[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 27070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10564]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB077]


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 (GMFMC) and South Atlantic Fishery 
Management (SAFMC) Councils will hold a joint workgroup for Section 102 
for the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Thursday, June 3, 2021, from 2 p.m. 
to 4 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 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: Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery Biologist, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Thursday, June 3, 2021; 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

    The meeting will begin with introductions, adoption of agenda, 
approval of minutes from the September 10, 2020, webinar meeting and 
review the Scope of Work. The Workgroup will receive a presentation on 
and discuss the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) Allocation 
and Use of $3.5m Budgeted for the Modern Fish Act of 2018. The 
Workgroup will then receive a presentation on the flexibility under the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act for Alternative Management Approaches; and 
finally, will discuss recommendations to the Councils on Alternative 
Recreational Management Approaches.
    The Workgroup 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 Workgroup 
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 Workgroup 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 
Workgroup 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: May 14, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-10564 Filed 5-18-21; 8:45 am]
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