[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 27 (Thursday, February 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9057-9058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02827]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA865]


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 
meeting via webinar of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), 
in conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law 
Enforcement Committee (LEC).

DATES: The webinar will convene on Tuesday, March 9, 2021; beginning at 
10 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Please visit the Gulf 
Council website (www.gulfcouncil.org) for meeting materials and webinar 
registration information.
    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. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected], 
telephone: (813) 348-1630, and Mr. Steve VanderKooy, Inter-
jurisdictional Fisheries (IJF) Coordinator, Gulf States Marine 
Fisheries Commission; [email protected], telephone: (228) 875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items of discussion are on the 
agenda, though agenda items may be addressed out of order and any 
changes will be noted on the Council's website when possible.
    Joint Gulf Council's Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC) and 
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee 
(LEC) Meeting Agenda, Tuesday, March 9, 2021; beginning at 10 a.m.-3 
p.m., EST.
    The joint meeting will begin in a CLOSED SESSION from 10 a.m. to 
11:30 a.m. with introductions, Enforcement of Recreational Red Snapper 
Case

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Handling, and review of nominations for the 2020 Officer/Team of the 
Year Award.
    General session will begin with introductions and adoption of 
agenda, and approval of minutes from the Joint LEC/LETC Meeting on 
March 11, 2020.
    The Gulf Council LETC will receive an update on the Southeast For-
hire Electronic Reporting Program, review Cobia Management (Amendment 
32), discuss Lane Snapper and changes to accountability measures, and 
illegal charters.
    The GSMFC LEC will approve strategic and operations plans, review 
the IJF Program Activity for the status of the Red Drum Profile, and 
Commission Pubs.
    The committee will present the State Report Highlights from 
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, USCG, NOAA OLE, and 
USFWS; and will discuss any Other Business items.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with 
other meeting materials will be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org.
    The Law Enforcement Technical Committee consists of principal law 
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf States, as well as the NOAA 
Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. 
Coast Guard, and the NOAA Office of General Counsel for Law 
Enforcement.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group 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 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: February 8, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-02827 Filed 2-10-21; 8:45 am]
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