[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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