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Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
The items
of discussion for each individual
management committee agenda are as
follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–18782 Filed 8–7–14; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the: Budget/Personnel,
Administrative Policy, Red Drum, Reef
Fish, Shrimp and Data Collection
Management Committees; in
conjunction with a meeting of the Full
Council. The Council will hold a closed
session. The Council will also hold a
formal public comment session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 1 p.m. on Monday, August 25
until 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, August 28,
2014.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Address: The meeting will be
held at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
located at 875 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi,
MS 39530; (228) 386–7111.
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; fax:
(813) 348–1711; email: doug.gregory@
gulfcouncil.org.
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1. Discussion of Advisory Panel and
Scientific and Statistical Committee
Structure and Appointment Process
2. Discussion of Draft SOPPs Revisions
Full Council, CLOSED SESSION,
Monday, August 25, 2014; 5 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m.
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Administrative Policy Administrative
Committee Agenda, Monday, August
25, 2014, 2 p.m. Until 4 p.m.
1. Review of Scoping Document for
Recreational Red Drum Management
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Budget 2015–19
Red Drum Management Committee
Agenda, Monday, August 25, 2014, 4
p.m. Until 5 p.m.
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Budget/Personnel Administrative
Committee Agenda, Monday, August
25, 2014, 1 p.m. Until 2 p.m.
1. Appointments to the SEDAR
Workshop Advisory Panel
—Recess—
Reef Fish Management Committee
Agenda, Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 8:30
a.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
1. Discussion of Gag OFL and ABC
2. Final Action—Red Snapper
Accountability Measures
Framework Action
3. Review of the Socioeconomic SSC
Summary
4. Discussion of Amendment 40—
Recreational Red Snapper Sector
Separation Revised Public Hearing
Draft
5. Review of Draft Greater Amberjack
ACL/ACT Framework Action
6. Review of Draft Red Grouper Bag
Limit and Accountability Measures
Framework Action
7. Discussion of IFQ Updates
8. Summary of the South Florida
Regional Management Issues
Meeting
9. Summaries of 2014 State Red Snapper
Recreational Sampling Programs
10. Discussion of ABC Control Rule
Revisions
11. Review of the Reef Fish Scientific
and Statistical Committee Summary
12. Review of the Reef Fish Advisory
Panel Summary
13. Review of the Red Snapper Advisory
Panel Summary
—Recess—
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Reef Fish Management Committee
Agenda, Wednesday, August 27, 2014,
8:30 a.m. Until 10:30 a.m.
1. Continuation of Reef Fish Committee
agenda
Shrimp Management Committee,
Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 10:30
a.m. Until 11:30 a.m.
1. Review of Public Hearing Draft for
Shrimp Amendment 16—
Adjustments to the Annual Catch
Limit and Accountability Measures
for Royal Red Shrimp
2. SSC Recommendations on Public
Hearing Draft Shrimp Amendment
15—Status Determination Criteria
for Penaeid Shrimp and
Adjustments to the Shrimp
Framework Procedure
Data Collection Management
Committee, Wednesday, August 27,
2014, 11:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
1. Commercial Electronic Log Pilot
Program Update
—Recess—
Council Session Agenda, Wednesday,
August 27, 2014, 1:30 p.m. Until 8:30
p.m.
1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.: Call to Order and
Introductions, Adoption of Agenda,
and Approval of Minutes
1:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.: The Council will
receive presentations on National
Recreational Policy, Red Snapper
Federal Violations, Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Undercover
Operation, New Cooperative
Research Effort, and an update on
the RESTORE Act Science Program.
—Recess—
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.: The Council will
receive public testimony on Final
Action—To Establish Recreational
Accountability Measures for Red
Snapper, Revised Public Hearing
Draft Reef Fish Amendment 40—
Sector Separation, and Public
Hearing Draft Shrimp Amendment
15 to the Shrimp Status
Determination Criteria for Penaeid
Shrimp and Adjustments to the
Shrimp Framework Procedure, and
open testimony on any other fishery
issues or concerns. People wishing
to speak before the Council should
complete a public comment card
prior to the comment period. The
Council will also review and vote
on Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP),
if any.
