Notice2024-12440
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
June 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48395-48396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12440]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE008]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting open to the public offering both in-
person and virtual options for participation.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June
27, 2024. Daily schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday, from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., CDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Omni Hotel, located at 4
Riverway, Houston, TX 77056. If you prefer to ``listen in'', you may
access the log-on information by visiting our website at
<a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a>.
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. Carrie Simmons, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, June 24, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CDT
The meeting will begin with the Administrative/Budget Committee
reviewing modifications to Council's Statement of Organization
Practices and Procedures (SOPPS), Reporting Requirement for Council
Compensation, Considerations for Anti-Harassment Training for Advisory
Panel Members, Documentation of Participation Requirements for Advisory
Panel Members and Status Update on Inflation Reduction Act Funding for
the Regional Management Councils.
The Data Collection Committee will discuss draft options for the
For-hire Data Collection Program and National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration's (NOAA) Fisheries Guidance on Marine Recreational
Information Program-Fishing Effort Survey (MRIP-FES) Transition
Document.
The Sustainable Fisheries Committee will review Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) Recommendations and SEDAR Steering
Committee Meeting Summary from both May 2024 meetings.
Approximately 2:45 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the Council will convene
the Full Council in a Closed Session to finalize appointments for Ad
Hoc Commercial Red Snapper/Grouper-Tilefish, Reef Fish and Shrimp
Advisory Panels, and selection of the Special Standing Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) members for the June 2024-2027 term.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT
The Reef Fish Committee will convene to discuss Reef Fish Amendment
60: Individual Fishing Quota Programmatic Distributional Issues, draft
options for Reef Fish Amendment 59: Requirements for Participation in
Individual Fishing Quota Programs, receive presentation on 20-Fathom
Recreational Seasonal Closure for Shallow-water Grouper and Reef Fish
Advisory Panel (AP) recommendations. The committee will discuss
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Letter to the Gulf Council on
Lane Snapper Overfishing and Reef Fish AP Recommendations, review Reef
Fish Advisory Panel Charter For-hire Buffer and Fishing Season for Red
Snapper, and other business. The committee will receive an update and
next steps for Recreational Initiative and discuss Other Business: 2024
Recreational Season for Gag.
Wednesday, June 26, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT
The Mackerel Committee will review Draft Framework Amendment 14:
Modifications to Gulf Migratory Group Spanish Mackerel Catch Limits
including Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Advisory Panel
Recommendations and Draft Framework Amendment 15: Gulf Migratory Group
King Mackerel Management Measures Recommendations.
The Migratory Species Committee will review scoping document on
Gear Considerations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species.
The Council will reconvene at approximately 10:45 a.m., CDT with a
Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions, Adoption of Agenda and
Approval of Minutes.
The Council will receive a presentation update from Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management (BOEM) on Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of
Mexico and Texas Law Enforcement Efforts. The Council will hold public
testimony beginning at 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., CDT for comments on Scoping
Document: Gear Consideration in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species,
comments on the Status of the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fisheries, and
open testimony on other fishery issues or concerns. Public comment may
begin earlier than 1:30 p.m. CDT but will not conclude before that
time. Persons wishing to give public testimony in-person must register
at the registration kiosk in the meeting room. Persons wishing to give
public testimony virtually must sign up on the Council website on the
day of public testimony. Registration for virtual testimony closes one
hour (12:30 p.m. CDT) before public testimony begins.
Thursday, June 27, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT
The Council will receive a presentation on Flower Garden Banks
Management Considerations for Wahoo and an Overview of Regulatory
Options for Management of Wahoo. Next, Committee reports will be
received from Administrative/Budget, Data Collection, Closed Session,
Reef Fish, Mackerel and Migratory Species Committee. The Council will
receive updates from the following supporting agencies: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Liaison; NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
(OLE); Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; U.S. Coast
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Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Department of State.
Lastly, the Council will hold a discussion for Council Planning and
Primary Activities; and Other Business items: Litigation Update and
Briefing Book Deadlines.
--Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be a hybrid meeting; both in-person and virtual
participation available. 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.
The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change
as required to effectively address the issue, and the latest version
along with other meeting materials will be posted on the website as
they become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda
may come before this group 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 will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after
publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided that the public has been
notified of the Council's intent to take final 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 or accommodations should be directed to Kathy Pereira,
(813) 348-1630, at least 15 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 3, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-12440 Filed 6-5-24; 8:45 am]
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