[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14810-14811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04281]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD745]


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 Tuesday, March 19, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., EDT. 
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.)

Tuesday, March 19, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. EDT (7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. CST)

    Meeting will begin with Adoption of Agenda, Approval of Summary 
from the October 19, 2023 meeting, and Scope of Work. The AP will 
review and discuss Council Actions in Response to Motions from the 
October 2023 Shrimp AP Meeting, and then review Species-Specific Shrimp 
Effort Estimates and Status of Secure Digital (SD) Card Returns. The AP 
will receive an update on Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Mexico and 
hold a discussion on the Wind Energy Meeting in California.
    The AP will receive updates on the following: Southeast Regional 
Office (SERO) Protected Resources, Sea Turtle Take and Turtle Excluder 
Devices (TED) Compliance; Smalltooth Sawfish Population Viability 
Analysis; NOAA Fisheries' National Seafood Strategy;

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Shrimp Futures Project; and Reducing Juvenile Sea Turtle Bycatch 
through Development of Reduced Bar Spacing TEDs. The AP will receive 
public comment at the end of each day.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. EDT (7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. CST)

    The AP will review the 2022 Gulf Shrimp Fishery Landings, the 
Biological Review of the 2023 Texas Closure, and the 2022 Royal Red 
Landings. The AP will receive updates and discuss Early Adopter 
Program, Draft Shrimp Framework Action and Research Track on SEDAR 87; 
and, receive public comment at the end of each day.
    Lastly, the AP will receive any public testimony and discuss other 
business items: Remainder of Shrimp AP applications.

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 26, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-04281 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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