[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14253-14254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05265]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB826]


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

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meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, from at 
10 a.m. to 12 p.m., EDT in CLOSED SESSION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. Please visit the Gulf 
Council website at 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Wednesday, March 30, 2022; Beginning at 10 a.m. Until 12 p.m., EDT

    Meeting will be in a CLOSED SESSION with introductions and review 
of nominations for the 2021 Officer/Team of the Year Award, followed by 
a discussion of the Council process for federal fishing violation 
checks. There will be no report out to the public on these items until 
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council discusses these 
recommendations at a future Council meeting. After that time, any 
decisions on the 2021 Officer/Team of the Year Award and proposed 
changes to the Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures 
(SOPPs) addressing the process for conducting federal fishing 
violations will be discussed in open Council session.

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 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: March 8, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-05265 Filed 3-11-22; 8:45 am]
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