[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48395-48396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12440]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE008]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting open to the public offering both in-
person and virtual options for participation.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of 
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June 
27, 2024. Daily schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., CDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Omni Hotel, located at 4 
Riverway, Houston, TX 77056. If you prefer to ``listen in'', you may 
access the log-on information by visiting our website at 
www.gulfcouncil.org.
    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. Carrie Simmons, Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Monday, June 24, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CDT

    The meeting will begin with the Administrative/Budget Committee 
reviewing modifications to Council's Statement of Organization 
Practices and Procedures (SOPPS), Reporting Requirement for Council 
Compensation, Considerations for Anti-Harassment Training for Advisory 
Panel Members, Documentation of Participation Requirements for Advisory 
Panel Members and Status Update on Inflation Reduction Act Funding for 
the Regional Management Councils.
    The Data Collection Committee will discuss draft options for the 
For-hire Data Collection Program and National Oceanic Atmospheric 
Administration's (NOAA) Fisheries Guidance on Marine Recreational 
Information Program-Fishing Effort Survey (MRIP-FES) Transition 
Document.
    The Sustainable Fisheries Committee will review Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) Recommendations and SEDAR Steering 
Committee Meeting Summary from both May 2024 meetings.
    Approximately 2:45 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the Council will convene 
the Full Council in a Closed Session to finalize appointments for Ad 
Hoc Commercial Red Snapper/Grouper-Tilefish, Reef Fish and Shrimp 
Advisory Panels, and selection of the Special Standing Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) members for the June 2024-2027 term.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT

    The Reef Fish Committee will convene to discuss Reef Fish Amendment 
60: Individual Fishing Quota Programmatic Distributional Issues, draft 
options for Reef Fish Amendment 59: Requirements for Participation in 
Individual Fishing Quota Programs, receive presentation on 20-Fathom 
Recreational Seasonal Closure for Shallow-water Grouper and Reef Fish 
Advisory Panel (AP) recommendations. The committee will discuss 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Letter to the Gulf Council on 
Lane Snapper Overfishing and Reef Fish AP Recommendations, review Reef 
Fish Advisory Panel Charter For-hire Buffer and Fishing Season for Red 
Snapper, and other business. The committee will receive an update and 
next steps for Recreational Initiative and discuss Other Business: 2024 
Recreational Season for Gag.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT

    The Mackerel Committee will review Draft Framework Amendment 14: 
Modifications to Gulf Migratory Group Spanish Mackerel Catch Limits 
including Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Advisory Panel 
Recommendations and Draft Framework Amendment 15: Gulf Migratory Group 
King Mackerel Management Measures Recommendations.
    The Migratory Species Committee will review scoping document on 
Gear Considerations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species.
    The Council will reconvene at approximately 10:45 a.m., CDT with a 
Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions, Adoption of Agenda and 
Approval of Minutes.
    The Council will receive a presentation update from Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management (BOEM) on Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of 
Mexico and Texas Law Enforcement Efforts. The Council will hold public 
testimony beginning at 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., CDT for comments on Scoping 
Document: Gear Consideration in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species, 
comments on the Status of the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fisheries, and 
open testimony on other fishery issues or concerns. Public comment may 
begin earlier than 1:30 p.m. CDT but will not conclude before that 
time. Persons wishing to give public testimony in-person must register 
at the registration kiosk in the meeting room. Persons wishing to give 
public testimony virtually must sign up on the Council website on the 
day of public testimony. Registration for virtual testimony closes one 
hour (12:30 p.m. CDT) before public testimony begins.

Thursday, June 27, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT

    The Council will receive a presentation on Flower Garden Banks 
Management Considerations for Wahoo and an Overview of Regulatory 
Options for Management of Wahoo. Next, Committee reports will be 
received from Administrative/Budget, Data Collection, Closed Session, 
Reef Fish, Mackerel and Migratory Species Committee. The Council will 
receive updates from the following supporting agencies: South Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council Liaison; NOAA Office of Law Enforcement 
(OLE); Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; U.S. Coast

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Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Department of State.
    Lastly, the Council will hold a discussion for Council Planning and 
Primary Activities; and Other Business items: Litigation Update and 
Briefing Book Deadlines.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be a hybrid meeting; both in-person and virtual 
participation available. You may register for the webinar to listen-in 
only by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and click on the Council meeting 
on the calendar.
    The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change 
as required to effectively address the issue, and the latest version 
along with other meeting materials will be posted on the website as 
they become available.
    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this group 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 these meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed 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 that the public has been 
notified of the Council's intent to take final 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 or accommodations should be directed to Kathy Pereira, 
(813) 348-1630, at least 15 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: June 3, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-12440 Filed 6-5-24; 8:45 am]
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