Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 9869-9870 [2023-03145]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 15, 2023 / Notices 7226.91.2530, 7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180. The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the Order is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2023–03213 Filed 2–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC744] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting Special Accommodations Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Dated: February 10, 2023. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel will hold one public meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, March 3, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Pacific Standard Time or until business for the day has been completed. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held online. Specific meeting information, including directions on how to join the meeting and system requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council’s website (see www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 2412 for technical assistance. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessi Doerpinghaus, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820–2415. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this online meeting is to discuss and develop work products and recommendations for the Pacific Council’s March 2023 meeting. Topics will include reviewing the 2022–23 California Current Ecosystem report and fishery ecosystem plan initiatives. Other items on the Pacific Council’s March agenda may be discussed as well. The meeting agenda will be available on the Pacific Council’s website in advance of the meeting. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to BILLING CODE 3510–22–P AGENCY: SUMMARY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document 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 intent to take final action to address the emergency. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:16 Feb 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 [FR Doc. 2023–03221 Filed 2–14–23; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC769] Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a three-day in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Shrimp, Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC). DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 7 through Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST, daily. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council office. Registration information will be available on the Council’s website by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the ‘‘meeting tab’’. 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: Mr. Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org, telephone: (813) 348–1630. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9869 Tuesday, March 7, 2023; 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., EST The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, Approval of Verbatim Minutes and Meeting Summary from the January 10– 12, 2023, meeting, and a review of the Scope of Work. The Committees will select an SSC Representative for the April 3–6, 2023, Gulf Council meeting in Gulfport, MS. Following, the Committees will review presentations for Shrimp Effort Estimation, New Shrimp Assessment Models and Royal Red Shrimp Landings, including other background materials for SSC discussion. The Committees will review SEDAR 87 Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Terms of Reference (TORs), Schedule, Participants Approval; SEDAR Schedule and Planned Interim Analyses; Review of Red Grouper Operational Assessment (OA) TORs; and, Solicitation of Volunteers for SEDAR 74 Red Snapper Research Track Review Workshop. Public comment will be heard at the end of the day. Wednesday, March 8, 2023; 8:30 a.m.– 5:30 p.m., EST The Committees will continue review and discuss any topics from the previous day if time is needed. The Committees will discuss a presentation and model documentation on Economics of Allocation; a presentation on Scamp and Yellowmouth Grouper Updated Projections within the Shallow-water Grouper Complex; a presentation and published research on Incorporating Socioeconomic Data into Stock Assessments and its Effect on Status Criteria Determination; a presentation and published research on Decision Points for Evaluating Proxies for Maximum Sustainable Yield; and will receive public comment at the end of the day, if any. Thursday, March 9, 2023; 8:30 a.m.– 5:30 p.m., EST The Committees will review and discuss Explicit Temporal Modeling of Recruitment Residuals from Stock Synthesis, Evaluating Bottom Fishing Seasonal Closures in the Recreational Fishery, and Greater Amberjack Discard Mortality, along with presentations and background materials. The Committees will receive an update on the Gulf of Mexico Great Amberjack Count, review an Examination of an Alternative Allocation Approach, and Wenchman and Mid-water Snapper Historical Landings, along with presentation and background materials. The Committees E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1 9870 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 15, 2023 / Notices will receive public comment before addressing any items under Other Business. —Meeting Adjourns The meeting will also be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the SSC 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 Scientific and Statistical Committees 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 Scientific and Statistical Committee 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 aid should be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348–1630, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: February 9, 2023. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–03145 Filed 2–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC765] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES 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) SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:16 Feb 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, starting at 9 a.m. and continue through 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place over webinar using the Webex platform with a telephone-only connection option. Details on how to connect to the webinar by computer and by telephone will be available at: www.mafmc.org/ ssc. 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: During this meeting, the SSC will review and possibly modify the 2023 acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendation and develop 2024–25 ABC recommendations for Illex squid based on updated analysis and work products developed to evaluate recent changes to the fishery and stock dynamics. The SSC will also review and provide feedback on the most recent MidAtlantic State of the Ecosystem report and the work plan/products of the SSC’s Ecosystem Work Group. The SSC will review and provide feedback on the utility and potential application of the work products developed as part of a research project on short-term forecasts of species distributions. The SSC will also receive a presentation on the Council supported Ocean City, MD recreational video project and on the results and findings of the Council’s recently completed management strategy evaluation on the recreational summer flounder fishery. In addition, the SSC will receive an update on the activities and future products of the Economic Work Group, OFL CV subgroup, and the constant/average ABC sub-group. The SSC may take up any other business as necessary. A detailed agenda and background documents will be made available on the Council’s website (www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting. Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: February 9, 2023. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–03146 Filed 2–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC768] Marine Mammals; File No. 27272 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066 (Responsible Party: David Wiley, Ph.D.) has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on seven species of cetaceans. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before March 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 27272 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@ noaa.gov. Written comments on this application should be submitted via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include File No. 27272 in the subject line of the email comment. Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@ noaa.gov. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Young or Amy Hapeman, (301) 427– 8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9869-9870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03145]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC769]


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 (Council) will 
hold a three-day in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Shrimp, 
Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees 
(SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 7 through Thursday, 
March 9, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST, daily.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council office. 
Registration information will be available on the Council's website by 
visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the ``meeting tab''.
    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: Mr. Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, March 7, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST

    The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 
Approval of Verbatim Minutes and Meeting Summary from the January 10-
12, 2023, meeting, and a review of the Scope of Work. The Committees 
will select an SSC Representative for the April 3-6, 2023, Gulf Council 
meeting in Gulfport, MS.
    Following, the Committees will review presentations for Shrimp 
Effort Estimation, New Shrimp Assessment Models and Royal Red Shrimp 
Landings, including other background materials for SSC discussion. The 
Committees will review SEDAR 87 Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Terms of 
Reference (TORs), Schedule, Participants Approval; SEDAR Schedule and 
Planned Interim Analyses; Review of Red Grouper Operational Assessment 
(OA) TORs; and, Solicitation of Volunteers for SEDAR 74 Red Snapper 
Research Track Review Workshop. Public comment will be heard at the end 
of the day.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST

    The Committees will continue review and discuss any topics from the 
previous day if time is needed. The Committees will discuss a 
presentation and model documentation on Economics of Allocation; a 
presentation on Scamp and Yellowmouth Grouper Updated Projections 
within the Shallow-water Grouper Complex; a presentation and published 
research on Incorporating Socioeconomic Data into Stock Assessments and 
its Effect on Status Criteria Determination; a presentation and 
published research on Decision Points for Evaluating Proxies for 
Maximum Sustainable Yield; and will receive public comment at the end 
of the day, if any.

Thursday, March 9, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST

    The Committees will review and discuss Explicit Temporal Modeling 
of Recruitment Residuals from Stock Synthesis, Evaluating Bottom 
Fishing Seasonal Closures in the Recreational Fishery, and Greater 
Amberjack Discard Mortality, along with presentations and background 
materials.
    The Committees will receive an update on the Gulf of Mexico Great 
Amberjack Count, review an Examination of an Alternative Allocation 
Approach, and Wenchman and Mid-water Snapper Historical Landings, along 
with presentation and background materials. The Committees

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will receive public comment before addressing any items under Other 
Business.

--Meeting Adjourns
    The meeting will also be broadcast via webinar. You may register 
for the webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the SSC 
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 Scientific and Statistical Committees 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 Scientific and Statistical 
Committee 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 aid should be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348-1630, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: February 9, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-03145 Filed 2-14-23; 8:45 am]
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