[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15063-15064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06218]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE511


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 take place on Monday, April 4 through Thursday, 
April 7, 2016, starting at 8:30 a.m. daily.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton hotel, 
6505 N. Interstate Highway 35 North, Austin, TX 78752; telephone: (512) 
454-3737.
    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, April 4, 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 2014 No-cost extension, 2015 & 
2016 Budgets, and 2016 Proposed Activities. The Data Collection 
Committee will review the Electronic Reporting Program Flowchart; give 
an update on the Commercial Electronic Reporting Pilot Program; and 
discuss Final Action--South Atlantic's Amendment: Modifications to 
Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements. The Shrimp 
Management Committee will discuss the Biological Review of the Texas 
Closure; review the Updated Stock Assessments for Brown, White and Pink 
shrimp; receive a summary from the Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP) meeting; 
review of Options Paper for Shrimp Amendment 17B; and receive a summary 
from the Shrimp Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting. 
After lunch, the Mackerel Management Committee will discuss Final 
Action on 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; receive summary of 
Public Hearing Comments and Written Public Comments; and a summary from 
the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel. The Law Enforcement Committee will 
receive a summary from the Law Enforcement Technical Committee; and 
select the recipient for Officer of the Year award.

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

    The Reef Fish Management Committee will receive an update on 2015 
Recreational Red Snapper Landings and Recreational Season Projections 
for 2016; take final action on Framework Action to Modify Red Grouper 
Annual Catch Limits; review Options Paper for Amendment 46--Modify Gray 
Triggerfish Rebuilding

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Plan and Draft Amendment 41--Red Snapper Management for Federally 
Permitted Charter Vessels. The committee will receive a summary report 
from the Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter For-Hire Advisory Panel (AP) 
meeting; review of Draft Amendment 42--Federal Reef Fish Headboat 
Management, Public Hearing Draft Amendment 43--Hogfish Stock 
Definition, Status Determination Criteria (SDC), Annual Catch Limits 
(ACL) and Size Limit; review Draft Amendment 45--Extend or Eliminate 
the Red Snapper Sector Separation Sunset Provision; and review 
preliminary options for Mechanism to Allow Recreational Red Snapper 
Season to Re-open if ACL is not exceeded.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016; 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.

    The Reef Fish Management Committee will discuss Final Action on 
Framework Action to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements and 
Recreational/Commercial Fishing Year for Yellowtail Snapper; and any 
other business. The Gulf SEDAR Committee will review and provide 
updates on SEDAR Schedule Progress and deliverables; and receive a 
SEDAR Steering Committee update.
    The Full Council will convene approximately mid-morning (10:30 
a.m.) with a Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions; Adoption 
of Agenda and Approval of Minutes; and will review Exempt Fishing 
Permit (EFPs) Applications, if any. The Council will receive 
presentations on Proposed Rule Standardized Bycatch Reporting 
Methodology, Science Update: How the Oil Spill Impacted the Fish 
Species We Care About, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's 
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, and NMFS-SERO Landing 
Summaries.
    After lunch, the Council will receive public testimony from 1:45 
p.m. until 5 p.m. on Agenda Testimony Items: Final Action--Coastal 
Migratory Pelagics Amendment 26: Changes in Allocations, Stock 
Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic 
Migratory Groups of King Mackerel; Final Action--Framework Action to 
Modify Red Grouper Annual Catch Limits; Final Action--Framework Action 
to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements and Recreational/Commercial 
Fishing Year for Yellowtail Snapper; Final Action--South Atlantic 
Amendment: Modifications to Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting 
Requirements and hold an open public testimony period regarding any 
other fishery issues or concern. Anyone wishing to speak during public 
comment should sign in at the registration station located at the 
entrance to the meeting room.

Thursday, April 7, 2016; 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.

    The Council will review and discuss committee reports as follows: 
Joint Administrative Policy/Budget, Law Enforcement, Data Collection, 
Shrimp, Mackerel, Gulf SEDAR, and Reef Fish Management Committees; and, 
vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) applications, if any. Lastly, 
the Council will discuss other business items, if any.

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 2016-04'' 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: March 15, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-06218 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
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