    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 53326-53327]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-18967]

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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    [RTID 0648-XA423]

    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,
    Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC)

    DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 14, 2020, from 9
    a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 4:30
    p.m. and Wednesday, September 16, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 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;
    ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org, telephone: (813) 348-1630.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Monday, September 14, 2020; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., EDT

        The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda,
    Approval of Minutes from the August 11-12, 2020 webinar meeting, review
    of Scope of Work, and Selection of SSC Representative for the October
    26-29, 2020 Gulf Council Meeting in Gulfport, Mississippi. The
    Committees will review the following; SEDAR 38 Update--Gulf of Mexico
    Migratory Group King Mackerel, including assessment presentations,
    projections, and the Stock Assessment Executive Summary. The Committees
    will also review the Gulf Gray Triggerfish Interim Analysis, including
    presentation and projections; and SEDAR 74: Red Snapper Research Track
    Terms of Reference.

    Tuesday, September 15, 2020; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., EDT

        The Committees will review and hold discussions on the Great Red
    Snapper Count, Sea Grant/NMFS Greater Amberjack Research Program,
    Carryover in the Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program,
    Allocation Review Procedures, and SEDAR 75: Gulf of Mexico Gray Snapper
    Terms of Reference, Schedule, and Participant Solicitation.

    Wednesday, September 16, 2020; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., EDT

        The Committees will review ``Testing assumptions about sex change
    and spatial management in the protogynous gag grouper, Mycteroperca
    microlepis, Habitat Research, and Red Snapper Supply Chains and
    Markets.
        Lastly, the Committee will discuss Other Business items and receive
    public comment.

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    --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: August 25, 2020.
    Tracey L. Thompson,
    Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
    Marine Fisheries Service.
    [FR Doc. 2020-18967 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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