Notice2022-14784
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
July 12, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Focus Group. There will be a virtual option for the public to listen to the plenary sessions and provide public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41292-41293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14784]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC169]
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 meeting that is open to the public.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a
meeting of its Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Focus Group. There will
be a virtual option for the public to listen to the plenary sessions
and provide public comments.
DATES: The meeting will convene on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., EDT and Wednesday, August 3, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council office.
Please visit the Gulf Council website at <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> for
meeting materials.
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: Dr. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07667166296b667474627362754760726b6164687269646e6b29687560"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb9a8d9ad5979a88889e8f9e89bb9c8e979d98948e95989297d594899c">[email protected]</span></a>,
telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will begin with introductions
and discussion of the meeting format, followed by a review of the
agenda and meeting objectives. The focus group will
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review and discuss the IFQ programs' current goals and objectives, and
recommend their replacement and/or retention. The focus group will work
to define the changes needed for an improved Red Snapper and Grouper-
Tilefish IFQ Program, and will address minimizing discards, fairness
and equity, and new entrants' issues. The focus group will discuss the
next steps for the group. Other Business. Public comment will be
available as time allows at the end of each day in-person and
virtually.
--Meeting Adjourns
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>. You may
register for the webinar to listen-in only by visiting
<a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and click on the Council meeting on the calendar.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before this group 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 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 7, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-14784 Filed 7-11-22; 8:45 am]
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