[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57705-57706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23445]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV116


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 (GMFMC) and South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Councils (SAFMC) will hold a joint meeting of its Spiny 
Lobster Advisory Panels (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., EST. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Place Marathon, 
located at 1996 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050; telephone: (305) 
743-1234.
    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 and Christina 
Wiegand, Fishery Social Scientist, South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council; [email protected], telephone: (843) 571-4366. The 
Councils' websites, www.gulfcouncil.org and https://safmc.net, 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 Councils' website when possible.)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

    The meeting will begin with introduction of members, adoption of 
agenda; and, approval of the Joint GMFMC and SAFMC Spiny Lobster AP 
minutes from the April 25, 2016 meeting.
    Council staff will review the scope of work; followed by a 
presentation by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary staff, and a 
discussion on the proposal's implications for Spiny Lobster fisheries 
management. The APs will discuss recommendations; the state of the 
Spiny Lobster fishery; and suggest future AP meeting discussion topics.

--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 
Advisory Panel 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

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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.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 23, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-23445 Filed 10-25-19; 8:45 am]
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