Notice2021-27463
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
December 20, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a one-and-a-half-day hybrid (in-person/virtual) meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 241 (Monday, December 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71874-71875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27463]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB633]
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 one-and-a-half-day hybrid (in-person/virtual) meeting of its
Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will take place Wednesday, January 5, 2022, from 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, January 6, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m., EST.
ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will take place at the Gulf Council
office. If you do not wish to travel, you may attend via webinar.
Registration information will be available on the Council's website by
visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and clicking on the SSC meeting on the
calendar.
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;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27555e464909554e49434849426740524b4144485249444e4b09485540"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcaea5bdb2f2aeb5b2b8b3b2b99cbba9b0babfb3a9b2bfb5b0f2b3aebb">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Wednesday, January 5, 2022; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST
The meeting will begin with Introductions of Members and Adoption
of Agenda, Election of New Chair and Vice Chair, Approval of Minutes
and Meeting Summary from the February 24, 2021 webinar meeting, review
of Scope of Work and Reef Fish and IFQ Program Landings.
The AP will review and discuss SEDAR 72: Gulf of Mexico Gag Grouper
Stock Assessment, SEDAR 68: Gulf of Mexico Scamp Stock Assessment, and
SEDAR 70: Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack Projections; including
presentations, projections and SSC Recommendations for Overfishing
Limits (OFL) and Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC), Something's Fishy,
AP Recommendations, Stock Assessment Reports, Stock Assessment
Executive Summaries, and SSC Meeting Summaries.
The AP will review Draft Snapper Grouper Amendment 44/Reef Fish
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Amendment 55: Modifications to the Southeastern U.S. Yellowtail Snapper
Catch Limits, Jurisdictional Allocation, South Atlantic Sector
Allocation, and South Atlantic Commercial Management Measures,
including a presentation, document and AP Recommendations.
The AP will hold a discussion on Southeast For-Hire Integrated
Electronic Reporting Program Proposed Rule Changes; including
discussion of COLREGS, autofill reporting, the Data Collection AP
Summary Report for September 2021, October 2021 Council Data Collection
Committee Report and AP Recommendations. Next the AP will discuss the
Framework Action: Modification to Location Reporting Requirements for
For-Hire Vessels; including Data Collection AP Summary Report for
September 2021, October 2021 Council Data Collection Committee Report
and AP Recommendations.
Thursday, January 6, 2022; 9 a.m.-12 p.m., EST
The AP will review the Draft Framework Action: Modifications to
Vermilion Snapper Overfishing Limit, Acceptable Biological Catch and
Annual Catch Limits. The AP will then review Updates to the Commercial
Electronic Logbook Program.
Lastly, the AP will receive Public Comment and discuss any Other
Business items, including the retention of reef fish by captain and
crew.
--Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be also be broadcast via webinar. You may register
for the webinar by visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and clicking on the
Advisory Panel meeting on the calendar. The Agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version along with other meeting materials will
be posted on <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> as they become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel 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: December 8, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-27463 Filed 12-17-21; 8:45 am]
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