[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56738-56739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15178]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE100]


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 two-day in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, 
Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees 
(SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, July 31, 2024, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT, and Thursday, Wednesday, August 1, 2024, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council's office. 
Registration information will be available on the Council's website by 
visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the ``meeting tab''.
    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:

Wednesday, July 31, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT

    The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 
Scope of Work, Election of SSC Chair and Vice Chair, review and 
approval of Minutes and Meeting Summary from the May 2024 SSC meeting.
    Council Staff will hold an SSC Member General Orientation and SEDAR 
Process Orientation and Engagement with presentations and SSC 
discussion. The SSC will receive presentations on Management Strategy 
Evaluation and SEDAR Assessment Process Changes and Model Complexity. 
The SSC will then receive a presentation on Essential Fish Habitat 
Contract Review: Progress on EFH Data Collection, and Influence of 
Timing and Duration of Recreational Season Harvest Restrictions on Gag 
Effort, Harvest and Discards in the Gulf of Mexico; including 
background materials, supporting manuscripts and SSC

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discussion. The SSC will receive public comment at the end of the day.

Wednesday, May 8, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EDT

    The SSC will discuss Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule 
Modifications and receive a RESTORE Project Update on Projections Model 
Review. Next, the SSC will review Regional and Sector-Specific Gulf of 
Mexico Age, Growth, and Age-length Key Estimation Derived from Otolith-
based Ageing, including presentations, background materials and SSC 
discussions. Then, the SSC will review the 2025-2028 Research and 
Monitoring Priorities.
    Lastly, the SSC will receive public comment at the end of the day 
before discussing volunteers for the Ecosystem Technical Committee 
under Other Business.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the 
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the SSC 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 Scientific and Statistical Committees 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 Scientific and Statistical 
Committee 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

    These meetings are 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: July 5, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-15178 Filed 7-9-24; 8:45 am]
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