[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88873-88874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28411]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD595]


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 2 
day in-person meeting of its Ad Hoc Charter For-hire Data Collection 
Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 9 a.m.-
5 p.m. and Thursday, January 11, 2024, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in-person at the Gulf Council 
office. Please visit the Gulf Council website at https://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. Lisa Hollensead, Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., EST.

    The meeting will begin with member and staff introductions, 
overview of Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting Process, election of chair and 
vice chair, adoption of agenda and review the charge of the AP and 
overview of Meeting Scope.
    The committee will review past discussions from charter-for-hire 
data collection including presentation and background materials from 
original Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER) 
amendment and technical document of program recommendations. The AP 
will discuss new charter for-hire data collection program goals and 
objectives and receive presentations for considerations for a data 
collection program and summary of SEFHIER program data. The AP will 
discuss recommendations for a New For-hire Data Collection Program and 
receive public comments, if any.

Thursday, January 11, 2024, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., EST.

    The committee will reconvene and continue discussions on

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Recommendations for a New For-hire Data Collection Program, revisit the 
AP charge, evaluate desired program goals and objectives and wrap-up 
recommendations to Council.
    The committee will discuss Other Business items, and receive Public 
Comments before the meeting adjourns.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with 
other meeting materials will be posted on https://www.gulfcouncil.org.
    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: December 20, 2023.
Alyssa Lynn Weigers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-28411 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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