[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20119-20120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07873]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB014]


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, 
Socioeconomic, Mackerel, Shrimp and Ecosystem Scientific and 
Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 3, 2021 to Wednesday, 
May 5, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 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:

Monday, May 3, 2021; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT

    The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 
Approval of Verbatim Minutes and Meeting Summary from March 30-April 2, 
2021, webinar meeting, review of the Scope of Work, and selection of an 
SSC Representative for the June 21-25, 2021 Gulf Council Meeting.
    The Committees will review a presentation on Management 
Considerations for Using Interim Analyses, followed by the Gulf Red 
Grouper Updated Indices of Abundance, and the Gulf Penaeid Shrimp 
Working Groups and Gulf Royal Red Shrimp Index Presentations and 
Projections. The Committees will discuss the SEDAR 74 workshop 
participation solicitation and schedule, receive presentations on the 
Joint Grouper-Tilefish and Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQ) 
Program Review, and a presentation on the Allocation Review Guidelines.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT

    The Committees will review and hold discussions on Tier 1 of the 
Council's Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule, including the 
Scope of Work, presentations, and background materials.

Wednesday, May 5, 2021; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT

    The Committees will review National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
Policy Document: Determination of Best Scientific Information Available 
(BSIA) in the Southeast Region. A presentation on Gulf Gray Triggerfish 
Age Validation Challenges and Recommendations will be given, followed 
by the Committees receiving public comment, and then discussion of 
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: April 13, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-07873 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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