[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16385-16386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6878]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA313
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 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 will convene
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held April 11-14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200
Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL 36561; telephone: (251) 981-
9811.
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
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
3:30 p.m.--The Council meeting will begin with a review of the agenda
and approval of the minutes.
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m.--The Council will receive a presentation titled
``Fisheries 101.''
4 p.m.-6 p.m.--The Council will receive public testimony on exempted
fishing permits (EFPs), if any; Final Action on the interim rule for
gag grouper; and hold an open public comment period regarding any
fishery issue of concern. People wishing to speak before the Council
should complete a public comment card prior to the comment period.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.--The Council will receive presentations on fishery
dependent/independent sampling and on the oil spill recovery in the
Gulf of Mexico.
10 a.m.-3:45 p.m.--The Council will review and discuss reports from the
committee meetings as follows: Budget/Personnel; Coastal Migratory
Pelagic (Mackerel); Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem; Joint Allocation/
Reef Fish; Advisory Panel Selection; Scientific & Statistical Committee
Selection; and Reef Fish.
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.--Other Business items will follow from. The Council
will conclude its meeting at approximately 4:15 p.m.
Committees
Monday, April 11, 2011
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--Closed Session--The Advisory Panel Selection
Committee/Full Council will meet to conduct the bi-annual appointment
of members to the various Advisory Panels.
1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--Closed Session--The Scientific & Statistical
Committees Selection Committee/Full Council will meet to conduct the
bi-annual appointment of members to the various Scientific &
Statistical Committees.
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.--The Budget/Personnel Committee will receive a report
on the 2011 Council budget.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.--A joint meeting of the Allocation and Reef Fish
Management Committees will be held to discuss Reef Fish
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Amendment 28 that addresses grouper allocation.
--Recess--
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.-3 p.m.--The Sustainable Fisheries/
Ecosystem Management Committee will review a public hearing draft of
the Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measure Amendment. The
Committee will also review sector separation scenarios.
3 p.m.-5 p.m.--The Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel) Management
Committee will review the public hearing draft of Amendment 18 to the
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan
--Recess--
Immediately Following Committee Recess--There will be an informal open
public question and answer session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Issues.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.-3:15 p.m.--The Reef Fish Management
Committee will discuss the final action on the gag interim rule; review
a public hearing draft of Reef Fish Amendment 32 to the Reef Fish
Fishery Management Plan; received a report on the greater amberjack
update assessment; receive a summary of the scoping meetings on the
Earned Income Requirement/Crew Size Amendment to the Reef Fish Fishery
Management Plan; and receive a report on the Reef Fish Limited Access
Privilege Program Advisory Panel meeting.
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.-The Joint Shrimp/Reef Fish Management Committee
will discuss the adjustment to the shrimp trawl red snapper bycatch
mortality target goal.
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 Kathy Pereira at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: March 18, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6878 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]
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