Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 44865-44866 [2019-18460]
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Amendment 29 (Best Practices and
Powerheads) and the Wreckfish ITQ
Review document. Public comment will
also be accepted on items for scoping/
public hearings and all other agenda
items. The Council Chair, based on the
number of individuals wishing to
comment, will determine the amount of
time provided to each commenter.
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee, Thursday,
September 19, 2019, 8:30 a.m. Until 10
a.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
overview of Council actions relevant to
Habitats and Ecosystems, review the
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management Advisory Panel Report,
discuss and take action as needed.
Joint Habitat Protection and EcosystemBased Management Committee, Shrimp
Committee, and Golden Crab Committee
Meeting, Thursday, September 19, 2019,
10 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
1. The Committees will review a
comprehensive amendment (Coral
Amendment 10/Shrimp Amendment
11/Golden Crab Amendment 10)
addressing access to managed areas,
transit provisions, and options for vessel
monitoring systems (VMS) for the
golden crab fishery, discuss and
consider approval for public scoping.
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Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday,
September 19, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until
3:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
update on the status of commercial
catches versus ACLs and the status of
amendments under formal Secretarial
review.
2. The Committee will receive an
overview of Framework Amendment 8
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP
addressing king mackerel commercial
trip limits in Season 2 in the Atlantic
Southern Zone, review analyses, select
preferred alternatives, and consider
approving for public hearings.
3. The Committee will review a white
paper to address Spanish mackerel
closures in the Atlantic Northern Zone
and other management measures,
discuss possible port meetings for the
king and Spanish mackerel fisheries,
and take action as necessary.
4. The Committee will review a Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Framework action to modify federal forhire trip limits in the Gulf reef fish and
Coastal Migratory Pealgics fisheries,
discuss and take action as necessary.
5. The Committee will also discuss
agenda items for the upcoming Mackerel
Cobia Advisory Panel meeting, provide
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direction to staff, and take action as
necessary.
the Council’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Council Session: Friday, September 20,
2019, 8:30 a.m. Until 1 p.m. (Partially
Closed Session if Needed)
Special Accommodations
The Full Council will begin with the
Call to Order, adoption of the agenda,
approval of minutes, and presentations
for the 2018 Law Enforcement of the
Year award and Council staff
recognition.
The Council will receive a Legal
Briefing on Litigation from NOAA
General Counsel (if needed) during
Closed Session. The Council will
receive staff reports including the
Executive Director’s Report, and
updates on the MyFishCount pilot
project and the Council’s Citizen
Science Program.
Updates will be provided by NOAA
Fisheries including a report on the
status of commercial catches versus
ACLs for species not covered during an
earlier committee meeting, the
Southeast Geographic Strategic Plan,
data-related reports (for-hire
amendment and bycatch), update on the
status of the of the Commercial
Electronic Logbook Program, and the
status of the Marine Recreational
Information Program (MRIP)
conversions for recreational fishing
estimates. The Council will discuss and
take action as necessary.
The Council will review any
Exempted Fishing Permits received as
necessary.
The Council will receive reports from
the following committees: Snapper
Grouper; Mackerel Cobia; Protected
Resources; Dolphin Wahoo; Habitat
Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management; Joint Habitat/Shrimp/
Golden Crab; Executive Finance; and
Personnel. The Council will take action
as appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and
liaison reports; and discuss other
business and upcoming meetings and
take action as necessary.
Documents regarding these issues are
available from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
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
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These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 5 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 22, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
RIN 0648–XV037
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of a public meeting.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will hold a oneday meeting of its Coral Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC), Coral and
Shrimp Advisory Panels (AP).
SUMMARY:
The meeting will convene on
Monday, September 16, 2019, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT. For agenda details,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the Gulf Council office.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
ADDRESSES:
Dr.
Natasha Mendez-Ferrer, Biologist, Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
natasha.mendez@gulfcouncil.org,
telephone: (813) 348–1630. The
Council’s website, www.gulfcouncil.org
also has details on the meeting location,
proposed agenda, webinar listen-in
access, and other materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
following items are on the agenda,
though agenda items may be addressed
out of order (changes will be noted on
the Council’s website when possible.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Monday, September 16, 2019; 8:30
a.m.–5 p.m.
