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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 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: December 20, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31039 Filed 12–26–24; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

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 Shallowwater 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 inperson 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. 

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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 MagnusonStevens 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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE561] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public online meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

hosting an informational session on 

Council practices and procedures for all 

Advisory Body members. 

DATES: The online meeting will be held 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, from 10 

a.m. until 12 p.m., Pacific time or until 

business for the day concludes. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

online. Specific meeting information, 

including directions on how to join and 

system requirements will be provided in 

the meeting announcement on the 

Council’s website (see 

www.pcouncil.org). You may send an 

email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 

(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact 

him at (503) 820–2280, extension 412 

for technical assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Ames, Deputy Director, Pacific 

Council; telephone: (503) 820–2417. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

provide an orientation for new and 

returning Advisory Body members, 

ensuring they have a clear 

understanding of the Council’s 

processes, procedures, and expectations. 

The meeting is informational only and 

the Advisory Body members are not 

expected to develop recommendations 

or report to the Council. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. 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 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: December 19, 2024. 

Alyssa Weigers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30794 Filed 12–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE553] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public online 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Pacific Council) 

and the NMFS Northwest and 

Southwest Fisheries Science Centers 

will convene a virtual pre-assessment 

workshop to review proposed data and 

modeling approaches to inform 

groundfish stock assessments for 

chilipepper rockfish and California 

quillback rockfish scheduled for 

assessment during 2025. The workshop 

is open to the public. 

DATES: The pre-assessment workshop 

will be held Thursday, January 23, 2025, 

from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (Pacific time) 

or until business for the day has been 

completed. 

ADDRESSES: The pre-assessment 

workshop will be conducted as an 

online meeting. Specific meeting 

information, including the agenda and 

directions on how to join the meeting 

and system requirements, will be 

provided in the workshop 

announcement on the Pacific Council’s 

website (see www.pcouncil.org). You 

may send an email to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov) or contact 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 pre-assessment workshop 

is to review proposed data inputs, 

modeling approaches, and any other 

pertinent information to inform 2025 

stock assessments for chilipepper 

rockfish and California quillback 

rockfish. The goal of the pre-assessment 

workshop is to promote dialogue about 

and a common understanding between 

assessment teams and data providers of 

the best data and analytical and 

modeling approaches applicable to 


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