[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 2491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01362]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG751
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public workshops.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold eight in-person workshops to inform stakeholders about new
reporting requirement for federally permitted for-hire operators in the
Gulf of Mexico.
DATES: The public hearings will take place January 24, 2019-March 11,
2019. The meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than
9 p.m. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The public documents can be obtained by contacting the Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 West Spruce Street, Suite
200, Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 348-1630 or on their website at
www.gulfcouncil.org.
Meeting addresses: The workshops will be held in Destin, St.
Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Key West, FL; Orange Beach, AL; New Orleans, LA;
Biloxi, MS; and Galveston, TX. For specific locations, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Muehlstein, Public Information
Officer; [email protected], Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Please note: This was previously issued prior to the government
shutdown, however, due to the shutdown, it was not able to be published
prior to three of the hearings. Although the hearings that have taken
place are still listed, this notice is being published for the
remaining hearings. The agenda for the following eight in-person
workshop are as follows: NOAA staff will brief the public on the
purpose and requirements associated with the Generic Amendment to
Fishery Management Plans for the Reef Fish and Coastal Migratory
Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico to Modify Charter Vessel and
Headboat Reporting Requirements.
Staff will be available to answer any questions, and the public
will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the upcoming reporting
requirements.
The schedule is as follows:
Locations
Thursday, January 24, 2019; Fish and Wildlife Research Institute,
100 8th Avenue SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; telephone: (727) 896-8626.
Monday, January 28, 2019; Orange Beach Community Center, 27235
Canal Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561; telephone: (251) 981-6629.
Friday, February 1, 2019; City of Destin Community Center, 101
Stahlman Avenue, Destin, FL, 32541; telephone: (850) 654-5184.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019; La Quinta Inn & Suites, 2610 Williams
Blvd., Kenner, LA 70062; telephone: (504) 446-1401.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019; Mississippi Department of Marine
Resources, 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530; telephone: (228) 374-
5000.
Monday, February 25, 2019; Galveston Yacht Basin, 715 N. Holiday
Drive, Galveston, TX 77550; telephone: (409) 765-3000.
Thursday, March 7, 2019; Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman
Avenue, Key West, FL 33040; telephone: (305) 295-4385.
Monday, March 11, 2019; Hyatt Place Fort Myers at the Forum, 2600
Champion Ring Road, Ft. Myers, FL 33905; telephone: (239) 418-1844.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 1, 2019.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-01362 Filed 2-6-19; 8:45 am]
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