[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22363]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF759


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 half 
day webinar meeting of its Standing and Reef Fish Scientific and 
Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will convene via webinar on Tuesday, October 31, 
2017, from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be via WEBINAR; you may access the link 
below and on the Council's Web site.
    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: Steven Atran, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 12 p.m.-5 p.m., EDT

I. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval of Minutes
    a. March 27-29, 2017 SSC meeting
    b. May 10, 2017 SSC webinar
III. Review of Relevant Legislative Approaches to Recreational Red 
Snapper Management
IV. SEDAR Activities
    a. Status of SEDAR 48--black grouper benchmark assessment
    b. FWC Gulf hogfish update assessment--Terms of Reference
    c. SEDAR 61 Gulf red grouper standard assessment
    i. Terms of reference
    ii. Project schedule
    iii. Assessment workshop appointments
    d. SEDAR 58 Stock ID TORs for cobia
V. A Comparison of Recent Stock Assessment Results Using SS3 vs. 
DLMToolkit
    a. Greater amberjack
    b. Gray triggerfish
VI. Review of Framework Action to Modify the ACT for Red Snapper 
Federal For-Hire and Private Angler Components
VII. Preliminary Discussion on Approaches to estimating Red Snapper 
Biomass off Each Gulf State
VIII. Other Business
--Meeting Adjourns

    You may register for the SSC Meeting: Standing and Reef Fish on or 
before Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the link provided below: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4747113251445458690
    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 ``SSC meeting-
2017-10-webinar''.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Scientific and Statistical 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 Scientific and Statistical 
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: October 11, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-22363 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P