[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57479-57480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20259]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC387]


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 
meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), in 
conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law 
Enforcement Committee (LEC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Tuesday, October 18, 2022; beginning 
at 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., CDT. The

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Committees will be in a closed session from 8:30 a.m. until 9:15 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Council address: The meeting will be held at the San Antonio 
Marriott Riverwalk Hotel, located at 889 East Market Street, San 
Antonio, TX; (877) 622-3056. Please visit the Gulf Council website 
(www.gulfcouncil.org) for agenda and meeting materials 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, and Mr. Steve VanderKooy, Inter-
jurisdictional Fisheries (IJF) Coordinator, Gulf States Marine 
Fisheries Commission; [email protected], telephone: (228) 875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items of discussion are on the 
agenda, though agenda items may be addressed out of order and any 
changes will be noted on the Council's website when possible.
    Joint Gulf Council's Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC) and 
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee 
(LEC) Meeting Agenda, Tuesday, October 18, 2022; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT.
    The joint meeting will begin in a CLOSED SESSION from 8:30 a.m. to 
9:15 a.m. with introductions and review of revisions to Council SOPP's 
regarding fishing violations.
    General session will begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. with 
introductions and adoption of agenda, and approval of minutes from the 
Joint LEC/LETC virtual meeting from March 2022.
    The Gulf Council LETC will review and discuss potential management 
changes to Vermillion Snapper and Gray Triggerfish; changes to Mexico 
Status Due to IUU Enforcement; IFQ Landings Transaction Discrepancies; 
and State Licensed Charters Fishing in Federal Waters. The Committees 
will review the Council's Framework Actions to Change For-Hire 
Requirements, including Modification to Location Reporting Requirements 
and Modification of Trip Declaration Requirements.
    Following, the committees will receive a SEFHIER program update, a 
presentation on Return `Em Right, and will discuss the Nomination 
Process for the 2022 Officer/Team of the Year Award.
    The GSMFC LEC will follow-up on the Future of the Strategic and 
Operations Plans, hold a discussion on FADs in State Waters, and review 
the IJF Program Activity for the status of the Red Drum Profile, 
Mangrove Snapper Profile Preparations, and Commission Pubs.
    The committee will present the State Report Highlights from 
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, USCG, NOAA OLE, and 
USFWS; and will discuss any Other Business items.

-- 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, the U.S. 
Coast Guard, 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: September 14, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-20259 Filed 9-19-22; 8:45 am]
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