[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9869-9870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03145]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC769]


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 three-day in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Shrimp, 
Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees 
(SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 7 through Thursday, 
March 9, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST, daily.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council office. 
Registration information will be available on the Council's website by 
visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the ``meeting tab''.
    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: Mr. Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, March 7, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST

    The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 
Approval of Verbatim Minutes and Meeting Summary from the January 10-
12, 2023, meeting, and a review of the Scope of Work. The Committees 
will select an SSC Representative for the April 3-6, 2023, Gulf Council 
meeting in Gulfport, MS.
    Following, the Committees will review presentations for Shrimp 
Effort Estimation, New Shrimp Assessment Models and Royal Red Shrimp 
Landings, including other background materials for SSC discussion. The 
Committees will review SEDAR 87 Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Terms of 
Reference (TORs), Schedule, Participants Approval; SEDAR Schedule and 
Planned Interim Analyses; Review of Red Grouper Operational Assessment 
(OA) TORs; and, Solicitation of Volunteers for SEDAR 74 Red Snapper 
Research Track Review Workshop. Public comment will be heard at the end 
of the day.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST

    The Committees will continue review and discuss any topics from the 
previous day if time is needed. The Committees will discuss a 
presentation and model documentation on Economics of Allocation; a 
presentation on Scamp and Yellowmouth Grouper Updated Projections 
within the Shallow-water Grouper Complex; a presentation and published 
research on Incorporating Socioeconomic Data into Stock Assessments and 
its Effect on Status Criteria Determination; a presentation and 
published research on Decision Points for Evaluating Proxies for 
Maximum Sustainable Yield; and will receive public comment at the end 
of the day, if any.

Thursday, March 9, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST

    The Committees will review and discuss Explicit Temporal Modeling 
of Recruitment Residuals from Stock Synthesis, Evaluating Bottom 
Fishing Seasonal Closures in the Recreational Fishery, and Greater 
Amberjack Discard Mortality, along with presentations and background 
materials.
    The Committees will receive an update on the Gulf of Mexico Great 
Amberjack Count, review an Examination of an Alternative Allocation 
Approach, and Wenchman and Mid-water Snapper Historical Landings, along 
with presentation and background materials. The Committees

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will receive public comment before addressing any items under Other 
Business.

--Meeting Adjourns
    The meeting will also be broadcast via webinar. You may register 
for the webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the SSC 
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 Scientific and Statistical Committees 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 Scientific and Statistical 
Committee 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

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348-1630, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: February 9, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-03145 Filed 2-14-23; 8:45 am]
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