[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 48 (Monday, March 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05303]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA930]


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 four-day meeting via webinar of its Standing, Reef Fish, and 
Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 
2, 2021, 9 a.m.-5 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:

Tuesday, March 30, 2021-Thursday, April 1, 2021; 9 a.m.-12 p.m., EST

    Meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda. The 
Committees will review the Great Red Snapper Count (GRSC) Project, 
including: The Review Terms of Reference; summary presentations about 
the GRSC including but not limited to study design and sampling 
approaches; statistics and data analysis; and results. The SSC will be 
provided with the independent consultant's initial findings. The first 
portion of the meeting will end with consultant and SSC deliberations 
on the GRSC Project.

Thursday, April 1, 2021-Friday, April 2, 2021; 1 p.m.-12 p.m., EST

    The Committees will then begin the SSC meeting portion of the 
webinar with the Approval of Verbatim Minutes and Meeting Summary: 
January 5-7, 2021 webinar meeting; Scope of Work; Selection of SSC 
Representative for the April 12-15, 2021 Gulf Council Meeting via 
webinar.

Friday, April 2, 2021; 1 p.m.-5 p.m., EST

    The Committees will then review the GRSC-informed Catch Analysis 
from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC); and then the Red 
Snapper Interim Analysis including but not limited to the National 
Marine Fisheries Service Bottom Longline fishery-independent index. The 
SSC will determine BSIA and make new overfishing limit (OFL) and 
acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for Gulf of Mexico 
red snapper, as appropriate.
    Lastly, the Committees will receive public comment; and discuss any 
Other Business items.

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: March 10, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-05303 Filed 3-12-21; 8:45 am]
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