[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 63084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19930]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD340]


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 meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, October 2, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will take place at the Gulf Council 
office.
    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:

Monday, October 2, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST

    The meeting will begin with Introductions of Members and Adoption 
of Agenda, Approval of Minutes from the October 11, 2022, meeting, 
election of the Chair and Vice Chair, review the Scope of Work, and 
Reef Fish and Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program Landings.
    The AP will then receive an update on the Marine Recreational 
Information Program--Fishing Effort Survey (MRIP-FES) Pilot Study and 
Proposed Next Steps, followed by a summary of the Gag Research Review 
from September 2023 Gulf Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
Meeting. The AP will then review the Gag Interim Analysis Health Check, 
followed by discussions on the Reef Fish Framework Action: 
Modifications to Gag and Black Grouper Recreational Retention Limits 
and Commercial Spawning Season Closure. The AP will receive a brief 
update on Draft Amendment 58: Modifications to Shallow-water Grouper 
Complex Management Measures; and will then review interim analyses for 
Vermilion Snapper and Lane Snapper.
    Next, the AP will review Draft Snapper Grouper Amendment 44/Reef 
Fish Amendment 55: Catch Level Adjustments and Allocations for 
Southeastern U.S. Yellowtail Snapper, and then discuss the Draft 
Generic Amendment for Regulatory Streamlining; the AP will then receive 
Public Comment.
    Lastly, the AP will discuss any Other Business items.

--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 
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 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: September 11, 2023.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19930 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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