Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 58783 [2011-24303]
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October 12, the Executive Committee
will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
The Council will convene at 9:30 a.m.
Swearing in of the new Council member
will be from 9:30 a.m. until 9:45 a.m.
From 9:45 a.m. until 11 a.m., SMB
Amendment 14 DEIS Alternatives will
be discussed. From 11 a.m. until
12 p.m., the Council will receive a
Standardized Bycatch Reporting
Methodology (SBRM) Report.
Amendment 17 to the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) will be
discussed from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. From
3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., Spiny Dogfish
Specifications will be approved as a
Committee of the Whole. From 4:30
p.m. until 5:30 p.m., there will be a
Scoping Presentation on Consolidation
of the Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
FMP. On Thursday, October 13, the
Council will convene at 8:30 a.m. The
RSA Program Review Report will be
heard from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
From 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., the Council
will conduct its regular Business
Session, receive Organizational Reports,
Council Liaison Reports, Executive
Director’s Report, Science Report,
Committee Reports, and any continuing
and/or new business.
Agenda items by day for the Council’s
Committees and the Council itself are:
On Tuesday, October 11, the RSA
Committee will review the staff
evaluation of the RSA Program and
recommend changes to the RSA
Program to address scientific and
administrative issues. The SMB
Committee will review Amendment 14
analyses and develop recommendations
for preferred alternatives. On
Wednesday, October 12, the Executive
Committee will meet in a closed session
to discuss the Ricks E Savage Award
followed by the Council convening to
swear in the new Council member. The
Council will approve the SMB
Amendment 14 document for public
hearings. Dr. Paul Rago of NMFS will
provide the Council with a report of the
3-year SBRM review. The Council will
review draft alternatives of Amendment
17 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and
Black Sea Bass FMP to address spatial/
regional management of the recreational
black sea bass fishery. The Spiny
Dogfish Committee will meet as a
Committee of the Whole to review the
SSC and the Spiny Dogfish Monitoring
Committee recommendations for 2012
and adopt the recommendations for
2012 management measures. There will
be a NMFS Scoping Presentation on the
Consolidated HMS FMP. On Thursday,
October 13, the Council will convene to
discuss and adopt recommended
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changes to the RSA Program. The
Council will hold its regular Business
Session to approve the August 2011
minutes and address any outstanding
actions from the August 2011 meeting,
Organizational Reports, Liaison Reports,
the Executive Director’s Report, the
Science Report, Committee Reports, and
any continuing and/or new business.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251 at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 19, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
RIN 0648–XA720
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Council to convene public
meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Reef Fish Advisory
Panel.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will convene at 1
p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and
conclude by 12 p.m. on Friday, October
14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Reef
Fish Advisory Panel (AP) will review
actions by the Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) which meets
immediately prior to the AP meeting.
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The AP will also receive presentations
from representatives of the SSC on how
acceptable biological catch is set, and on
how stock assessments are done. The
AP will then review presentations on
update assessments for vermilion
snapper and gray triggerfish, and will
make recommendations on management
of those stocks. The AP will also review
draft Reef Fish Amendment 35, which
contains actions to modify the
rebuilding plan and management
measures for greater amberjack. The AP
will also discuss red snapper issues
relating to the five year review of the red
snapper individual fishing quota
program, and to the data collection
programs for the recreational red
snapper fishery.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded
from the Council’s ftp site, ftp.
gulfcouncil.org.
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 aids
should be directed to Kathy Pereira at
the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 16, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–24303 Filed 9–21–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA720
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Council to convene public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Reef Fish Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2011
and conclude by 12 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP) will
review actions by the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) which
meets immediately prior to the AP meeting. The AP will also receive
presentations from representatives of the SSC on how acceptable
biological catch is set, and on how stock assessments are done. The AP
will then review presentations on update assessments for vermilion
snapper and gray triggerfish, and will make recommendations on
management of those stocks. The AP will also review draft Reef Fish
Amendment 35, which contains actions to modify the rebuilding plan and
management measures for greater amberjack. The AP will also discuss red
snapper issues relating to the five year review of the red snapper
individual fishing quota program, and to the data collection programs
for the recreational red snapper fishery.
Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by
calling (813) 348-1630 or can be downloaded from the Council's ftp
site, ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
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 aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 16, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-24303 Filed 9-21-11; 8:45 am]
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