—Recess—
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Council Session Agenda, Thursday,
August 28, 2014, 8:30 a.m. Until 4:15
p.m.
the Council Office (see ADDRESSES), at
least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: The Council will
receive a committee report from the
Budget/Personnel Administrative
Committee.
8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: The Council will
receive a committee report from the
Administrative Committee.
9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.: The Council will
receive a committee report from the
Red Drum Management Committee.
10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: The Council will
receive a committee report from the
Shrimp Management Committee.
10:45 a.m.–11 a.m.: The Council will
receive a committee report from the
Data Collection Administrative
Committee.
11 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: The Council will
review Other Business items; 2013/
2014 Spiny Lobster Landings.
—Recess—
1 p.m.–4 p.m.: The Council will receive
a committee report from the Reef
Fish Management Committee.
4 p.m.–4:15 p.m.: The Committee will
hold the Election of the Chair and
Vice Chair.
—Adjourn—
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted on the
Council’s file server, which can be
accessed by going to the Council Web
site at https://www.gulfcouncil.org and
clicking on FTP Server under Quick
Links. For meeting materials see folder
‘‘Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2014–08’’
on Gulf Council file server. The
username and password are both
‘‘gulfguest’’. The meetings will be
webcast over the Internet. A link to the
webcast will be available on the
Council’s Web site, https://www.
gulfcouncil.org.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice 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 final action
to address the emergency.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
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
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–18783 Filed 8–7–14; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of addendum to a public
meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will meet over two days to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, August 25, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.
and Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 8:30
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Courtyard by Marriott/Boston Logan
Airport, 225 McClellan Highway,
Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617)
569–5250.
Council Address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
original notice published in the Federal
Register on August 4, 2014 (79 FR
45182). This notice adds an agenda item
and changes the start time of the second
day.
SUMMARY:
Agenda Items
The SSC will meet to (1) Review stock
assessment information, consider
information provided by the Groundfish
PDT and develop ABC
recommendations for Gulf of Maine
haddock and Georges Bank yellowtail
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flounder for fishing years 2015–17; and
(2) review stock assessment information,
consider information provided by the
Whiting PDT and develop ABC
recommendations for northern and
southern stocks of red hake, whiting
(silver hake) and offshore hake for
fishing years 2015–17. The committee
may not complete all the ABC
recommendations for these stocks at this
meeting. Review ongoing work from the
Council’s Risk Policy Working Group;
Provide input regarding the
development of a Risk Policy Statement,
which will articulate the Council’s risk
tolerance and serve as guidance for ABC
(acceptable biological catch) control
rules and annual catch limits (ACLs) for
Council-managed species. The
committee will address other business
as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in
this notice 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 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
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–18781 Filed 8–7–14; 8:45 am]
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National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority
Board Special Meeting
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Board of the First
Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)
will hold a Special Meeting via
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD428
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public
Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the: Budget/Personnel, Administrative Policy, Red
Drum, Reef Fish, Shrimp and Data Collection Management Committees; in
conjunction with a meeting of the Full Council. The Council will hold a
closed session. The Council will also hold a formal public comment
session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1 p.m. on Monday, August
25 until 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Address: The meeting will be held at the Beau Rivage Resort
& Casino located at 875 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS 39530; (228) 386-
7111.
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; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: doug.gregory@gulfcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion for each individual
management committee agenda are as follows:
Budget/Personnel Administrative Committee Agenda, Monday, August 25,
2014, 1 p.m. Until 2 p.m.
1. Review and Approval of Multi-year Budget 2015-19
Administrative Policy Administrative Committee Agenda, Monday, August
25, 2014, 2 p.m. Until 4 p.m.
1. Discussion of Advisory Panel and Scientific and Statistical
Committee Structure and Appointment Process
2. Discussion of Draft SOPPs Revisions
Red Drum Management Committee Agenda, Monday, August 25, 2014, 4 p.m.
