[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69008-69009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25060]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC540]


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 one-day in person meeting of its Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel 
(AP).

DATES: The meeting will take place Wednesday, December 7, 2022, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf Council Office. 
Registration information for listening in will be available on the 
Council's website by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the 
Meetings Tab and selecting Advisory Panel meetings, then CMP AP 
meeting.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W

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Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Natasha Mendez-Ferrer, Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected]; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Wednesday, December 7, 2022; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., EST

    The meeting will begin with Introductions of Members, Election of 
Chair and Vice Chair, Adoption of Agenda, Approval of Minutes of Joint 
GMFMC and SAFMC Spiny Lobster APs' November 13, 2019 Meeting and Joint 
Coral, Shrimp, and Spiny Lobster APs' September 12, 2022 Meeting; and 
Scope of Work.
    The APs will receive a presentation on the Florida Keys National 
Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) Expansion Proposal. Background materials 
include the FKNMS Proposed Rule and Interactive Map and Council 
Comments to the Draft Environment Impact Statement (DEIS). The AP can 
provide recommendations.
    The AP will hold a discussion on Capping the Spiny Lobster 
Recreational Permit and on Hurricane Ian Impacts to Spiny Lobster 
Fishery.
    The AP will receive Public Comment and discuss any Other Business 
items.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be in-person. You may register to listen in to the 
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the Advisory 
Panel 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 Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel 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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid or 
accommodations should be directed to Kathy Pereira, 
[email protected], at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: November 14, 2022.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-25060 Filed 11-16-22; 8:45 am]
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