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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105540-105541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31036]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE562]

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.

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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).

DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, January 27 through Thursday, 
January 30, 2025. Daily schedule will be 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST 
Monday and Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., CST on Tuesday and 
Thursday.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Renaissance New Orleans 
Pere Marquette French Quarter, located at 817 Common Street, New 
Orleans, LA 70112. If you prefer to ``listen in'', you may access the 
log-in 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, January 27, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST

    Committee Sessions will begin with the Administrative/Budget 
Committee review and discussion of Proposed 2025 Activities and Budget 
and receive update on 2020-2024 Administrative Award No Cost Extension 
Request and Inflation Reduction Act Funding. The Committee will Review 
Advisory Panel appointments for Data Collection, Spiny Lobster, and 
Coral. The Habitat Protection & Restoration Committee will receive 
updates on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Generic Amendment 5 and 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement of Proposed Aquaculture 
Opportunity areas in the Gulf of Mexico and Draft Comment Letter. The 
Shrimp Committee will review Draft Shrimp Framework Action: 
Modification of the Vessel Position Data Collection Program for the 
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery and Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP) 
Recommendations, and review remaining meeting summary items from the 
December 16, 2024 Shrimp AP meeting.
    Following lunch, the Mackerel Committee will receive a presentation 
on Gulf Stakeholder Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Engagement 
Meetings Summary Draft. The Committee will discuss Spanish Mackerel 
Framework Action and next steps and King Mackerel Document and next 
steps, including a presentation on King Mackerel Data Request Report, 
Framework Action and background of SEDAR 99 Draft Schedule. The 
Outreach and Education Technical Committee (OETC) will review 2024 
Communications improvement Plan Progress and Analytics, Domestic Shrimp 
and Seafood Education and Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Outreach 
Update on Red Tide Fishery Ecosystem Issues (FEI). The Committee will 
discuss Management Areas and Boundary Outreach, Public Comment 
Improvements, 2025 Communications Improvement Plan and remaining items 
from the O&E Technical Committee meeting summary.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CST

    The Council will receive a Litigation update. Following, the Reef 
Fish Committee will convene to review and discuss Draft: Reef Fish 
Amendment 58B:
    Modifications to Deep-water Grouper Management Measures, receive a 
presentation on Modifications to Lane Snapper Minimum Size and 
Recreational Bag Limits and Draft Reef Fish Amendment 59: Requirements 
for Participation in Individual Fishing Quota Programs. The Committee 
will review Draft Framework: Other Shallow-water Grouper Catch Limits, 
receive a summary from the December 2024 Gulf SSC Webinar and remaining 
Reef Fish AP Discussions and Recommendations.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST

    The Reef Fish Committee will reconvene to review summary reports 
from Working Group 1 & 2 for the Recreational Initiative and Public 
Engagement Sessions and receive a presentation on Recreational Red 
Snapper Accountability Measures. The Law Enforcement Technical 
Committee (LETC) will review the meeting summary from the January 2025 
meeting.
    Following lunch, the Council will convene at approximately 1:30 
p.m., CST with a Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions, 
Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes. The Council will receive a 
presentation on Stock Assessments 101: Spawning Potential Ratio and 
Maximum Sustainable Yield. The Council will hold public testimony 
beginning at 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., CST for comments for open testimony on 
other fishery issues or concerns. Public comment may begin earlier than 
2 p.m. CST 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 during the Council meeting. 
Registration for virtual testimony closes one hour (1 p.m. CST) before 
public testimony begins.

Thursday, January 30, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CST

    The Council will receive Committee reports from Administrative/
Budget, Habitat Protection & Restoration, Shrimp, Mackerel, Outreach 
and Education, Reef Fish, and Law Enforcement. The Council will receive 
updates from the following supporting agencies: South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council Liaison; Louisiana 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.
    Lastly, the Council will hold a discussion on Council Planning and 
Primary Activities, and any Other Business items.

    -Meeting Adjourns

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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 
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 
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: December 20, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-31036 Filed 12-26-24; 8:45 am]
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