[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8244-8245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03837]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG050


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 Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), in 
conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law 
Enforcement Committee (LEC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, starting 
8:30 a.m. and will adjourn at 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Bay Point Resort, 
located at 4114 Jan Cooley Drive, Panama City Beach, FL 32408; 
telephone: (850) 236-6000.
    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: Mr. Steven Atran, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected],

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telephone: (813) 348-1630, and Mr. Steve Vanderkooy, Inter-
jurisdictional Fisheries Coordinator, Gulf States Marine Fisheries 
Commission; [email protected], telephone: (228) 875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows:
    Joint Gulf Council's Law Enforcement Technical Committee and Gulf 
States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee Meeting 
Agenda, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

1. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes (Joint Meeting October 18, 2017)

Gulf Council LETC Items

3. Spiny Lobster Amendment 13 (revised actions)
4. Coral Amendment 9--New SSC recommendation
5. Recreational Red Snapper State Management Programs--updated 
delegation action
6. Review of List of Authorized Fisheries and Gear
7. Discussion of a Possible Team of the Year Award

GSMFC LEC Items

8. Future of JEAs and JEA Funding Discussion
9. Potential Updating of Two-Year Operations Plan 2019-20
10. IJF Program Activity
    a. Cobia Profile
    b. Officers' Pocket Guide
    c. Annual License and Fees
    d. Law Summary (red book)
11. State Report Highlights
    a. Florida
    b. Alabama
    c. Mississippi
    d. Louisiana
    e. Texas
    f. USCG
    g. NOAA OLE
    h. USFWS
12. Other Business

Meeting Adjourns

    The Agenda is subject to change. The latest version of the agenda 
along with other meeting materials will be posted on the Council's file 
server, which can be accessed by going to the Council website at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on File Server under Quick Links. For 
meeting materials see folder ``LETC Meeting-2018-03'' on Gulf Council 
file server. The username and password are both ``gulfguest''.
    The Law Enforcement Technical Committee consists of principal law 
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf States, as well as the NOAA 
Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, 
and the NOAA General Counsel for Law Enforcement.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group 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 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: February 21, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-03837 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
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