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Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in
2015 Using Data through 2013. The
Review Panel will review the soundness
and reliability of the stock assessment
results and conclusions for management
use. The Council’s Scientific and
Statistical Committee will hold its 120th
meeting to deliberate the results of the
Tier 3 review and receive a presentation
on the final stock assessment update as
revised based on the Tier 3 panel
recommendations. The SSC will make
its determination of best available
scientific information for the Council to
consider in specifying Annual Catch
Limits for the Territorial bottomfish
fisheries. The Council will also convene
a meeting of the Risk of Overfishing
(denoted by P*) Working Group (P*
WG) for the American Samoa, Guam
and CNMI Bottomfish Fishery. The P*
WG will review the P* dimensions and
criteria, provide new scores (as
appropriate), and recommend
appropriate risk of overfishing levels.
This will be the basis for the
specification of Acceptable Biological
Catch (ABC) levels for the Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) to consider
at its 121st meeting.
The Tier 3 Stock Assessment
Peer-Review Panel will be on August 11
to 12, 2015. The 120th SSC meeting will
be on September 16, 2015. The P* WG
meeting will be on September 23 to 24,
2015. For specific times and agendas,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES:
The Tier 3 Stock
Assessment Peer-Review Panel, P* WG
meeting and 120th SSC meeting will be
held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813;
telephone (808) 522–8220. WebEx and
teleconference facilities will be
provided for the P* WG meeting and the
120th SSC meeting for participants from
American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI.
The teleconference numbers are: U.S.
toll-free: 1–888–482–3560 or
International Access: +1 647 723–3959,
and Access Code: 5228220; The web
conference can be accessed at https://
wprfmc.webex.com/join/
info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
Public
comment periods will be provided. The
order in which agenda items are
addressed may change. The meetings
will run as late as necessary to complete
scheduled business.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Schedule and Agenda for the Tier 3
Stock Assessment Panel Review
August 11, 2015—9 a.m.–4 p.m.
1. Introduction
2. Background information
A. Objectives and Terms of Reference
B. Fishery Operation
C. Management
3. Review of Stock Assessment Update
4. Questions to presenters
5. Panel discussions (closed)
August 12, 2015—9 a.m.–4 p.m.
6. Panel discussions, continued (closed)
7. Present results of review and
recommendations
8. Adjourn
Schedule and Agenda for the 120th SSC
Meeting
September 16, 2015—1 p.m.–5 p.m.
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Insular Fisheries
A. Report on the Tier 3 Panel Review
of the Bottomfish Stock Assessment
Updates for American Samoa,
Guam, and CNMI
B. Report on the final Bottomfish
Stock Assessment Updates for
American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI
C. Public Comment
D. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
4. Other Business
A. 121st SSC Meeting
5. Summary of SSC Recommendations
to the Council
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D. Productivity and susceptibility
8. Discussion on potential changes to
the P* dimensions and criteria
9. General Discussion
10. Public comment
11. Summary of scores and P*
recommendations
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. 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 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 Kitty M. Simonds,
(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–
8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 22, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Schedule and Agenda for the P*
Working Group Meeting
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September 23, 2015—1 p.m.–5 p.m.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
1. Introductions
2. Recommendations from previous
Council meetings
3. Overview of the P* process
4. State of the Science for the Territory
Bottomfish
A. Report on the Tier 3 panel review
comments
B. Report on 2015 draft Territorial
Bottomfish stock assessment
updates
5. Review of the P* Dimensions and
Criteria
A. Assessment information
B. Uncertainty characterization
C. Stock status
D. Productivity and susceptibility
6. Public comment
September 24, 2015—1 p.m.–5 p.m.
7. Working group re-scoring session
A. Assessment information
B. Uncertainty characterization
C. Stock status
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council); Public Meeting
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 (GMFMC) will
hold meetings of the: Joint
Administrative Policy and Budget/
Personnel, Mackerel, Shrimp, Data
Collection, and Reef Fish Management
Committees; in conjunction with a
meeting of the Full Council. The
Council will also hold a formal public
comment session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held August 10–13, 2015. The meeting
will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday,
SUMMARY:
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August 10, 2015 and recess at 5 p.m.
