[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 40622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14567]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA258]


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 (Council) will 
hold a three-day meeting via webinar of its Standing, Reef Fish, 
Mackerel, Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical 
Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 21, Wednesday, July 
22, and Thursday, July 23, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT daily.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via webinar; you may register by 
visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the SSC meeting on the 
calendar.
    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:

Tuesday, July 21, 2020; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

    The meeting will begin with Introductions, Adoption of Agenda, 
Approval of Minutes from the June 29 and July 8-9, 2020 webinar 
meetings. Council staff will review the Scope of Work; and, the 
Committees will select a SSC Representative for the August 24-27, 2020 
Gulf Council meeting. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 
(FWC) staff will review Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 
64--Southeastern US Yellowtail Snapper Stock Assessment; with Current 
and Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP)-adjusted Stock 
Apportionment between the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 
(GMFMC) and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC); and, 
Current and MRIP-adjusted Stock Allocations for the SAFMC. The 
Committees will also receive a Stock Assessment Executive Summary.
    Committees will review an update of SEDAR 28--Gulf of Mexico 
Migratory Group Cobia Stock Assessment; including Assessment 
Presentation and Stock Status Determination, Projections and the Stock 
Assessment Executive Summary.

Wednesday, July 22, 2020; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

    The Committees will review the July 13, 2020 MRIP Private 
Recreational Red Snapper Data Calibrations Workshop. The Committees 
will discuss the NOAA Office of Science and Technology (OST) 
Calibrations and Southeast Regional Office (SERO) Adjustments to 
Calibrations, Next Steps for Data Availability and Data Adjusting; 
Review of State-generated Calibrations; and, SSC Discussion.

Thursday, July 23, 2020; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

    The Committees will conclude their review the July 13, 2020 MRIP 
Private Recreational Red Snapper Data Calibrations Workshop. The 
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) will review Individual 
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Capacity and Technical Efficiency study. SEDAR will 
update the Committees on the Operational Assessment Process, and 
Council staff will review the proposed Timelines and Stock 
Identifications Process for SEDAR 74--Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper. 
Council and SEFSC staff will then review the Shrimp Stock Assessment 
Terms of Reference with the Committees.
    Lastly, the Committees will discuss any other business items and 
receive public comments.

--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.

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

    Dated: July 1, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-14567 Filed 7-6-20; 8:45 am]
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