Until 5 p.m.
1. Review of Scoping Document for Recreational Red Drum Management
Full Council, CLOSED SESSION, Monday, August 25, 2014; 5 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m.
1. Appointments to the SEDAR Workshop Advisory Panel
--Recess--
Reef Fish Management Committee Agenda, Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 8:30
a.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
1. Discussion of Gag OFL and ABC
2. Final Action--Red Snapper Accountability Measures Framework Action
3. Review of the Socioeconomic SSC Summary
4. Discussion of Amendment 40--Recreational Red Snapper Sector
Separation Revised Public Hearing Draft
5. Review of Draft Greater Amberjack ACL/ACT Framework Action
6. Review of Draft Red Grouper Bag Limit and Accountability Measures
Framework Action
7. Discussion of IFQ Updates
8. Summary of the South Florida Regional Management Issues Meeting
9. Summaries of 2014 State Red Snapper Recreational Sampling Programs
10. Discussion of ABC Control Rule Revisions
11. Review of the Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committee
Summary
12. Review of the Reef Fish Advisory Panel Summary
13. Review of the Red Snapper Advisory Panel Summary
--Recess--
Reef Fish Management Committee Agenda, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 8:30
a.m. Until 10:30 a.m.
1. Continuation of Reef Fish Committee agenda
Shrimp Management Committee, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 10:30 a.m.
Until 11:30 a.m.
1. Review of Public Hearing Draft for Shrimp Amendment 16--Adjustments
to the Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures for Royal Red
Shrimp
2. SSC Recommendations on Public Hearing Draft Shrimp Amendment 15--
Status Determination Criteria for Penaeid Shrimp and Adjustments to the
Shrimp Framework Procedure
Data Collection Management Committee, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 11:30
a.m. Until 12 p.m.
1. Commercial Electronic Log Pilot Program Update
--Recess--
Council Session Agenda, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 1:30 p.m. Until
8:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: Call to Order and Introductions, Adoption of
Agenda, and Approval of Minutes
1:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: The Council will receive presentations on National
Recreational Policy, Red Snapper Federal Violations, Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) Undercover Operation, New Cooperative Research Effort, and
an update on the RESTORE Act Science Program.
--Recess--
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.: The Council will receive public testimony on Final
Action--To Establish Recreational Accountability Measures for Red
Snapper, Revised Public Hearing Draft Reef Fish Amendment 40--Sector
Separation, and Public Hearing Draft Shrimp Amendment 15 to the Shrimp
Status Determination Criteria for Penaeid Shrimp and Adjustments to the
Shrimp Framework Procedure, and open testimony on any other fishery
issues or concerns. People wishing to speak before the Council should
complete a public comment card prior to the comment period. The Council
will also review and vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP), if any.
--Recess--
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Council Session Agenda, Thursday, August 28, 2014, 8:30 a.m. Until 4:15
p.m.
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: The Council will receive a committee report from
the Budget/Personnel Administrative Committee.
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: The Council will receive a committee report from
the Administrative Committee.
9:45 a.m. -10:15 a.m.: The Council will receive a committee report from
the Red Drum Management Committee.
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: The Council will receive a committee report from
the Shrimp Management Committee.
10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.: The Council will receive a committee report from
the Data Collection Administrative Committee.
11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: The Council will review Other Business items; 2013/
2014 Spiny Lobster Landings.
--Recess--
1 p.m.-4 p.m.: The Council will receive a committee report from the
Reef Fish Management Committee.
4 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: The Committee will hold the Election of the Chair and
Vice Chair.
--Adjourn--
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going to
the Council Web site at https://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on FTP
Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials see folder ``Briefing
Books/Briefing Book 2014-08'' on Gulf Council file server. The username
and password are both ``gulfguest''. The meetings will be webcast over
the Internet. A link to the webcast will be available on the Council's
Web site, https://www.gulfcouncil.org.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice 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 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 aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council
Office (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-18783 Filed 8-7-14; 8:45 am]
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