[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44865-44866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18460]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV037


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 Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), 
Coral and Shrimp Advisory Panels (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Monday, September 16, 2019, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf Council office.
    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. Natasha Mendez-Ferrer, Biologist, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630. The 
Council's website, www.gulfcouncil.org also has details on the meeting 
location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and other 
materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda, 
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's website when possible.)

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Monday, September 16, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

    The meeting will begin with introduction of members, election of 
Coral Advisory Panel Chair and Vice Chair; and, adoption of agenda. The 
committees will approve the Joint Shrimp and Coral APs and Coral SSC 
minutes from the August 3-4, 2016 meeting; and, receive a summary of 
the Joint Standing and Coral SSC minutes from the January 9, 2018 
meeting.
    Council staff will review the scope of work; and NMFS will give an 
update on the Implementation Status of Coral 9. The committees will 
receive an update on Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 
expansion; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary expansion, and 
implications for fisheries management; Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease; 
and, Coral Reef Conservation Program Update. The committees will 
discuss any Other Business items.

Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the 
listen-in access by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the 
SSC/AP 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 group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 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 
identified 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 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: August 22, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-18460 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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