[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70151-70152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27537]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XV150]


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 in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Socioeconomic and 
Coral Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Thursday, January 9, 2020, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 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: Ryan Rindone, Fishery Biologist, Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected], 
telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Thursday, January 9, 2020; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

    The meeting will begin with introductions, adoption of agenda, and 
approval of minutes from the September 2019 meeting and October 2019 
webinar; along with a review of the Scope of Work and selection of an 
SSC Representative to attend the January Council meeting in New 
Orleans, LA. The Committees will receive a presentation on the Florida 
Keys National Marine Sanctuary Expansion; an overview of Coral and 
Shrimp SSC recommendations on Draft Environment Impact Statement 
(DEIS); and, review other Coral SSC Recommendations.
    Following lunch, the Committees will review an updated analysis of 
Lane Snapper with Marine Recreational Information Program-Fishing 
Effort Survey (MRIP-FES) Data including Overfishing Limits (OFL) and 
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) recommendations, and SEDAR 61: Gulf 
Red Grouper Projections with MRIP-FES revised allocations and 
projections. The National Marine Fisheries Service will review 
Standardized Economic Reports for the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish and 
Mackerel Fisheries; and, there will

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be a discussion of a Joint Gulf and South Atlantic SSC Meeting in May 
2020.
    Lastly, the Committees will discuss any Other Business items.
--Meeting Adjourns
    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the 
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the SSC 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 Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in 
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 
Committee will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in 
the agenda and any issues arising after publication of this notice that 
require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management 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: December 17, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-27537 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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