The meeting will reconvene at 8:30 a.m.
on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 and recess
at 5 p.m. The meeting will reconvene at
8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12,
2015 and recess at 5:30 p.m. The
meeting will convene on the final day
at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 13,
2015 and adjourn by 3 p.m. or when
business is complete.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Hilton Riverside hotel, Two
Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130;
telephone: (504) 561–0500.
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.
The
Council items of discussion for each
individual management committee, and
Council’s agenda are as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, August 10, 2015, 8:30 a.m.,
Until 5 p.m.
8:30 a.m.–12 noon: Joint Administrative
Policy and Budget/Personnel
Committees
• Discuss Combining Administrative
Policy and Budget/Personnel
Committees
• Discuss Historical Performance of
Council Scoping Meetings
• Review of Advisory Panel (AP)
Staggered Terms
• Discuss Procedures for AP
Appointments and Fishing Violations
• Review of Statement Organization
Practices and Procedures (SOPPs)
Revisions
• Review of Magnuson-Stevens Act
(MSA) Reauthorization Bills
• Discuss Recent NOAA Essential Fish
Habitat (EFH) 5-year Review Budget
Enhancement
—Recess—
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1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.: Mackerel Management
Committee
• Joint Draft Options Paper for Coastal
Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment
26: Modifications to Allocations,
Stock Boundaries, and Sale Provisions
for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
Migratory Groups of King Mackerel.
• Options Paper for CMP Amendment
28: Separating Permits for Gulf of
Mexico and Atlantic Migratory
Groups of King Mackerel and Spanish
Mackerel.
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3 p.m.–4 p.m.: Shrimp Management
Committee
• Draft Options Paper for Shrimp
Amendment 17—Addressing the
Expiration of the Shrimp Permit
Moratorium
• Other Business—Update on Changes
in Turtle Excluder Devices (TED)
Regulations in Louisiana
4 p.m.–5 p.m.: Data Collection
Management Committee
• Review of Public Hearing Draft—Joint
Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting
Amendment
—Adjourn for the day—
Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 8:30 a.m.
Until 5 p.m.
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.: Reef Fish Management
Committee
• Review Public Hearing Draft
Amendment 39—Regional
Management of Recreational Red
Snapper
• Updated Options Paper—Framework
Action to Set Gag Recreational Season
and Gag and Black Grouper Minimum
Size Limits
• Final Action—Amendment 28—Red
Snapper Allocation
• Final Action—Framework Action to
Allow NMFS to Withhold a Portion of
the Commercial Red Snapper Quota
in 2016
• Draft Framework Action—Modify
Gear Restrictions for Yellowtail
Snapper
• Options Paper—Amendment 42—
Federal Reef Fish Headboat
Management
• Options Paper—Amendment 41—
Federal Charter-for-Hire Red Snapper
Management
• Discussion—Ad Hoc Private
Recreational Advisory Panel
—Adjourn for the day—
Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 8:30 a.m.
Until 11 a.m.: Council Session
• Call to Order, Announcements, and
Introductions
• Induction of New Council Members
• Adoption of Agenda, Approval of
Minutes, and Review of Exempted
Fishing Permits (EFPs) Applications—
Lionfish Trap Proposal
• Summary of the Council Coordination
Committee meeting
• Review of White Paper Evaluating
Potential Artificial Reef Siting Criteria
in the Gulf of Mexico
• Receive committee report from the
Joint Administrative Policy and
Budget/Personnel Management
Committee
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The Council will receive public
testimony from 1 p.m.–5:30 p.m.:
• Final Action on Reef Fish
Amendment 28—Red Snapper
Allocation
• Final Action on Red Snapper
Commercial Quota Retention for 2016
• 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.
—Adjourn for the day—
Thursday, August 13, 2015, 8:30 a.m.–
3 p.m.: Council Session
• The Council will receive reports from
the Mackerel, Shrimp, Reef Fish, and
Data Collection Management
Committees
• Vote on Exempted Fishing Permits
(EFPs), if any
• Other Business
• Election of Chair and Vice Chair
—Meeting Adjourns—
The timing and order in which agenda
items are addressed may change as
required to effectively address the issue.
