[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10158-10159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03496]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA050]


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 
meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), in 
conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law 
Enforcement Committee (LEC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, March 11, 2020; beginning 
at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn no later than 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at The Lodge at Gulf 
State Park, located at 21196 East Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, AL 
36542; telephone: (251) 540-4000.
    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. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected], 
telephone: (813) 348-1630, and Mr. Steve VanderKooy, Inter-
jurisdictional Fisheries (IJF) Coordinator, Gulf States Marine 
Fisheries Commission; [email protected], telephone: (228) 875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows:

Joint Gulf Council's Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC) and 
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee 
(LEC) Meeting Agenda, Wednesday, March 11, 2019, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

    The joint meeting will begin with introductions, adoption of 
agenda, and approval of minutes from the Joint LEC/LETC meeting on 
October 16, 2019.

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    The Gulf Council LETC will review nominations for the Officer/Team 
of the Year Award in a brief CLOSED SESSION. They will discuss 
coordinating responses regarding the federal report that negatively 
identified Mexico for Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) 
fishing; receive an update on the Southeast For-Hire Integrated 
Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER) implementation timeline; and discuss 
illegal charters. LETC will discuss a proposal to close the Madison-
Swanson and Steamboat Lumps MPAs to trolling; review information on the 
proposal for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Proposed 
Expansion; and discuss enforcement of Red Snapper state management. 
And, discuss any Other Business items.
    The GSMFC LEC will outline revisions to the LETC/LEC 2021-22 
Operations Plan; and review the IJF Program Activity for the status of 
the Red Drum Profile, law enforcement membership for the Mangrove 
Snapper Profile, Annual License and Fees, and Law Summary (red book).
    The committee will present the State Report Highlights from 
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, U.S. Coast Guard 
(USCG), NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (OLE), and U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (USFWS); and will discuss any Other Business items.

--Meeting Adjourns

    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.
    The Law Enforcement Technical Committee consists of principal law 
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf States, as well as the NOAA 
OLE, USFWS, the USCG, and the NOAA Office of General Counsel for Law 
Enforcement.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group 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 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: February 18, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-03496 Filed 2-20-20; 8:45 am]
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