The meeting will begin with
introduction of members, election of
Coral Advisory Panel Chair and Vice
Chair; and, adoption of agenda. The
committees will approve the Joint
Shrimp and Coral APs and Coral SSC
minutes from the August 3–4, 2016
meeting; and, receive a summary of the
Joint Standing and Coral SSC minutes
from the January 9, 2018 meeting.
Council staff will review the scope of
work; and NMFS will give an update on
the Implementation Status of Coral 9.
The committees will receive an update
on Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary expansion; Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary
expansion, and implications for
fisheries management; Stony Coral
Tissue Loss Disease; and, Coral Reef
Conservation Program Update. The
committees will discuss any Other
Business items.
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Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be broadcast via
webinar. You may register for the listenin access by visiting
www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the
SSC/AP meeting on the calendar. The
Agenda is subject to change, and the
latest version along with other meeting
materials will be posted on
www.gulfcouncil.org as they become
available.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
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 this meeting. Actions 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
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
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
Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office
(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting.
Dated: August 22, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XV043
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP)
Committee will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, September 19, 2019, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, September 20,
2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda
details.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Hyatt Place Inner Harbor, 511
South Central Avenue, Baltimore, MD
21202; telephone: (410) 558–1840.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331; website:
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is for the EOP
Committee to review and provide
feedback on a draft summer flounder
conceptual model, data availability and
draft management questions that could
be explored with the conceptual model.
This process and review is part of the
Council’s Ecosystem Approach to
Fisheries Management decision
framework in which the Council agreed
to pilot the development of a summer
flounder conceptual model that will
consider the high priority risk factors
affecting summer flounder and its
fisheries. In addition, the Committee
may take up any other business as
necessary.
A detailed agenda and any pertinent
background documents will be made
available on the Council’s website
(www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting.
SUMMARY:
Special Accommodations
The 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.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 22, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to the King Pile
Markers Project on the Columbia River
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments on proposed authorization
and possible renewal.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland District (Corps) for
authorization to take marine mammals
incidental to the King Pile Markers
Project on the Columbia River in
Washington and Oregon Pursuant to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA). NMFS is requesting comments
on its proposal to issue an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
incidentally take marine mammals
during the specified activities. NMFS is
also requesting comments on a possible
one-year renewal that could be issued
under certain circumstances and if all
requirements are met, as described in
Request for Public Comments at the end
of this notice. NMFS will consider
public comments prior to making any
final decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorizations and
agency responses will be summarized in
the final notice of our decision.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than September 26,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service. Physical
comments should be sent to 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
and electronic comments should be sent
to ITP.Pauline@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
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[FR Doc No: 2019-18460]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV037
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a one-
day meeting of its Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC),
Coral and Shrimp Advisory Panels (AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene on Monday, September 16, 2019, from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf Council office.
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. Natasha Mendez-Ferrer, Biologist,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630. The
Council's website, www.gulfcouncil.org also has details on the meeting
location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and other
materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda,
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council's website when possible.)
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Monday, September 16, 2019; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
The meeting will begin with introduction of members, election of
Coral Advisory Panel Chair and Vice Chair; and, adoption of agenda. The
committees will approve the Joint Shrimp and Coral APs and Coral SSC
minutes from the August 3-4, 2016 meeting; and, receive a summary of
the Joint Standing and Coral SSC minutes from the January 9, 2018
meeting.
Council staff will review the scope of work; and NMFS will give an
update on the Implementation Status of Coral 9. The committees will
receive an update on Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
expansion; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary expansion, and
implications for fisheries management; Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease;
and, Coral Reef Conservation Program Update. The committees will
discuss any Other Business items.
Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the
listen-in access by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the
SSC/AP meeting on the calendar. The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version along with other meeting materials will be posted on
www.gulfcouncil.org as they become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the 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 this
meeting. Actions 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 Act, provided the public has been notified of the
Council's intent to take 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 Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office (see
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: August 22, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-18460 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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