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him at (503) 820–2412 for technical 

assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene A. Bellman, Staff Officer, 

Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820– 

2414, email: marlene.bellman@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee’s meeting is to update 

accepted practices guidelines for 

conducting groundfish stock 

assessments. The meeting will also 

contain presentations on two associated 

topics: (a) use of remotely operated 

vehicle data in stock assessments and 

(b) results of a literature review of 

methods addressing large area closures 

within stock assessments. 

Recommendations of SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee members will inform the 

Accepted Practices Guidelines for Stock 

Assessments in 2025 and 2026 

document, which is a compilation of 

guidelines for groundfish stock 

assessment scientists. An updated 

version of the Accepted Practices 

Guidelines for Stock Assessments in 

2025 and 2026 document will be 

available and posted shortly after this 

meeting for stock assessment scientists 

and provided to the full SSC and the 

Pacific Council in March 2025. 

Representatives of the Pacific Council’s 

Groundfish Management Team and the 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel will also 

participate in the meeting as advisers. 

No management actions will be 

decided by the SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee. The SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee members’ role will be 

development of recommendations for 

consideration by U.S. West Coast 

groundfish stock assessment scientists. 

Although nonemergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agendas 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 

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 

the intent of the SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee 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 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: November 8, 2024. 

Alyssa Weigers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE415] 

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. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a one day virtual meeting of its 

Standing and Special Mackerel 

Scientific and Statistical Committees 

(SSC). 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

virtually. 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: 

Thursday, December 5, 2024; 8:30 

a.m.–4:30 p.m. EST 

The meeting will begin with 

Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 

Scope of Work, and review and 

approval of Meeting Minutes from the 

July/August 2024 SSC meeting. 

The SSC Standing Committee, with 

the Special Mackerel SSC, will review 

the Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR) 99: Gulf Migratory 

Group King Mackerel Terms of 

Reference and Volunteers, including 

presentations, background materials, 

draft schedule, and SSC discussion. 

The Standing SSC will review and 

discuss the SEDAR 98: Gulf Red 

Snapper Assessment Workshop 

Volunteers, followed by the review of 

Southeastern U.S. Black Grouper 

Management Strategy Evaluation 

including presentations, background 

materials and SSC Discussion. 

Following, the SSC will review the 

SEDAR 88: Gulf Red Grouper Stock 

Assessment, including presentations, 

background information, and SSC 

discussion. The SSC will also discuss 

the 2025–2028 Research and Monitoring 

Priorities. 

Public comments will be heard at the 

end of the day before any items under 

Other Business are discussed. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will 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 

The meeting is 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: November 8, 2024. 

Alyssa Weigers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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