[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34117-34118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15469]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG347


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 one 
day meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Mackerel and Shrimp Scientific 
and Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Thursday, August 2, 2017, 8 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Tampa Airport 
Westshore Hotel, located at 2225 N Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; 
telephone: (813) 877-6688.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4701 W 
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Thursday, August 2, 2018: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

I. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval of May 31-June 1, 2018 SSC Minutes
III. Selection of SSC representative at August 20-23, 2018 Council 
meeting in Corpus Christi, TX

Standing and Mackerel SSC Session

IV. Options Paper--Modifications to Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group 
Cobia Size and Possession Limits
    a. Updated catch-per-unit effort indices for Gulf cobia
    b. Review of draft options paper

Standing, Reef Fish and Shrimp SSC Session

V. Update on Council Request regarding shrimp effort threshold 
reduction in the area monitored for juvenile red snapper bycatch

Standing and Reef Fish SSC Session

VI. Review of Procedure for Red Grouper Interim Analysis
VII. Overview of revised SEDAR process: Research, operational, and 
interim tacks
VIII. Council staff proposed modifications to the SEDAR process
IX. Determine need for a red snapper research track assessment in 2020, 
followed by an operational assessment in 2021
X. Selection of Workgroup Appointees for SEDAR 64--Yellowtail Snapper 
Benchmark Assessment
XI. Specify the TORs for the 2020 operational assessments for gag and 
greater amberjack
XII. Review of Gray Snapper Global SPR Analysis
XIII. Draft Reef Fish Amendment 48/Red Drum Amendment 5
    a. Review of revised reference sheet
    b. Action 1-MSY proxies issues and alternatives
    i. Summary of MSY Proxies Working Group meeting
    ii. Revised MSY proxies alternatives
    c. Action 4-OY alternatives
    i. Draft OY buffer spreadsheet
    d. Actions 2 and 3 (MSST and MFMT)
VI. Tentative 2018/19 SSC Meeting Dates
VII. Other Business

--Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the

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webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the SSC meeting 
on the calendar. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3383291116212545537-. The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest 
version along with other meeting materials will be posted on 
www.gulfcouncil.org as they become available.
    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: July 16, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-15469 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am]
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