[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 8574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02971]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA041


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 (GMFMC) will 
hold a meeting of its Ecosystem Technical Committee.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Monday, March 2, 2020, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., EST. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council Office, 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 
website is www.gulfcouncil.org, and, 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.)

Monday, March 2, 2020; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

    The meeting will begin with introduction of members, election of 
Chair and Vice Chair, and adoption of agenda. Council staff will review 
the committee's scope of work; followed by a presentation on NOAA's 
regional approach to ecosystem-based management and Mid-Atlantic recent 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) efforts. The committee will hold a 
discussion on the regulatory authority of the Gulf Council in the 
context of ecosystem management; and, proposed FEP outline. Lastly, the 
Ecosystem Technical Committee will review any other business items, if 
any.

-- 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 
Technical Committee 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.

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

    Dated: February 10, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-02971 Filed 2-13-20; 8:45 am]
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