102 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 1 / Tuesday, January 2, 2018 / Notices 

seasonal bycatch survey program for the 

scallop fishery, river herring bycatch 

avoidance in the herring fishery, and 

developing methods to assess the effects 

of fishing on herring aggregations. 

Address other business as necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on this agenda may come 

before the Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after the publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. This meeting will be 

recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 

1852, a copy of the recording is 

available upon request. 

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

Dated: December 27, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28289 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF928 

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 will hold a oneday meeting of its Ad Hoc Red Snapper 

Private Angler Advisory Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will convene on 

Thursday, January 18, 2018, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Gulf Council office. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist— 

Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; john.froeschke@

gulfcouncil.org, telephone: (813) 348– 

1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Thursday, January 18, 2018; 8:30 a.m.– 

5 p.m., EDT 

Charge Ad Hoc Red Snapper Private 

Angler AP: To provide 

recommendations to the Council on 

private recreational red snapper 

management measures which would (1) 

provide more quality access to the 

resource in federal waters, (2) reduce 

discards, and (3) improve fisheries data 

collection. 

I. Agenda and Introduction 

II. Approval of the Minutes from May 8– 

9, 2017 meeting 

III. Presentation: Summary Overview of 

Requested Items from Last Meeting 

IV. Discussion: Historical Perspectives 

of Red Snapper Management 

V. Presentation: Red Snapper Stock 

Assessment Process 

VI. Review of Red Snapper State 

Management 

a. Presentation: Summary of Red 

Snapper Amendments Considering 

State Management for the 

Recreational Red Snapper 

Component 

b. Red Snapper State Management 

Decision Support Tool 

c. Panel Feedback and 

Recommendations 

VII. Panel Discussion and 

Recommendations to Improve 

Access for Recreational Anglers in 

the Red Snapper Recreational 

Component 

VIII. Other Business 

—Meeting Adjourns— 

You may register for Ad Hoc Red 

Snapper Private Angler Advisory Panel 

meeting on January 18, 2018 at: https:// 

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

7701195332573365763. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

Council’s file server. To access the file 

server, the URL is https://

public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/ 

index.cgi, or go to the Council’s website 

and click on the FTP link in the lower 

left of the Council website (http://

www.gulfcouncil.org). The username 

and password are both ‘‘gulfguest’’. 

Click on the ‘‘Library Folder’’, then 

scroll down to ‘‘AP Meeting_Ad Hoc 

Red Snapper Private Angler-2018–01’’. 

The meeting will be webcast over the 

internet. A link to the webcast will be 

available on the Council’s website, 

http://www.gulfcouncil.org. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel 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 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office 

(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: December 27, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28286 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF935 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a series of public hearings 

pertaining to Amendment 31 to the 

Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery 

Management Plan for the Gulf of Mexico 

and Atlantic Region. The amendment 

would revise management for Atlantic 

Migratory Group Cobia. 

DATES: The public hearings will be held 

via listening stations and webinar on 

January 22, January 23, and January 24, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for locations. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 


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