205; telephone: (210) 224-2500.
    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: Mr. Steven Atran, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630, and Mr. Steve 
Vanderkooy, Inter-jurisdictional Fisheries Coordinator, Gulf States 
Marine Fisheries Commission; [email protected], telephone: (228) 
875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows:
    Joint Gulf Council's Law Enforcement Technical Committee and Gulf 
States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee Meeting 
Agenda, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

1. Adoption of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes Actions
    a. November 4, 2015 Joint ASMFC LEC/GSMFC LEC meeting
    b. December 4, 2015 LETC webinar
3. Enforcement Implications of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama 9-mile 
Reef Fish Boundary
4. Enforcement Implications of Offshore Aquaculture FMP
5. Protocol for Background Checks of AP Candidates for Violations in 
State Waters
6. Draft Reef Fish Amendment 36A--Red Snapper IFQ Modifications
7. Draft Reef Fish Amendment 43--Hogfish Stock Definition, Status 
Determination Criteria, and Annual Catch Limit
8. Framework Action Addressing Circle Hook Requirement When Fishing for 
Yellowtail Snapper
9. Draft Shrimp Amendment 17B--Optimum Yield, Number of Permits, Permit 
Pool, and Transit Provisions
10. Review of Coral Habitats of Particular Concern Proposals
11. Draft Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 26--Reallocation of King 
Mackerel
12. Selection of Candidates for Officer of the Year Award
13. Interjurisdictional Program Activity
    a. Tripletail
    b. Atlantic Croaker
14. Schedule of GSMFC Publications
    a. Officer's Pocket Guide
    b. Law Summary
    c. Licenses and Fees
    d. Strategic Plan 2017-20
    e. Operations Plan 2017-20
15. State Report Highlights
    a. Florida
    b. Alabama
    c. Mississippi
    d. Louisiana
    e. Texas
    f. U.S. Coast Guard
    g. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
    h. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
16. Other Business
--Meeting Adjourns--

    The Agenda is subject to change. The latest version of the agenda 
along with other meeting materials 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 File Server under Quick 
Links. For meeting materials see folder ``LEAP Meeting--2016-03'' on 
Gulf Council file server. The username and password are both 
``gulfguest''.
    The Law Enforcement Technical Committee consists of principal law 
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf States, as well as the NOAA 
Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, 
and the NOAA General Counsel for Law Enforcement.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
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group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those 
issues specifically identified in the agenda 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 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 at the Gulf Council Office (see 
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: February 24, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-04316 Filed 2-26-16; 8:45 am]
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