[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 210 (Thursday, October 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68564-68565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23955]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA600]


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 will hold a 
public hearing via webinar to discuss Reef Fish Amendment 48--Amendment 
Reef Fish 48/Red Drum 5: Status Determination Criteria and Optimum 
Yield for Reef Fish and Red Drum.

DATES: The webinar will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 6 p.m. 
EST; and will conclude no later than 8 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held 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: Dr. John Froeschke, Deputy Director 
and Emily Muehlstein, Public Information Officer, Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Council; [email protected],

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telephone: (813) 348-1630. The Council's website, www.gulfcouncil.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tuesday, November 17, 2020; 6 p.m.-8 p.m., EST

    Council staff will brief the public on the purpose and need of the 
amendment. The actions in the document will establish or modify Maximum 
Sustainable Yield (MSY) proxies, Maximum Fishing Mortality Threshold 
(MFMT), Minimum Stock Size Threshold (MSST), and Optimum Yield (OY) for 
reef fish stocks and red drum that are consistent with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the current 
National Standard 1 guidelines.
    The meeting will be held via webinar. You may register for the 
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the meeting on 
the calendar. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version 
along with other meeting materials will be posted on as they become 
available.
_Meeting Adjourns
    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the 
listen-in access by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the AP 
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.

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

    Dated: October 26, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-23955 Filed 10-28-20; 8:45 am]
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