[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 79 (Thursday, April 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 22723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08621]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA137]


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 via webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico (GMFMC) and South Atlantic Fishery 
Management (SAFMC) Councils will hold a joint workgroup for Section 102 
for the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Monday, May 18, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 
12 p.m., EST.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Monday, May 18, 2020; 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

    The meeting will begin with introductions, election of a Workgroup 
Chair, review of the Scope of Work, and development of a Workgroup 
Charge, work plan, and timeline. The Workgroup will receive an overview 
of Section 102: Fishery Management Measures of the Modernizing 
Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 and review PowerPoint 
presentations made to the Council Coordinating Committee in November 
2019. The workgroup will also review proposals put forward at the 2018 
National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Summit and prioritize 
alternative strategies for further consideration at the next meeting. 
They will review the outcomes from the SAFMC workshop and regional 
meetings on alternative recreational management strategies and 
prioritize alternative strategies for further consideration at the next 
meeting; and, discuss the characteristics of potential candidate 
species for alternative management strategies.
    The Workgroup will discuss other business items, if any.

--Meeting adjourns
    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the 
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the Workgroup 
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 Workgroup 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 
Workgroup 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.

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

    Dated: April 20, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-08621 Filed 4-22-20; 8:45 am]
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