[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51516-51517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21162]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV084


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, October 21 through Thursday, 
October 24, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at The Tremont House, 2300 Ships 
Mechanic Row, Galveston, TX 77550; telephone: (409) 763-0300.
    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, October 21, 2019; 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

    The meeting will begin in Full Council with induction of new 
council member; and, review and adoption of Council Committee 
Assignments for October 2019 through October 2020.
    Committee sessions will begin with the Administrative/Budget 
Committee reviewing the 2015-19 Projected Expenditures and Budget 
Carryover to 2020; and, review and discuss Potential Contractual 
Projects for 2020. The Coral Committee will receive updates on the 
Coral Reef Conservation Program and Flower Garden Banks National Marine 
Sanctuary Expansion; review the status of Coral Amendment 9 and Florida 
Keys National Marine Sanctuary Management Review and Recommendations 
from Joint Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Coral 
Advisory Panel (AP), and Shrimp AP Meeting and Reef Fish AP. The Coral 
Committee will receive any remaining items from the Joint Coral SSC, 
Coral AP, and Shrimp AP meeting. The Sustainable Fisheries Committee 
will discuss final draft Framework Action to Modify Federal For-Hire 
Trip Limits and draft Amendment Reef Fish 48/Red Drum 5: Status 
Determination Criteria and Optimum Yield for Reef Fish and Red Drum. 
The committee will also discuss Council Research and Monitoring 
Priorities for 2020-24; receive a presentation on Eye on the Gulf: An 
Electronic Monitoring Presentation on the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish 
Fishery; presentation on Allocation Review Criteria; receive remaining 
items from the SSC Summary Report; and, hold a committee discussion on 
Allocation Issues.
    Immediately following Sustainable Fisheries Committee, National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will have an information Individual 
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Outreach Session for Fishermen and Dealers.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

    Committee sessions will continue with Outreach and Education 
receiving a presentation on Communication Analytics; review of 
``Fishing for Our Future'' web page; and, receive a meeting summary 
from the Release Mortality Symposium. The Reef Fish Committee will 
review the Reef Fish and Coastal Migratory Pelagics Landings, draft 
Amendment 36B: Modifications to Commercial IFQ Programs and 
Presentations; and, draft Framework Action to Modify Greater Amberjack 
Recreational Management Measures. Following lunch, the Reef Fish 
Committee will review stock assessments for SEDAR 61--Gulf of Mexico 
Red Grouper and Itarget Model Update and Projections for Gulf Lane 
Snapper; and receive a summary report of the remaining items from the 
Reef Fish Advisory Panel meeting.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

    The Law Enforcement Committee will receive a summary from the Law 
Enforcement Technical Committee Meeting; and, review of Illegal 
Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Report. The Gulf SEDAR 
Committee will review of Gulf Stocks suitable for interim analyses, 
receive a summary from the August 2019 SEDAR Steering Committee meeting 
(webinar) on NOAA's Recommended Use of the Current Gulf of Mexico 
Surveys of Marine Recreational Fishing in Stock Assessments; review a 
Report to Congress Regarding Section 201 of the Modernizing 
Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018; and receive a summary 
from the September 2019 SEDAR Steering Committee meeting (webinar). The 
Data Collection

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Committee will discuss draft Procedural Directive for Electronic 
Monitoring Programs; and, receive an update on Southeast For-Hire 
Reporting.
    Full Council will reconvene late morning with Call to Order, 
Announcements, and Introductions; Adoption of Agenda and Approval of 
Minutes. Council will review Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) Applications 
and public comments on EFP Applications (if any); and, receive a 
presentation on Texas Law Enforcement Efforts. After lunch, the Council 
will hold public comment testimony 2 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. on the 
following items: Final Action: Framework Action to Modify Federal For-
Hire Trip Limits; and open testimony on 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, October 24, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

    The Council will receive reports from the following management 
committees: Administrative/Budget, Coral, Outreach and Education, 
Sustainable Fisheries, Gulf SEDAR, Data Collection, Law Enforcement and 
Reef Fish. The Council will vote on 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.
    Lastly, the Council will discuss any Other Business items; and 
receive an update on the South Atlantic Council's Control Date for 
Spanish Mackerel.
--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 Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these 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: September 25, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-21162 Filed 9-27-19; 8:45 am]
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