[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 144 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 45203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16178]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA293]


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 two-day meeting via webinar of its Standing, Reef Fish, 
Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical Committees 
(SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, August 12, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 
EDT.

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, August 11, 2020; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., EDT

    The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 
Approval of Minutes from the July 21-23, 2020 webinar meeting, and 
review of Scope of Work.
    The Committees will receive a Summary of Gulf State Methods and 
Resulting Calibrations; and, SSC Discussion and Recommendations for 
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Lunch: 12 Noon-1 p.m., Eastern Time
    The Committees will review the Results of Individual State 
Calibrations and State Specific Annual Catch Limits; Presentation, 
Background Documentation, and SSC Discussion and Recommendations.
    The Committees will discuss the Tasks for Gulf Transition Team: 
Revisiting and Updating Calibrations, Transparency in Data Delivery, 
Management, Accessibility, and QA & QC, Future Research, Examining 
Drivers for Differences between Survey Estimates, and SSC Discussion 
and Recommendations.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020; 9 a.m.-12 Noon, EDT

    The Committees will reconvene and continue discussing items from 
Day 1, review Public Comments, and 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.

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

    Dated: July 22, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-16178 Filed 7-24-20; 8:45 am]
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