The latest version will be posted on the
Council’s file server, which can be
accessed by going to the Council’s Web
site at https://www.gulfcouncil.org and
clicking on FTP Server under Quick
Links. For meeting materials, select the
‘‘Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2015–08’’
folder 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 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
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 Gulf Council Office (see ADDRESSES),
at least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: July 21, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(SAFMC); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public scoping meeting for
Amendment 37 and Regulatory
Amendment 23 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Snapper
Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region.
AGENCY:
The Council will hold a
scoping meeting via webinar on August
10, 2015 to solicit public input on
management actions affecting the
snapper grouper fishery.
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SUMMARY:
Snapper Grouper Amendment 37
(Hogfish)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission completed a
stock assessment for hogfish in 2014
with data through 2012 (SEDAR 37
2014). The assessment took into account
recent genetic evidence indicating that
hogfish in the South Atlantic comprise
two distinct stocks: Georgia through
North Carolina (GA-NC) and Florida
Keys & East Florida (FLK/EFL). Each
assessment was then evaluated with
regard to fishing level
recommendations. The Council’s
Scientific and Statistical Committee
developed catch level recommendations
for the GA-NC stock using the Only
Reliable Catch Stocks (ORCS) approach,
as outlined in Level 4 of the Council’s
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)
control rule. This approach is applied
when there are not sufficient data on a
stock or species to conduct a formal
stock assessment. Consequently the
approach relies only on landings data.
For the FLK/EFL stock, the SSC
considered the stock assessment to
represent the best available science and
recommended it for use in management.
The assessment results indicate the
FLK/EFL stock is undergoing
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overfishing and is overfished and,
therefore, in need of a rebuilding plan.
Amendment 37 would address
specifying the boundary between the
FLK/EFL stock, managed by the South
Atlantic Council, and the West Florida
stock, managed by the Gulf of Mexico
Council. This demarcation is necessary
to manage the stocks separately and to
aid in enforcing regulations.
Amendment 37 also includes actions to
specify Acceptable Biological Catch
(ABC), Annual Catch Limits (ACLs),
Annual Catch Targets (ACTs), and
Optimum Yield (OY) for both the NCGA and FLK/EFL stocks, establish a
rebuilding plan for the FLK/EFL stock,
and implement or modify management
measures for both stocks to attain the
desired level of harvest.
Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 23 (Golden Tilefish, Black
Sea Bass and the Jacks Complex)
Regulatory Amendment would
include actions pertaining to
management of the commercial golden
tilefish fishery, recreational
management measures for black sea
bass, and commercial management
measures for the Jacks Complex. The
Council has indicated that the following
items should be included in the
amendment: (1) Modification to the
fishing year start date for the hook-andline component of the commercial
golden tilefish fishery; (2) establishment
of a commercial trip limit for the Jacks
Complex; and (3) adjustment to the bag
limit for black sea bass.
DATES: The scoping webinar will be
held on Monday, August 10, 2015,
beginning at 6 p.m. Registration is
required. Information for registration,
along with copies of the Scoping
Documents for each amendment will be
posted on the Council’s Web site at
www.safmc.net as it becomes available.
ADDRESSES: South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Myra Brouwer, Fishery Biologist,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: myra.brouwer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the
Webinar, Council staff will present an
overview of each amendment and
answer questions. Written comments
may be mailed to Bob Mahood,
Executive Director, SAFMC (see
ADDRESSES); emailed to Mike.Collins@
safmc.net (please indicate appropriate
amendment in subject line); or faxed
(see ADDRESSES). Comments on
Amendment 37 and Regulatory
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Amendment 23 will be accepted until 5
p.m. on August 17, 2015.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days
prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Dated: July 21, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD–2015–OS–0070]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Office of the Secretary of
Defense, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to alter a System of
Records.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Secretary of
Defense proposes to alter a system of
records, DWHS E01 DoD, entitled ‘‘DoD
Federal Docket Management System
(DoD FDMS).’’ The purpose of this
system of records is to permit the
Department of Defense to identify
individuals who have submitted
comments in response to DoD rule
making documents or notices so that
communications or other actions, as
appropriate and necessary, can be
effected, such as a need to seek
clarification of the comment, a direct
response is warranted, and for such
other needs as may be associated with
the rule making or notice process.
