[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38295-38296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15363]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB255]


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 in-person and virtual (hybrid) meeting of its 
Standing, Reef Fish, Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and 
Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will take place Monday, August 9 to Wednesday, 
August 11, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT daily.

ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will take place at the Gulf Council 
office. If you are unable to travel, you may attend via webinar. 
Registration information will be available on the Council's website 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, August 9, 2021; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT

    The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 
Approval of Verbatim Minutes and Meeting Summary from the May 3-4, 2021 
webinar meeting, Election of Chair and Vice Chair and review of Scope 
of Work. The Committees will select an SSC Representative for the 
August 23-26, 2021 Gulf Council Meeting and review and discuss the 
SSC's Best Practices and Voting Procedures.
    The Committees will review and hold a discussion on the Finalized 
Great Red Snapper Count (GRSC) Project Report, including presentations, 
background material on the finalized report and independent consultant 
reports. The Committees will review and discuss the updated Red Grouper 
Interim Analysis and Research Track and Operational Assessment Process 
Guidance Document, including a presentations, report, and background 
material.
    The Committees will review Discuss the Research Track and 
Operational Assessment Process Guidance Document, followed by a 
Determination of Topical Working Groups for SEDAR 75: Gulf of Mexico 
Gray Snapper Operational Assessment. The Committees will then review 
and discuss the Scope of Work for Red

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Grouper Operational Assessment and the Scope of Work for the Vermilion 
Snapper Operational Assessment.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT

    The Committees will determine the Approach to Assess the Gulf of 
Mexico Tilefish Complex, and then review the Interim Analysis Schedule 
and the Revised SEDAR Stock Assessment Schedule. The Committees will 
then review the Draft Southeast Regional Framework for Establishing the 
Best Scientific Information Available, including presentations; and, 
hold a discussion for National Standard 1 (NS1) Technical Guidance 
Subgroup 3 Tech Memo: Managing with Acceptable Catch Limits (ACLs) for 
data-limited stocks in federal fishery management plans--Review and 
recommendations for implementing 50 CFR 600.310(h)(2) flexibilities for 
data limited stocks, including background.
    Following, the Committees will review King Mackerel Historical 
Harvest and Catch Limits, King Mackerel Historical Commercial Harvest 
Differences, and Greater Amberjack Historical Harvest and Catch Limits.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT

    The Committees will review Updated Greater Amberjack Projections, 
discuss and receive a presentation on the Pilot Project on Allocation, 
and review Draft Options for Generic Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 
5.
    The Committees will also review the Standardized Bycatch Reduction 
Methodology, and hold a discussion of Topic Leaders for Agenda Items. 
The Committees will then receive public comment, and then discuss any 
Other Business items.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be also 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.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348-1630, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: July 15, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-15363 Filed 7-19-21; 8:45 am]
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