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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 106 / Monday, June 3, 2013 / Notices related committee recommendations. The Council also will be asked to provide guidance to further develop the Framework 3 alternatives. Following a lunch break and prior to a NOAA Fisheries Northeast Regional Office (NERO) report on the status of Atlantic sturgeon, there will be an open period for public comments during which any interested party may provide brief remarks on issues relevant to Council business but not listed on the meeting agenda. NERO staff also will present information on a proposed commercial scale mussel farm to be located 8.5 miles off Cape Ann. MA. A summary of the recent Monkfish Operational Assessment update will be presented, followed by the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s report. Its chairman will provide an overview of the SSC’s discussions about the monkfish assessment and the future development of an Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) recommendation, as well as the committee’s conclusions about the approach used by the Council’s Groundfish Closed Area Technical Team to spatially analyze juvenile and spawning protection for key groundfish stocks. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Wednesday, June 19, 2013 The second day of meetings will start with the Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s (NEFSC) presentation on Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) trades and net revenue estimates in the groundfish fishery. NEFSC staff also will provide an update on progress toward developing a full profitability assessment. The Council will discuss Groundfish Committee recommendations concerning the development of Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP, in particular any revisions to the goals and objectives of the amendment. It also may initiate a framework adjustment to the plan to modify rebuilding plans and other measures. The Habitat Committee will ask for final comments concerning a Memorandum of Understanding concerning deep sea corals that is being developed by the New England, MidAtlantic and South Atlantic Councils. The Joint Habitat/Groundfish Committee report will include a request for approval of spatial management alternatives for purposes of analysis in the Essential Fish Habitat Omnibus #2 Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Statement. This report will continue until the meeting adjourns for the day. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 May 31, 2013 Jkt 229001 Thursday, June 20, 2013 Representatives of the Transboundary Management Guidance Committee will discuss options for trading quota under the provisions of the U.S./Canada Resource Sharing Understanding and may ask the Council to develop U.S./ Canada trading mechanisms. The Enforcement Committee will review its recommendations concerning a new Council Enforcement Policy (as proposed by NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Coast Guard), and the issue of minimizing the use of fishing vessel compartments to hide illegal fish. The Monkfish Committee will ask the Council to initiate Framework Adjustment 8 to the Monkfish (FMP). The action would include Annual Catch Targets (ACT), days-a-sea (DAS) and trip limit specifications for the 2014–2016 fishing years, and possibly other changes to the current management program. The report also will provide an update on Amendment 6 to the FMP at which time there could be a request for the removal of the Individually Transferable Quota (ITQ) alternative in that action. Last, the Monkfish Report will include any committee recommendations concerning the monkfish research set-aside research priorities. After a lunch break, representatives of the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) will present an overview of the purpose of NROC’s series of public meetings, including the draft goals for regional ocean planning and potential actions. Before the NEFMC meeting adjourns, NERO staff will review and ask for Council approval of a draft environmental assessment for the Standard Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omnibus Amendment for the purpose of seeking public comments on the proposed action. Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action 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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided that the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33069 Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: May 29, 2013. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–13040 Filed 5–31–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC642 Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings; Correction National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of correction to a notice of the SEDAR 33 Gulf of Mexico gag and greater amberjack workshops and webinars. AGENCY: The SEDAR 33 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico stocks of gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) and greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will consist of: A Data Workshop; an Assessment process conducted via webinars; and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: The Data Workshop will be held from 1 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013 until 12 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Tampa, FL. The Assessment Workshop will take place via webinar on the following dates in 2013: July 23; July 29; August 5; August 14; August 21; August 28; September 4; September 11; September 18; September 25; October 2; and October 9. All webinars will begin at 1 p.m. eastern time (ET) and will last approximately four hours. The Review Workshop will take place from 1 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2013 until 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2013 in Miami, FL. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: Meeting addresses: The Data Workshop will be held at the Tampa Westshore Marriott, 1001 Westshore Plaza Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 287–2555. The Assessment Workshop webinars will be held via GoToWebinar. The Review Workshop will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Grande Hotel Biscayne Bay, 1717 N. Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL 33132; (305) 372–0313. All workshops and webinars are open to members of the public. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1 33070 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 106 / Monday, June 3, 2013 / Notices Those interested in participating should contact Ryan Rindone at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation providing pertinent information. Please request meeting information at least 24 hours in advance. SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator; telephone: (813) 348–1630; email: ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org. The original notice published in the Federal Register on April 26, 2013 (78 FR 24730). This notice corrects a date of the Assessment Workshop webinar. The date in the original notice in the DATES section and also in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section read July 22 and should be corrected to read July 23. All other previously-published information remains unchanged. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 28, 2013. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–12971 Filed 5–31–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC709 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, June 17, 2013 through Friday, June 21, 2013. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Pensacola—The Grand hotel, 200 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502; telephone: (850) 433–3336. Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Gregory, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 May 31, 2013 Jkt 229001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Committees Monday, June 17, 2013 1:30 p.m.–2 p.m.—The Red Drum Management Committee will meet to review updated Gulf of Mexico Red Drum Sampling Protocols. 2 p.m.–4 p.m.—The Mackerel Management Committee will meet to review the SEDAR 28 Gulf of Mexico Spanish mackerel and cobia stock assessments and the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel recommendations for Amendment 19 and Amendment 20; and, discuss the schedule and timing for Amendment 22—Recreational and Commercial Allocation of King Mackerel. 4 p.m.–4:30 p.m.—The Administrative Policy Committee will discuss revisions to the SEDAR Administrative Handbook. 4:30 p.m.–5 p.m.—The Full Council in a Closed Session with the Advisory Panel Selection Committee will meet to appoint members to the Coral and SEDAR NGO Advisory Panels. 5 p.m.–5:30 p.m.—The Full Council in a Closed Session with the Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee will meet to appoint members to the SEDAR Workshop Pool; and Special Coral and Special Mackerel Scientific and Statistical Committees. —Recess— Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:30 a.m.–12 noon and 1:30 p.m.–5 p.m.—The Reef Fish Management Committee will review the status of SEDAR 31 Red Snapper Benchmark Assessment and the SSC Recommendations for ABC; receive an Allocation Overview presentation; review Amendment 28—Red Snapper Allocation Scoping Document and Amendment 39—Recreational Red Snapper Regional Management; discuss Amendment 36—Red Snapper IFQ 5Year Review and the For-Hire Days-atSea Pilot Program; receive summaries from the Goliath Grouper Science and Stakeholder Workshops; discuss White Paper on Live Animal Collection for Public Displays; receive a status on the Action to Define For-Hire Fishing Under Contractual Services; and, discuss Exempted Fishing Permits related to Reef Fish (if any). —Recess— Immediately following the Committee Recess will be the Informal Question & Answer Session on Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Issues. Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—The Reef Fish Management Committee will continue PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to discuss agenda items from the previous day. —Recess— 1 p.m.–2 p.m.—The Data Collection Committee will take Final Action on the Framework Action for Headboat Electronic Reporting Requirements and review a scoping document for Improving Private Recreational Red Snapper Fisheries Data. 2 p.m.–2:30 p.m.—The Joint Artificial Reef/Habitat Protection Committees will receive a summary and review an Options Paper on Fixed Petroleum Platforms and Artificial Reefs as Essential Fish Habitat. 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.—The Shrimp Management Committee will receive a summary from the May 2013 Shrimp Advisory Panel meeting; and discuss the Framework Action to Establish Funding Responsibilities for the Electronic Logbook Program for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico. 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.—The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Management Committee will meet to draft the Framework Action—Update Tier 3 ACLS with New MRIP Landings and discuss Sustainable Seafood Certification. 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.—The Ad Hoc Restoration Committee will receive an update on Gulf State Early Restoration Projects; and review the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Restoration Project Proposals. —Recess— Council Thursday, June 20, 2013 9 a.m.—The Council meeting will begin with a Call to Order and Introductions. 9:05 a.m.–9:15 a.m.—The Council will review the agenda and approve the minutes. 9:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—The Council will receive committee reports from Advisory Panel Selection, Scientific and Statistical Committee Selection; Administrative Policy, Joint Artificial Reef/Habitat Protection, Red Drum and Mackerel. 1 p.m.–5 p.m.—The Council will receive public testimony on Framework Actions to Require Electronic Reporting for Headboats; Framework Action to Establish Funding Responsibilities for the Electronic Logbook Program for Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; and on Reef Fish Amendment 39— Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper. The Council will also hold an open public comment period regarding any other fishery issues or concerns. People wishing to speak before the Council should complete a E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC642


