[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 32296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12040]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0649-XE636


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 Data Collection Technical Committee.

DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, June 6, 2016, from 8:30 a.m.-5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Council's office.
    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: Dr. John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist-
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected]; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows:
    The Data Collection Technical Committee will meet to discuss 
options to implement electronic reporting of fisheries data in the Gulf 
of Mexico for-hire sector and provide recommendations to the Gulf 
Council at the June 2016 Council meeting. The objectives are to improve 
timeliness and data quality of fisheries data from the federal for-hire 
sector that will be used to support fisheries science and management. 
The Committee will receive an overview of the electronic reporting 
program for federally permitted headboats and a presentation describing 
decision points (e.g., technology used, reporting frequency and data to 
be collected) in a potential program for federally permitted Gulf of 
Mexico for-hire vessels. The committee is expected to discuss and 
provide feedback on the decision points raised in the presentations and 
provide recommendations based upon the strengths, limitations, and 
value of the various electronic reporting program options under 
consideration.

Meeting Adjourns

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with 
other meeting materials will be posted on the Council's file server. To 
access the file server, the URL is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi, or go to the Council's Web site and click on the File 
Server link in the lower left of the Council Web site (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The username and password are both ``gulfguest''. 
Click on the ``Library Folder'', then scroll down to ``Data Collection 
Technical Committee''.
    The meeting 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 on the agenda may come 
before the Technical Committee 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 of 
the Technical Committee 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: May 18, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-12040 Filed 5-20-16; 8:45 am]
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