[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52558-52559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18767]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA401]


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 (GMFMC) and South Atlantic Fishery 
Management (SAFMC) Councils will hold a joint workgroup via webinar for 
Section 102 for the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act 
of 2018.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Thursday, September 10, 2020, from 9 
a.m. to 4 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: 
    Thursday, September 10, 2020; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
    The meeting will begin with introductions, adoption of the agenda 
and the minutes from the May 18, 2020, webinar, and review of the Scope 
of Work. The Workgroup will review: Alternative Approaches to Collect 
Recreational Catch and Effort Data; the Gulf of Mexico Headboat 
Collaborative Program; Interim Analyses in the Southeastern U.S.; Zone 
Management in the GMFMC and SAFMC; Carryover and Phase-in Strategies; 
and, Conditional Accountability Measures. The Workgroup then receive 
public comment. 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.

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    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: August 21, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-18767 Filed 8-25-20; 8:45 am]
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