Notice2024-16565
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
July 29, 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 145 (Monday, July 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60882-60883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16565]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE140]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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, August 19 through Thursday,
August 22, 2024. Daily schedule will be as follows: Monday, Wednesday,
and Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., CDT. On Tuesday, August 20, the
daily schedule will start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m., CDT.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will take place at the Golden Nugget
Hotel and Casino, located at 151 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS 39530.
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, August 19, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT
The meeting will begin in Full Council with the Induction of new
and re-appointed Council Members. Committee Sessions will follow
beginning with the Administrative/Budget Committee review and approval
of the Final 2024 Funded Budget, review of Proposed Activities and
Budget for 2025-2028 Funding Request and Status Update on Inflation
Reduction Act Funding for the Regional Management Councils.
The Ecosystem Committee will receive a presentation on
Modifications to the 2024 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Road Map (EBFM) and Ecosystem
Technical Committee Recommendations and Comments. They will review
Draft Comment Letter on Modifications to the 2024 EBFM and receive SSC
Recommendations and Feedback on Essential Fish Habitat Contract Work.
The Sustainable Fisheries Committee will review the Research and
Monitoring Priorities for 2025-2028 and Acceptable Biological Catch
(ABC) Control Rule, including Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) Recommendations.
The Data Collection Committee will receive a presentation on Effort
Validation Options in the New For-hire Data Collection Program and hold
a discussion For-hire Data Collection Program.
The Shrimp Committee will review the Expenditures of the FY23 Funds
for the Early Adopter Program for Shrimp Cellular Vessel Monitoring
System (cVMS) and receive an update on the Early Adopter Program for
Shrimp cVMS. The committee will receive an update on Shrimp Futures
Project, recap of Southeast Shrimp Strategy and Planning Meeting and an
update on Timing of Re-initiation of Section 7 Consultation.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CDT
The meeting will begin with a Litigation update. The Reef Fish
Committee will convene to discuss Draft Options: Reef Fish Amendment
58: Management Measures for Shallow and Deepwater Grouper Complexes,
Vision Statement for the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Programs, Reef
Fish Amendment 59: Requirements for Participation in Individual Fishing
Quota Programs, Framework Action to Adjust Charter For-hire Buffer and
Fishing Season for Red Snapper and the SSC Summary Report on
recommendations and feedback on Recreational Seasonal Harvest
Restrictions on Gag in the Gulf and Gulf Gray Triggerfish Ageing
Contract Work.
The Full Council will reconvene in a CLOSED SESSION for selection
of Special Shrimp Scientific and Statistical Committee Members for
2024-2027 Term and Appointment of Working Group Membership for the
Recreational Initiative.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT
The Gulf SEDAR Committee will review SEDAR Assessment Process
Changes and Model Complexity with SSC Recommendations. The committee
will receive the SEDAR Steering Committee Summary Report from the July
2024 meeting and SSC Recommendations and Feedback on Management
Strategy Evaluations Overview and RESTORE Project Update on Stock
Assessment Projections.
The Council will reconvene at approximately 10:15 a.m., CDT with a
Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions, Adoption of Agenda and
Approval of Minutes.
The Council will receive presentations on Project Introduction and
Review of Renewable Wind Energy (RWE) Fisheries Communications Plan,
Update from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Wind Energy
Development in the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi Law Enforcement
Efforts. Following lunch, the Council will hold public testimony
beginning at 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., CDT for comments on Renewable Wind
Energy Communications Plan from RWE and 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, August 22, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT
The Council will receive Committee reports from Administrative/
Budget, Ecosystem, Data Collection, Shrimp, Sustainable Fisheries,
Closed Session, Gulf SEDAR and Reef Fish Committees. 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 Guard; U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service; and Department of State.
Lastly, the Council will hold a discussion on Council Planning and
Primary Activities, Other Business, and hold an Election of Chair and
Vice-Chair.
--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,
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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 meeting. 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: July 23, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-16565 Filed 7-26-24; 8:45 am]
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