[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34165-34166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15175]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0649-XH098
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 (Council) will
hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will convene on Monday, August 12 through Thursday,
August 15, 2019. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at Hyatt Centric New Orleans,
located at 800 Iberville Street, New Orleans, LA 70112; telephone:
(504) 586-0800.
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. Carrie Simmons, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, August 12, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
The committee sessions will begin with the Administrative/Budget
Committee reviewing the 2017-18 Audit Report; review and approve the
final 2019 Funded Budget; review of 2015-19 Expenditures and Budget
Carryover to 2020; and, discuss guidance from National Marine Fisheries
Services (NMFS) on the Multi-Year 2020-24 Council Budget Requests and
Gulf Council Projection. Sustainable Fisheries Committee will review
draft Framework Action to Modify Federal For-Hire Trip Limits; draft
Amendment Reef Fish 48/Red Drum 5: Status Determination Criteria and
Optimum Yield for Reef Fish and Red Drum and SSC recommendations;
discuss Council Research and Monitoring Priorities for 2020-24; review
NMFS Southeast Regional Strategic Plan; receive a presentation on
Endangered Species Act listing of Bryde's Whale; and, hold a discussion
on allocation issues.
The Reef Fish Committee will convene late afternoon to review the
Reef Fish and Coastal Migratory Pelagics Landings; a Hot Sheet on
African Pompano; and, receive a SSC Summary Report.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
The Reef Fish Committee will reconvene to review Draft Amendment
36B: Modifications to Commercial Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
Programs--Quota Bank Presentation; discussion on taking final action on
Framework Action to Modify the Recreational For-Hire Red Snapper Annual
Catch Target Buffer and Amendment 51: Establish Gray Snapper Status
Determination Criteria, Reference Points, and Modify Annual Catch
Limits. The committee will also review a draft Framework Action to
Modify Greater Amberjack Recreational Management Measures; receive a
presentation on Decision Points for Implementing Full-retention Bottom
Longline Reef Fish Fishery: Viability, Monitoring, and Costs; and
review Reef Fish Amendment 52: Evaluate Red Snapper Allocations.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
The Habitat Protection and Restoration Committee will review the
Permitting Process for Siting of Artificial Reefs and Aquaculture
Operations in Federal Waters; and the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
Outline. The Data Collection Committee will receive a presentation on
101 Permitting Process and Updates to the Programs; hold a discussion
on the Commercial Fishing Unique Trip Identifiers Commercial Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program; receive a presentation on Net Gains
Alliance and update on Southeast For-Hire Reporting (SEFHIER).
Full Council will convene late morning with Call to Order,
Announcements, and Introductions. The Council will hold an Induction
for newly appointed Council Members; Adoption of Agenda, and Approval
of Minutes. The Council will review Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
Applications and application public comments (if any); and, receive a
presentation on Louisiana Law Enforcement Efforts and Illegal,
Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Report to Congress.
After lunch, the Council will hold public comment testimony
beginning at 2 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. for the following: Final Action:
Draft Framework Action to Modify the Recreational For-Hire Red Snapper
Annual Catch Target Buffer; and Final Action: Amendment 51 to Establish
Gray Snapper Status Determination Criteria, Reference Points, and
Modify Annual Catch Limits (ACL); and, open testimony on any other
fishery issues or concerns. Anyone wishing to speak during public
comment testimony should sign in at the registration station located at
the entrance of the meeting room.
Thursday, August 15, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-3:10 p.m.
The Council will receive reports from the following management
committees: Habitat Protection and Restoration, Administrative/Budget,
Sustainable Fisheries, Data Collection and Reef Fish. The Council will
vote on Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) applications, if any; and receive
updates from the following supporting agencies: South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (OLE), Gulf States
Marine Fisheries Commission; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; Department of State; and, discuss any Other Business items.
The Council will hold an election for Chair and Vice-Chair seats
for 2019/20.
--Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the Council
meeting on the calendar.
The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change
as required to effectively address the issue, and the latest version
along with other meeting materials will be posted on the website as
they become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda
may come before this group for discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
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Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those
issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after
publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided that the public has been
notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348-1630, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 12, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-15175 Filed 7-16-19; 8:45 am]
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