DATES: Comments will be accepted on or
before August 26, 2015. This proposed
action will be effective the date
following the end of the comment
period unless comments are received
which result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
* Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
* Mail: Department of Defense, Office
of the Deputy Chief Management
Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–9010.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) will
hold meetings of the: Joint Administrative Policy and Budget/Personnel,
Mackerel, Shrimp, Data Collection, and Reef Fish Management Committees;
in conjunction with a meeting of the Full Council. The Council will
also hold a formal public comment session.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held August 10-13, 2015. The meeting
will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday,
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August 10, 2015 and recess at 5 p.m. The meeting will reconvene at 8:30
a.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 and recess at 5 p.m. The meeting will
reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 and recess at 5:30
p.m. The meeting will convene on the final day at 8:30 a.m. on
Thursday, August 13, 2015 and adjourn by 3 p.m. or when business is
complete.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Riverside
hotel, Two Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130; telephone: (504) 561-
0500.
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 Council items of discussion for each
individual management committee, and Council's agenda are as follows:
Monday, August 10, 2015, 8:30 a.m., Until 5 p.m.
8:30 a.m.-12 noon: Joint Administrative Policy and Budget/Personnel
Committees
Discuss Combining Administrative Policy and Budget/Personnel
Committees
Discuss Historical Performance of Council Scoping Meetings
Review of Advisory Panel (AP) Staggered Terms
Discuss Procedures for AP Appointments and Fishing Violations
Review of Statement Organization Practices and Procedures
(SOPPs) Revisions
Review of Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Reauthorization Bills
Discuss Recent NOAA Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-year Review
Budget Enhancement
--Recess--
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Mackerel Management Committee
Joint Draft Options Paper for Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP)
Amendment 26: Modifications to Allocations, Stock Boundaries, and Sale
Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King
Mackerel.
Options Paper for CMP Amendment 28: Separating Permits for
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel and
Spanish Mackerel.
3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Shrimp Management Committee
Draft Options Paper for Shrimp Amendment 17--Addressing the
Expiration of the Shrimp Permit Moratorium
Other Business--Update on Changes in Turtle Excluder Devices
(TED) Regulations in Louisiana
4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Data Collection Management Committee
Review of Public Hearing Draft--Joint Electronic Charter
Vessel Reporting Amendment
--Adjourn for the day--
Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 p.m.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.: Reef Fish Management Committee
Review Public Hearing Draft Amendment 39--Regional Management
of Recreational Red Snapper
Updated Options Paper--Framework Action to Set Gag
Recreational Season and Gag and Black Grouper Minimum Size Limits
Final Action--Amendment 28--Red Snapper Allocation
Final Action--Framework Action to Allow NMFS to Withhold a
Portion of the Commercial Red Snapper Quota in 2016
Draft Framework Action--Modify Gear Restrictions for
Yellowtail Snapper
Options Paper--Amendment 42--Federal Reef Fish Headboat
Management
Options Paper--Amendment 41--Federal Charter-for-Hire Red
Snapper Management
Discussion--Ad Hoc Private Recreational Advisory Panel
--Adjourn for the day--
Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 8:30 a.m. Until 11 a.m.: Council Session
Call to Order, Announcements, and Introductions
Induction of New Council Members
Adoption of Agenda, Approval of Minutes, and Review of
Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) Applications--Lionfish Trap Proposal
Summary of the Council Coordination Committee meeting
Review of White Paper Evaluating Potential Artificial Reef
Siting Criteria in the Gulf of Mexico
Receive committee report from the Joint Administrative Policy
and Budget/Personnel Management Committee
--Recess--
The Council will receive public testimony from 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.:
Final Action on Reef Fish Amendment 28--Red Snapper Allocation
Final Action on Red Snapper Commercial Quota Retention for
2016
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.
--Adjourn for the day--
Thursday, August 13, 2015, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Council Session
The Council will receive reports from the Mackerel, Shrimp,
Reef Fish, and Data Collection Management Committees
Vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs), if any
Other Business
Election of Chair and Vice Chair
--Meeting Adjourns--
The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change
as required to effectively address the issue. The latest version will
be posted on the Council's file server, which can be accessed by going
to the Council's Web site at https://www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on
FTP Server under Quick Links. For meeting materials, select the
``Briefing Books/Briefing Book 2015-08'' folder 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 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
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 Gulf Council
Office (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: July 21, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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