Federal Register: October 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 189)
DOCID: fr01oc09-48 FR Doc E9-23745
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN ID: RIN 0648-XR95
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr01oc09-48
ACTION: Meetings:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
DATES: The meetings will be held October 19 - 22, 2009. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings.
SUMMARY:
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Council
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
10:30 a.m. The Council meeting will begin with a review of the agenda and minutes and approve the Committee Appointments.
11 a.m. 12 noon The Council will receive a presentation on Catch Shares Task Force.
1:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. They will receive public testimony on exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any; Modifications to Reef Fish Amendment 29; and the Council will hold an open public comment period regarding any fishery issue of concern. People wishing to speak before the Council should complete a public comment card prior to the comment period.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
8:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. The Council will review and discuss reports from the committee meetings as follows: Reef Fish Management; Administrative Policy; Data Collection; Spiny Lobster/Stone Crab Management; Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem; Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel) Management; Shrimp Management; AP Selection Committee and SEDAR Selection Committee.
12:45 p.m. 1 p.m. Other Business items will follow. The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately 1 p.m.
Committees
Monday, October 19, 2009
9 a.m. 10 a.m. CLOSED SESSION (Full Council) The Administrative Policy Committee will discuss Administrative Matters.
10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. CLOSED SESSION (Full Council) The SEDAR Selection Committee will approve the SEDAR 19 (Black Grouper) Review Workshop Participants; select the SEDAR 22 (Yellowedge Grouper and Tilefish) Data Workshop Participants and the SEDAR Procedural Workshop IV Characterizing Uncertainty Participants.
10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. CLOSED SESSION (Full Council) The AP Selection Committee will appoint the Chair and Vice Chair for the Ad Hoc LAPP AP; Appoint Ad Hoc Data Collection AP; and Receive the report on status of fishery violations.
12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. The Data Collection Committee will review a report of the Logbook Workshop.
1 p.m. 2 p.m. The Shrimp Management Committee will review the ``Status and Health of the Shrimp Stocks for 2008''; review the ``Stock Assessment Report 2008 Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery''; review of ``A Biological Review of the Tortugas Pink Shrimp Fishery Through December 2008; and a Preliminary Report of Shrimp Effort in 2009.
2 p.m. 3 p.m. The Spiny Lobster/Stone Crab Committee will discuss the Scoping Hearing Summaries for Spiny Lobster Amendment 10 and Suggestions for Spiny Lobster Amendment 10 Options.
3 p.m. 5:30 p.m. The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will discuss the Report from the ABC Control Workgroup; the Scoping Hearing Summaries from the Generic ACL/AM Amendment; and the 5year Research Plan.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
8:30 a.m. 4 p.m. The Reef Fish Management Committee will meet to discuss the Gag/Red Grouper Amendment Scoping Document (Reef Fish Amendment 32) and select Scoping Hearing Locations; receive a presentation on the New ESA Biological Opinion Analyzing the Gulf Reef Fish Fishery and its Effects on Listed Species; Alternative Options for Red Snapper Recreational Season; Modifications to the regulations in Amendment 29; Terms of Reference for Greater Amberjack, Yellowedge Grouper and Tilefish Assessments; Hook Limit Analyses for Amendment 31; Develop LAPP Charge; and Discussion on the Sector Separation.
4 p.m. 5:30 p.m. The Administrative Policy Committee will discuss modifications to SOPPs and Handbook Development.
Recess
Immediately Following Committee Recess There will be an informal open public question and answer session.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. The Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) (Mackerel) Management Committee will discuss the CMP Scoping Meeting Summaries and options for the CMP Amendment 18 Amendment 20 Options.
Although other nonemergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with
the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. Actions of the Council and Committees will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas 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
action to address the emergency. The established times for addressing
items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the
timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order to
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further allow for such adjustments and completion of all items on the
agenda, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the date/time established in this notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina O'Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 28, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Dr. Stephen Bortone, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 3481630.