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of correction to a notice of the SEDAR 33 Gulf of Mexico 
gag and greater amberjack workshops and webinars.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 33 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico stocks of gag 
(Mycteroperca microlepis) and greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will 
consist of: A Data Workshop; an Assessment process conducted via 
webinars; and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Data Workshop will be held from 1 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 
2013 until 12 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Tampa, FL. The Assessment 
Workshop will take place via webinar on the following dates in 2013: 
July 23; July 29; August 5; August 14; August 21; August 28; September 
4; September 11; September 18; September 25; October 2; and October 9. 
All webinars will begin at 1 p.m. eastern time (ET) and will last 
approximately four hours. The Review Workshop will take place from 1 
p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2013 until 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 
21, 2013 in Miami, FL. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting addresses: The Data Workshop will be held at the Tampa 
Westshore Marriott, 1001 Westshore Plaza Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607; 
(813) 287-2555. The Assessment Workshop webinars will be held via 
GoToWebinar. The Review Workshop will be held at the Doubletree by 
Hilton Grande Hotel Biscayne Bay, 1717 N. Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL 
33132; (305) 372-0313. All workshops and webinars are open to members 
of the public.

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Those interested in participating should contact Ryan Rindone at SEDAR 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation 
providing pertinent information. Please request meeting information at 
least 24 hours in advance.
    SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 
29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator; 
telephone: (813) 348-1630; email: ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published in the Federal 
Register on April 26, 2013 (78 FR 24730). This notice corrects a date 
of the Assessment Workshop webinar. The date in the original notice in 
the DATES section and also in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
read July 22 and should be corrected to read July 23. All other 
previously-published information remains unchanged.

    Dated: May 28, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-12971 Filed 5-31-13; 8:45 am]
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