[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41292-41293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14784]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC169]


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 meeting that is open to the public.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a 
meeting of its Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Focus Group. There will 
be a virtual option for the public to listen to the plenary sessions 
and provide public comments.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., EDT and Wednesday, August 3, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council office. 
Please visit the Gulf Council website at www.gulfcouncil.org for 
meeting materials.
    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: The meeting will begin with introductions 
and discussion of the meeting format, followed by a review of the 
agenda and meeting objectives. The focus group will

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review and discuss the IFQ programs' current goals and objectives, and 
recommend their replacement and/or retention. The focus group will work 
to define the changes needed for an improved Red Snapper and Grouper-
Tilefish IFQ Program, and will address minimizing discards, fairness 
and equity, and new entrants' issues. The focus group will discuss the 
next steps for the group. Other Business. Public comment will be 
available as time allows at the end of each day in-person and 
virtually.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with 
other meeting materials will be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org. You may 
register for the webinar to listen-in only by visiting 
www.gulfcouncil.org and click on the Council meeting on the calendar.
    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: July 7, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-14784 Filed 7-11-22; 8:45 am]
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