[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27114]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC612]
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,
Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees
(SSC).
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 10 through Thursday,
January 12, 2023. Meeting times are scheduled as follows: Tuesday and
Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m., EST.
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, January 10, 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 September 21-
23, 2022, meeting, and a review of the Scope of Work. The Committees
will select an SSC Representative for the January 30-February 2, 2023,
Gulf Council Meeting. Following, the Committees will review
presentations and a stock assessment report for SEDAR 75: Gulf of
Mexico Gray Snapper, including other background materials for SSC
discussion. The Committees will hold a discussion on Acceptable
Biological Catch Control Rule Modifications, receive presentations, and
review background materials. Public comment will be heard at the end of
the day.
Wednesday, January 11, 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 review and evaluate
updated Red Snapper Calibration Ratios for Gulf state surveys to MRIP,
along with presentations and background materials; and will receive
public comment at the end of the day, if any.
Thursday, January 12, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EST
The Committees will review and discuss the presentation and other
background materials for Gulf Red Grouper Interim Analysis and
Projections. If further discussions on the stock assessment report for
SEDAR 75: Gulf of Mexico Gray Snapper are needed, they will be held
prior to the Committees receiving 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: December 9, 2022.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-27114 Filed 12-13-22; 8:45 am]
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