[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68461-68462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24756]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC542]


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 Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Focus Group. The meeting 
is open to the public. There will be a virtual option for the public to 
listen to the plenary sessions and provide public comments at the end 
of day 2.

DATES: The meeting will convene on November 30, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and December 1, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., EST.

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:
    Charge: To provide a detailed plan for the following:
     Review the current IFQ programs' goals and objectives and 
recommend their replacement/retention. These revised goals and 
objectives shall serve as the basis for the Focus Group 
recommendations.
     Define the changes needed for an improved Red Snapper and 
Grouper-Tilefish IFQ Program to specifically address minimizing 
discards, fairness and equity, and new entrants' issues.
     The Council is considering changes to assist new entrants 
(i.e., replacement fishermen) to the IFQ programs.
    [cir] What could such program changes look like and what would be 
the implications of those changes?
    [cir] Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks to get to active 
fishermen who own no shares:
    1. Increases in annual allocation (not shares), and
    2. Allocation held by the agency in non-active accounts.

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    The meeting will begin with welcome, introductions and meeting 
format, followed by a review of the agenda and meeting objectives. The 
focus group will assess and discuss program changes, next steps and 
other business. Public comment will be available as time allows at the 
end of Day 2.

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: November 8, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-24756 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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