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SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS—Continued 

California State Delegation ......................................................................................................................... 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation ............................................................................................................................ 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation ..................................................................................................................... 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel ................................................................................................................... 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team .................................................................................................................. 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants ............................................................................................................................ As Necessary. 

Day 7—Tuesday, November 7, 2023 

California State Delegation ......................................................................................................................... 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation ............................................................................................................................ 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation ..................................................................................................................... 7 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants ............................................................................................................................ As Necessary. 

Day 8—Wednesday, November 8, 2023 

California State Delegation ......................................................................................................................... 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation ............................................................................................................................ 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation ..................................................................................................................... 7 a.m. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during these 

meetings. Action will be restricted to 

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. 

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 

business days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 26, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD413] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting open 

to the public offering both in-person and 

virtual options for participation. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a four-day hybrid meeting to 

consider actions affecting the Gulf of 

Mexico fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will convene 

Monday, October 23 through Thursday, 

October 26, 2023. Schedule as follows: 

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 

a.m.–5 p.m. and Thursday at 8 a.m.– 

4:15 p.m., CDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at Embassy Suites by Hilton, located at 

16006 Front Beach Road, Panama City 

Beach, FL 32413. 

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. 

Carrie Simmons, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Monday, October 23, 2023; 8 a.m.–5 

p.m., CDT 

The meeting will begin in Full 

Council with review and adoption of 

Proposed Council Committee 

Assignments for October 2023 through 

August 2024 and current Council 

Committee Assignments. 

Committee Sessions will follow 

beginning with the Data Collection 

Committee reviewing Final Action item: 

Comprehensive Amendment Addressing 

Electronic Reporting for Commercial 

Vessels, Development of Gulf For-Hire 

Data Collection Program, Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) Discussions 

on Recreational Marine Recreational 

Information Program-Fishing Effort 

Survey (MRIP–FES) Pilot Study and 

Next Steps and on MRIP–FES Inventory 

for the Gulf of Mexico. The Committee 

will review the summary report from 

the Technical Coordinating Committee 

Deliberations at the Gulf States Marie 

Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) 

meeting. 

There will be an Individual Fishing 

Quota (IFQ) Information Presentation 

from NOAA during lunch. 

Following lunch, the Shrimp 

Committee will convene and review the 

Results of Side-by-Side Testing of 

Cellular Vessel Monitoring Systems 

(cVMS) and Cellular Electronic 

Logbooks (cELBs) on Gulf Shrimp 

Vessels and any remaining items from 

the meeting summary for the October 

2023 Shrimp Advisory Panel meeting. 

The Reef Fish Committee will 

convene and discuss the SSC Reviews 

for 2023 Gulf Vermilion Snapper 

Interim Analysis and Gulf Lane Snapper 

Catch Analysis. 

The Full Council will reconvene in a 

CLOSED SESSION for selection of Ad 

Hoc Charter For-hire Data Collection 

Advisory Panel Members. 

Tuesday, October 24, 2023; 8 a.m.–5 

p.m., CDT 

The Reef Fish Committee will 

reconvene to review IFQ Program Goals 

and Objectives, Final Action item: 

Modifications to Recreational and 

Commercial Greater Amberjack 

Management Measures, Draft: Snapper 

Grouper Amendment 44/Reef Fish 

Amendment 55: Catch Level 

Adjustments and Allocations for 

Southeastern U.S. Yellowtail Snapper. 

The Committee will review SSC 

Discussions on Recent Gag Grouper 

Research and Implications for 

Management, 2023 Gulf Gag Grouper 

Health Check Status, Draft Options: Gag 

and Black Grouper Management 

Measures and Reef Fish and IFQ 

Program Landings, and State Program 

Landings for Red Snapper. 

Wednesday, October 25, 2023; 8 a.m.– 

5 p.m., CDT 

The Ecosystem Committee will review 

and discuss the Summary Report from 

the September 2023 Ecosystem 

Technical Committee meeting. 


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The Administrative/Budget 

Committee will discuss Draft Activities 

for Proposed Use of Administrative 

Award Carryover Funds and 

Information on Inflation Reduction Act 

Funding for the Regional Management 

Councils and Proposed Activities. 

