[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 95 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22812-22813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10041]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF437


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).

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DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 5 through Thursday, 
June 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Naples Grande Beach 
Resort, located at 475 Seagate Drive, Naples, FL 34103; telephone: 
(239) 227-2182.
    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, June 5, 2017; 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

    The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. in a CLOSED SESSION of the Full 
Council to discuss appointments to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) 
and Red Drum Advisory Panel Appointments. The meeting is expected to 
open to the public around 8:30 a.m. The Administrative/Budget Committee 
will review and approve the Final 2017 Budget Funding Report; and 
review the MSA Legislation: H.R. 200 & H.R. 2023 Potential Impacts. The 
Sustainable Fisheries Committee will receive an overview on Barotrauma 
from Florida Sea Grant; review and discuss an options paper for a 
framework action that require possession of descending devices or 
venting tools on board vessels possessing reef fish and an options 
paper for carryover of unharvested quota; and any Scientific and 
Statistical (SSC) recommendations. The Gulf SEDAR Committee will review 
the meeting summary from the May 2017 Steering Committee; the 
assessment schedule; and a draft letter on NOAA's Updated Stock 
Assessment Improvement Plan. The Spiny Lobster Committee will review 
the Final Joint Spiny Lobster Regulatory Amendment 4. The Joint Coral/
Habitat Protection & Restoration Committees will review and discuss an 
options paper for Coral Amendment 7. The Reef Fish Management Committee 
will review and discuss final action items: Amendment 44--Minimum Stock 
Size Threshold for Reef Fish Stocks, and Amendment 47--Vermilion 
Snapper Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) Proxy and Annual Catch Limit 
(ACL).

Tuesday, June 6, 2017; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

    The Reef Fish Management Committee will review and discuss taking 
final action on Abbreviated Framework Action to Modify the Number of 
Unrigged Hooks Carried Onboard Bottom Longline Vessels, Draft Framework 
Action to modify the ACT for Red Snapper Federal For-hire and Private 
Angler Components, and a Draft Framework Action for Greater Amberjack 
ACL and Management Measures; and receive a report from the Ad Hoc Red 
Snapper Private Angler Advisory Panel (AP) meeting. The committee 
review and discuss red snapper allocation issues, an options paper on 
Amendment 36B--Commercial Reef Fish Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQ) 
Modifications; Draft Amendment 41--Federal Charter-for-Hire Red Snapper 
Management; and Draft Amendment 42--Federal Reef Fish Headboat 
Management.

Question and Answer Session With SERO Regional Administrator, Roy 
Crabtree, Immediately Following Reef Fish Committee

Wednesday, June 7, 2017; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

    The Data Collection Committee will receive a presentation by Gulf 
states on procedures to estimate recreational landings; and review 
draft comments on Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) 
Strategic Plan.
    The Full Council will convene mid-morning (approximately 10:15 
a.m.) with a call to order, announcements, introductions; adoption of 
agenda; approval of minutes; and review of Exempt Fishing Permit (EFPs) 
Applications, if any. The Council will receive presentations from 
Florida Law Enforcement, the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), 
and a Summary of Anecdotal Data Efforts. After lunch, the Council will 
listen to public testimony from 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. on the 
following agenda items: Final Action on Amendment 44--Minimum Stock 
Size Threshold for Reef Fish Stocks; Final Action on Amendment 47--
Vermilion Snapper MSY Proxy and ACL; Final Action on Abbreviated 
Framework Action to Modify the Number of Unrigged Hooks Carried Onboard 
Bottom Longline Vessels; Final Action on Joint Spiny Lobster Amendment 
4 to Increase Spiny Lobster Annual Catch Limits and Triggers; and, open 
testimony on any Other Fishery Issues or Concerns.

Thursday, June 8, 2017; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

    The Council will receive reports from the following Management 
Committees: Reef Fish, Gulf SEDAR, Administrative/Budget, Spiny 
Lobster, Joint Coral/Habitat Protection & Restoration, Data Collection, 
and Sustainable Fisheries. The Council will announce the Advisory Panel 
Membership for the Red Drum and CMP, and vote on Exempted Fishing 
Permit (EFP) Applications, if any.
    The Council will receive updates from the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, U.S. Coast 
Guard, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Department of State. 
Lastly, the Council will discuss any other business.
    --Meeting Adjourns.
    You may listen in to the June 2017 Council Meeting via webinar by 
registering on: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8601999915509219074. After registering, you will receive a confirmation 
email containing information about joining the webinar.
    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 2017-06'' 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: May 15, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10041 Filed 5-17-17; 8:45 am]
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