[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10872-10873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03647]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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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 two 
day in-person meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene Wednesday, March 15, 2023, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 16, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 
p.m., EST. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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 Shrimp AP meeting on 
the calendar.
    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. Matt Freeman, Economist, Gulf of 
Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected], 
telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda, 
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's website when possible).

Wednesday, March 15, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST (7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 
CST)

    Meeting will begin with Election of Chair and Vice Chair, Adoption 
of Agenda, Approval of Summary from November 15, 2022, meeting, and 
Scope of Work. The AP will review and discuss Council Actions in 
Response to Motions from the November 15, 2022, Shrimp AP Meeting; 
receive updates on the Shrimp Effort Estimation Model and 2021 Gulf 
Shrimp Fishery Effort; and receive information on the Status of Secure 
Digital (SD) Card Returns and Update from Southeast Fishery Science 
Center (SEFSC) on Use of Port Agents to Promote the Return of SD Cards, 
including background materials.
    The AP will receive updates on the National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and the LGL Ecological 
Research Associates P-Sea WindPlot projects, review the Draft Shrimp 
Framework Action and be updated on Congressional Funding for Shrimp 
Vessel Position Data Reporting, and receive information on the 2021 
Gulf Shrimp Fishery Landings, the Biological Review of 2022 Texas 
Closure, and the 2021 Royal Red Landings.

Thursday, March 16, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. EST (7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 
CST)

    The AP will discuss and receive updates on Empirical Dynamic 
Modeling (EDM) Development for White and Brown Shrimp; the Southeast 
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Research Track; the Hurricane Ian 
Assessment and the Florida Seafood Industry; Wind Energy Areas in the 
Gulf of Mexico; and Southeast Regional Office (SERO) Protected 
Resources Update, Sea Turtle Take and Turtle Excluder Device (TED) 
Compliance.
    Lastly, the AP will receive any public testimony and discuss other 
business items, including a Status update on Gulf of Mexico Atlantic 
ecosystem model development.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The in-person meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may 
register by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the Shrimp 
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 (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues 
specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been 
notified of the Council's intent to take-action to address the 
emergency at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: February 16, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-03647 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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