[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62109-62110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25279]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XZ49
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public
Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) will
convene public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held October 25-29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 4914
Constitution Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephen Bortone, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Council meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m.
1:30-1:45 p.m.--The council will review the agenda and approve of the
minutes.
1:45 p.m.-2 p.m.--The Council will receive a presentation titled
``Fisheries 101''.
2 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--The Council will receive a U.S. Navy Environmental
Impact Statement Presentation.
2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--The Council will receive public testimony on
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any; a Final Regulatory Amendment
for Red Snapper TAC in 2011 and 2012; a Final Framework Action for
Greater Amberjack; and hold an open public comment period. People
wishing to speak before the Council should complete a public comment
card prior to the comment period.
Friday, October 29, 2010
8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.--The Council will review and discuss reports from
the committee meetings as follows: Reef Fish; Administrative Policy;
Shrimp Management; Data Collection; SEDAR Selection; Sustainable
Fisheries/Ecosystem; Habitat; Budget/Personnel; Spiny Lobster/Stone
Crab; Mackerel Management and Law Enforcement.
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m.--Other Business items will follow.
The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately 5 p.m.
Committees
Monday, October 25, 2010
1 p.m.-2 p.m.--Closed Session--Full Council--The Budget/Personnel
Committee and full Council will discuss personnel issues.
2 p.m.-2:15 p.m.--Closed Session--Full Council--The SEDAR Selection
Committee and full Council will appoint participants to the SEDAR 22
Yellowedge/Tilefish Review workshop and receive a report of the
Steering Committee meeting.
2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--The SEDAR Selection Committee and full Council
will receive a report of the Steering Committee meeting.
2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will
discuss the options paper for the Generic Annual Catch Limit/
Accountability Measures Amendment; crew size limit on For-Hire Vessels
when fishing commercially; discuss Reef Fish Permit Earned Income
Requirement, and receive a report on Deepwater Horizon Input on Subsea
Sampling Plan.
-Recess-
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.--The Administrative Policy Committee will discuss
revisions to the Administrative Handbook.
10 a.m.-11 a.m.--The Shrimp Management Committee review the ``Status
and Health of the Shrimp Stocks for 2009''; review the ``Stock
Assessment Report for 2009--Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery''; review ``A
Biological Review of the Tortugas Pink Shrimp Fishery through December
2009''; receive a final report of shrimp effort in 2009 and a
preliminary report on shrimp effort in 2010; and discuss Latent
Permits.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.--The Data Collection Committee will discuss a fish
tag system for recreational grouper and receive a report on Summary of
SEAMAP/Deepwater Horizon Fishery Independent Data Collection Workshop;
receive a summary of the National SSC Workshop.
2 p.m.-5 p.m.--The Reef Fish Management Committee will discuss Final
Framework Action for Greater Amberjack; discuss Final Regulatory
Amendment for Red Snapper TAC in 2011 and 2012; discuss IFQ share
transfers between sectors; discuss the pros and cons of regionalized
management; discuss the Pros and Cons of Management Based on Numbers
vs. Pounds of Fish; and discuss the IFQ Finance Program.
-Recess-
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--The Reef Fish Management Committee will continue
to meet.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.--The Budget/Personnel Committee will receive a year-to-
date 2010 budget review.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.--The Spiny Lobster Management Committee will review draft
Amendment 10 to the Spiny Lobster FMP and an analysis to repeal the
Stone Crab FMP.
3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--The Habitat Protection Committee will receive a final
report on Essential Fish Habitat update.
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.--The Mackerel Management Committee will discuss the
scoping document for King Mackerel Latent Permits; receive a report on
Amendment 18, and potentially select public hearing locations.
-Recess-
Immediately Following Committee Recess--There will be an informal open
public question and answer session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
issues.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
8:30 a.m.-12 pm--The Joint Law Enforcement Committee/GMFMC Law
Enforcement Advisory Panel/GSMFC Law Enforcement Committee will meet to
discuss state and federal law enforcement activities, review future
plans and potentially provide advice on the enforceability of measures
currently being considered by the council.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the Council and Committees 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 of the Council and Committees will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas 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. The established times for addressing
items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the
timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order
to further allow for such adjustments and completion of all items on
the agenda, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the
date/time established in this notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina O'Hern at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: October 4, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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