[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14252-14253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05263]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB865]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of 
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This is a hybrid 
meeting open to the public offering both in-person and virtual options 
for participation.

DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, April 4 at 8 a.m. through 5:30 
p.m., CDT and Tuesday, April 5 at 8 a.m. through Thursday, April 7, 
2022 at 5 p.m., CDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at The Lodge at Gulf State Park, 
21196 East Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, AL 36542.
    Please note, in-person meeting attendees will be expected to follow 
any current COVID-19 safety protocols as determined by the Council, 
hotel and the City of Gulf Shores. Such precautions may include masks, 
room capacity restrictions, and/or social distancing. If you prefer to 
``listen in'', you may access the log-on information by visiting our 
website at www.gulfcouncil.org.
    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, April 4, 2022; 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CDT

    The meeting will begin with the Administrative/Budget Committee 
reviewing 2022 Anticipated Activities, Budget and 2021 Funded 
Expenditures, and discuss Electronic Voting Process and available 
technology for Council and Council Bodies.
    The Ecosystem Committee will review and discuss contracted Draft 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan, and receive a meeting summary from the 
Ecosystem Technical Committee meeting.
    The Mackerel Committee will review and discuss Coastal Migratory 
Pelagics Landings, Draft Framework Amendment 11: Modifications to the 
Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group King Mackerel Catch Limits, Final 
Action: Draft Amendment 34: Atlantic Migratory Group King Mackerel 
Catch Levels and Atlantic King and Spanish Mackerel Management 
Measures, and Other Business: Discussion Gulf King Mackerel Southern 
Zone Gillnet Fishing Restriction on Weekends.
    The Shrimp Committee will receive the Biological Review of the 
Texas Closure; receive update on Current Shrimp Vessel Position Data 
Collection, a summary from the Shrimp Advisory Panel Meeting, update on 
Council Request for Proposals to Address Expanded Sampling of the Fleet 
for Effort Monitoring in the Gulf Shrimp Industry, and SSC 
Recommendations on Development and Process of Using Empirical Dynamic 
Models on Brown and White Shrimp.
    At approximately 2:45 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the Council will 
convene the Full Council in a Closed Session to review and discuss the 
selection of Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQ) Focus Group Participants, 
Coral, Data Collection, and Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel Members, and 
select the 2021 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year or Team of the 
Year.

Tuesday, April 5, 2022; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT

    The Reef Fish Committee will convene to review Reef Fish Landings 
and Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Landings, and Federal For-hire 
Season Projection. The Committee will review the Red Snapper Private 
Recreational Component 2021 Landings Summary and 2022 Season 
Projections, and Draft Options: Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack Catch 
Limits, Sector Allocations, and other Rebuilding Plan Modifications. 
The Committee will review the revised Great Red Snapper Count Estimates 
and SSC Recommendations for Red Snapper Catch Advice.
    Following lunch, the Committee will receive a presentation and hold 
a discussion on the Gulf of Mexico Gag Grouper Interim Rule, State Reef 
Fish Survey (SRFS) Calibration, and Interim Analysis. The Committee 
will hold an SSC discussion of Limited Access Privilege Programs in 
Mixed-use Fisheries, Focus Group Formation and Next Steps Individual 
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Programs, and review of the Gulf

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Red Grouper Interim Analysis Health Status and SSC Recommendations.
    Immediately following the Reef Fish Committee, there will be a 
virtual and in-person GMFMC and NOAA Question and Answer Session.

Wednesday, April 6, 2022; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT

    The Data Collection Committee will review Draft Framework Action: 
Modification to Location Reporting Requirements for For-Hire Vessels, 
receive updates on Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic Reporting 
(SEFHIER) Program, NMFS-SERO Permits office Use of Council Funding, and 
upcoming Workshop to Evaluate State-Federal Recreational Survey 
Differences.
    The Sustainable Fisheries Committee will review Final Action: 
Framework Action: Historical Captain Permit Conversion and discuss 
Allocation Review Framework.
    Following lunch at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Council will 
reconvene with a Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions, 
Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes.
    The Council will receive presentations on Gulf of Mexico Renewable 
Energy and Understanding Population Dynamics of Adult Red Drum.
    The Council will hold public testimony from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., 
CDT on Final Action Items: Draft Amendment 34: Atlantic Migratory Group 
King Mackerel Catch levels and Atlantic King and Spanish Mackerel 
Management Measures and Framework Action: Historical Captain Permit 
Conversion; and open testimony on other fishery issues or concerns. 
Public comment may begin earlier than 2:30 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 on the 
Council website on the day of public testimony. Registration for 
virtual testimony closes one hour (1:30 p.m. CDT) before public 
testimony begins.

Thursday, April 7, 2022; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., CDT

    The Council will receive Committee reports from Administrative 
Budget, Ecosystem, Shrimp, Mackerel, Data Collection, Reef Fish and 
Sustainable Fisheries Management Committees; and, a Closed Session 
report. The Council will receive updates from the following supporting 
agencies: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Alabama Law 
Enforcement Efforts; 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.
    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 meeting. 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 Magnuson-Stevens 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: March 8, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-05263 Filed 3-11-22; 8:45 am]
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