[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; 
[email protected], 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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