United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2018_register executive 2018-10-26 article Notices D09002ee1c7ed446d D09002ee1c7ed454d United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS, Southeast Region, in collaboration with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council), intends to prepare a DEIS to describe and analyze management alternatives to be included in the State Management Program for Recreational Red Snapper Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (State Management Program Amendment). The State Management Program Amendment will consider alternatives that would allocate the total recreational red snapper annual catch limit (ACL) for the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) among the individual Gulf states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and designate the components of the recreational sector that would be included under a state's management program (private angling and/or charter vessel/headboat (for-hire) components). These decisions would form the basis for individual state amendments to the FMP to allow each of the Gulf states to establish management measures for the recreational harvest of red snapper in adjacent Gulf Federal waters. State management would enable each state to specify the management measures that best meet the needs of its constituents, thereby addressing regional socio-economic concerns. The purpose of this NOI is to inform the public of upcoming opportunities to provide additional comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the DEIS, as specified in this notice. 83 FR 2425 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-17/2018-00666 2018-00666 fr17ja18-29 RIN 0648-XF67 3510-22-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-17/2018-00666 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-17/html/2018-00666.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-17/pdf/2018-00666.pdf 3 p. 2425 2427 83 FR 2425 RIN 0648-XF67 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico State Management Program Amendment for Recreational Red Snapper; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue NOTICE 2018-00666 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2018-02-16 3510-22-P 2018-00666 Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS); request for comments.

NMFS, Southeast Region, in collaboration with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council), intends to prepare a DEIS to describe and analyze management alternatives to be included in the State Management Program for Recreational Red Snapper Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (State Management Program Amendment). The State Management Program Amendment will consider alternatives that would allocate the total recreational red snapper annual catch limit (ACL) for the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) among the individual Gulf states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and designate the components of the recreational sector that would be included under a state's management program (private angling and/or charter vessel/headboat (for-hire) components). These decisions would form the basis for individual state amendments to the FMP to allow each of the Gulf states to establish management measures for the recreational harvest of red snapper in adjacent Gulf Federal waters. State management would enable each state to specify the management measures that best meet the needs of its constituents, thereby addressing regional socio-economic concerns. The purpose of this NOI is to inform the public of upcoming opportunities to provide additional comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the DEIS, as specified in this notice.

Written comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the DEIS must be received by NMFS by February 16, 2018. Lauren Waters, Southeast Regional Office, telephone: (727) 824-5305; or email: Lauren.Waters@noaa.gov. Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico State Management Program Amendment for Recreational Red Snapper , Lauren.Waters@noaa.gov http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_fisheries/gulf_fisheries/reef_fish/2017/RSStateManagement/RSStateManageindex.html http://www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail Vol. 83, no. 11 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-01-17 continuing daily deposited born digital 204 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-17 P0b002ee19d7f91fb 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr17ja18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-17/pdf/FR-2018-01-17.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-17/xml/FR-2018-01-17.xml fdlp 2329 2524 DGPO 2018-10-26 2024-06-01 FR-2018-01-17 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-01-17 83 11