[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62478-62479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21729]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE865


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 via webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a 
meeting via webinar of its Data Collection Technical Committee.

DATES: The meeting will convene Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 9 
a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar; you may register at: 
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5388009774335661059.
    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 the 
minimum data elements necessary to implement electronic reporting of 
for-hire fisheries data in the Gulf of Mexico. The Technical Committee 
will review data elements collected by existing for-hire programs in 
the Gulf and other regions as well as the data elements recommended for 
consideration by the National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast 
Regional Office. 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 Technical 
Committee is expected to discuss and provide recommendations to the 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council regarding about the minimum 
data elements to achieve the goals of the program.

Meeting Adjourns

    Please register for Data Collection Technical Committee meeting on 
Thursday, September 29, 2016, 9 a.m. EDT at: https://

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attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5388009774335661059.
    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing 
information about joining the webinar.
    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.

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21729 Filed 9-8-16; 8:45 am]
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