[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 78129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26856]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF022


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Mackerel Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, November 29, 2016; from 9:30 
a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf Council's Conference 
Room.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 348-1630 or on their 
Web site at www.gulfcouncil.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, Fishery Biologist, Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows:

Mackerel Advisory Panel Agenda, Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 9:30 a.m.-3 
p.m.

I. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval of November 30, 2015 Mackerel AP report minutes
III. Review of CMP Amendment 29 Public Hearing Draft--Gulf King 
Mackerel Allocation Sharing and Recreational Accountability Measures
    a. CMP 29 Decision Document
    b. AP Recommendations
IV. Other Business
    a. Discussion of King Mackerel Size Limits
    b. Discussion of Gulf Southern Zone Handline Trip Limits
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 ``Mackerel AP''.
    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 Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel 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

    The 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 working 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: November 2, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-26856 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
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