[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66248-66249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27808]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG682


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 meeting via webinar of its Standing, Reef Fish, and Mackerel 
Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will convene via webinar on Wednesday, January 9, 
2019, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar.

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    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Day 1--Wednesday, January 9, 2019; 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

I. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval of SSC Minutes
    a. October 2-3, 2018 SSC Standing, Reef Fish, and Socioeconomic SSC 
Meeting
III. SEDAR Terms of Reference (TOR)
    a. Review King Mackerel Update TOR
    b. Review Cobia Update TOR
    c. Vermilion Snapper TOR, project schedule and workshop 
appointments
    d. Scamp stock ID and Data Workshop appointments
IV. Review Gulf SEDAR Stock Assessment Schedule 2021

Other Items

Other Business: Update on National SSC VI meeting

-- Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the 
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the SSC meeting 
on the calendar.
    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.

    Dated: December 18, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-27808 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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