The Mackerel Committee will review 

the Coastal migratory Pelagics Landings 

and Draft Framework Amendment 14: 

Modifications to Gulf Spanish Mackerel 

Catch Limits. 

At approximately 11:15 a.m., CDT, the 

Council will reconvene with a Call to 

Order, Announcements and 

Introductions, Adoption of Agenda and 

Approval of Minutes. The Council will 

receive a presentation Update on the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) on Wind Energy Development 

in the Gulf of Mexico and an update on 

NOAA Fisheries Efforts to Incorporate 

Feedback from Underserved 

Communities and other Stakeholders 

into a Southeast Equity and 

Environmental Justice Implementation 

Plan. 

The Council will hold public 

comment testimony from 2 p.m. to 5 

p.m., CDT for Final Action Items: 

Comprehensive Amendment Addressing 

Electronic Reporting for Commercial 

Vessels and Modifications to 

Recreational and Commercial Greater 

Amberjack Management Measures; 

including, open testimony on other 

fishery issues or concerns. Public 

comment may begin earlier than 2 p.m. 

CDT but will not conclude before that 

time. Persons wishing to give public 

testimony in-person must register at the 

registration kiosk in the meeting room. 

Persons wishing to give public 

testimony virtually must sign up via the 

link on the Council website. 

Registration for virtual testimony is 

open at the start of the meeting, 

Monday, October 23rd at 8 a.m., CDT 

and closes one hour before public 

testimony begins on Wednesday, 

October 25th at 1 p.m. CDT. Public 

testimony may end before the published 

agenda time if all registered in-person 

and virtual participants have completed 

their testimony. 

Thursday, October 26, 2023; 8 a.m.– 

4:15 p.m., CDT 

The Council will receive Committee 

reports from Data Collection, Shrimp, 

Closed Session, Reef Fish, Ecosystem, 

Administrative/Budget, and Mackerel 

Management Committees. The Council 

will receive updates from the following 

supporting agencies: Florida Law 

Enforcement Efforts; South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council; NOAA 

Office of Law Enforcement (OLE); Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commission; 

U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service; and Department of State. 

The Council will discuss any Other 

Business items. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting; 

both in-person and virtual participation 

available. You may register for the 

webinar to listen-in only by visiting 

www.gulfcouncil.org and click on the 

Council meeting on the calendar. 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/3383291116212545537. 

The timing and order in which agenda 

items are addressed may change as 

required to effectively address the issue, 

and the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

website as they become available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not contained in this agenda may come 

before this 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 these meetings. Actions 

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 that 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 aid or 

accommodations should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira, (813) 348–1630, at least 

15 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 26, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD412] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council will hold a public 

webinar to collect input on NOAA 

Fisheries’ Draft Climate Governance 

Policy. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, October 16, 2023, from 2 p.m. 

until 4 p.m., EDT. For agenda details, 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Connection information 

will be posted prior to the meeting at 

www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

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 MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will host a webinar to collect 

public input on NOAA Fisheries’ Draft 

Climate Governance Policy. Comments 

provided during the webinar will be 

compiled for submission to NOAA 

Fisheries. Instructions for submitting 

written comments are available at: 

https://www.mafmc.org/actions/nmfsclimate-governance-policy. 

In May 2023, NOAA Fisheries 

released a draft procedural directive 

titled ‘‘Guidance on Council Authority 

for Preparing Fishery Management Plans 

for Stocks that May Extend across the 

Geographic Areas of more than one 

Council, pursuant to MSA § 304(f)’’ 

(also referred to as the ‘‘Climate 

Governance Policy’’). Under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA), each of the eight regional fishery 

management councils has responsibility 

for fisheries within specified geographic 

areas and is required to prepare and 

submit fishery management plans 

(FMPs) for fisheries that ‘‘require 

conservation and management.’’ In 

situations where a fishery extends 

beyond the geographic area of any one 

Council, section 304(f) of the MSA 

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to 

either designate a single Council to 

prepare an FMP or require two or more 

Councils to prepare an FMP jointly. The 

draft policy is intended to provide 

guidance on when and how the 

Secretary will review and assign 

management authority over existing 

(and potentially new) fisheries found 

across more than one Council 

jurisdiction. NOAA Fisheries has stated 

that additional guidance is needed to 


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