[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63743-63744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22333]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0649-XE885


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 Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, October 5, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council Office, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 
33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carrie Simmons, Deputy Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected]; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

    The Chairman will start the meeting with introductions and adoption 
of agenda. The AP will review and approve the minutes of two previous 
meetings held September 16-17, 2015 and April 1, 2016, respectively. 
The AP will review and discuss the Draft Proposed Fishing Regulations 
for Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Expansion and a Draft 
Scoping Document to Evaluate Recommended Coral Areas as Habitat Areas 
of Particular Concern (HAPCs). The AP will review and comment on Reef 
Fish Amendment 36A Commercial IFQ Modifications; Reef Fish Amendment 46 
Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan; a Draft Framework Action to Modify 
Mutton Snapper Annual Catch Limits and Management Measures including an 
Action to Modify the Commercial Gag Minimum Size Limit. The AP will 
also hear a presentation on the results of the Vermilion Snapper Stock 
Assessment and Scientific and Statistical Committee Recommendations. 
The AP will review and comment on Draft Options to Modify Vermilion 
Snapper ACLs and Maximum Sustainable Yield Proxies. The AP will also 
receive a presentation on the Goliath Grouper Assessment and

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Scientific and Statistic Committee Recommendations. The AP will review 
and provide recommendations on Modifications to Charter Vessel and 
Headboat Reporting Requirements and have a discussion on the Carryover 
of any Underharvested Red Snapper Annual Catch Limit to the Following 
Season. Under Other Business, the AP will discuss and potentially make 
recommendations on a Recreational and Commercial Allocation Exchange to 
the Council.

--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 FTP 
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 ``Reef Fish AP 10-
2016''.
    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 AP 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 AP 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: September 13, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-22333 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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