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options paper addressing short-term 

management measures. The Committee 

will review proposed measures for the 

wreckfish fishery through Snapper 

Grouper Amendment 48 and 

modifications to red porgy management 

through Snapper Grouper Amendment 

50. The Committee will receive 

guidance on rebuilding options from 

NOAA Fisheries for gag grouper, discuss 

vermilion snapper trip limits, receive an 

update on the South Atlantic Red 

Snapper Count and the Greater 

Amberjack Count in the South Atlantic 

and Gulf of Mexico, discuss topics for 

the next meeting of the Snapper 

Grouper AP, and receive a brief on an 

Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) 

application. 

Dolphin Wahoo Committee, 

Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 1:30 

p.m. Until 3:45 p.m. 

The Committee will receive an update 

on the status of Amendment 10 to the 

Dolphin Wahoo FMP. The Amendment 

includes actions addressing: Revisions 

to recreational data and catch level 

recommendations; modifications to 

recreational accountability measures; 

measures to allow properly permitted 

commercial vessels with trap, pot or 

buoy gear on board to possess 

commercial quantities of dolphin and 

wahoo; removal of the current Operator 

Card requirement; and reductions in the 

recreational vessel limit for dolphin. 

The Council approved the amendment 

for Secretarial review during its June 

2021 meeting. The Committee will also 

consider management measures to 

include in a future framework 

amendment. 

Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, 

September 15, 2021, 4 p.m.—Public 

comment will be accepted from 

individuals attending the meeting on all 

items on the Council meeting agenda. 

The Council will be accepting public 

hearing comments on Amendment 50 to 

the Snapper Grouper FMP addressing 

management measures for red porgy. 

The Council Chair will determine the 

amount of time provided to each 

commenter based on the number of 

individuals wishing to comment. 

Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, 

September 16, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 

p.m. 

The Committee will review Coastal 

Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 

34 addressing management measures for 

Atlantic king mackerel in the South 

Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico and CMP 

Amendment 32 addressing management 

measures to end overfishing for Gulf of 

Mexico cobia. Both amendments will be 

considered for public hearing approval. 

Habitat Protection and EcosystemBased Management Committee, 

Thursday, September 16, 2021, 1:30 

p.m. Until 3 p.m. 

The Committee will review 

Amendment 10 to the Coral FMP, which 

would establish a shrimp fishery access 

area for the deepwater shrimp fishery 

along the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of 

Particular Concern and consider 

approving the amendment for 

Secretarial Review. The Committee will 

also receive an update on the Habitat 

and Ecosystem Blueprint and discuss 

topics for the next meeting of the 

Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based 

Management AP. 

Council Session II, Thursday, 

September 16, 2021, From 3 p.m. Until 

5:30 p.m., and Friday, September 17, 

2021, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m. 

The Council will present the 2020 

Law Enforcement Officer of the Year 

Award and hold elections of the Chair 

and Vice-Chair. 

The Council will receive an update 

from NOAA Fisheries Office of 

Protected Resources, review the 

Exempted Fishing Permit request, 

review the FMP Workplan, receive a 

staff report from the Executive Director 

and an update on Climate Change 

Scenario Planning. The Council will 

receive reports from NOAA Fisheries 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center and 

from the Southeast Regional Office. 

The Council will receive reports from 

the following committees: Snapper 

Grouper; Dolphin Wahoo; Mackerel 

Cobia; and Habitat Protection and 

Ecosystem-Based Management. 

The Council will discuss other 

business, upcoming meetings, and take 

action as necessary. 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Action 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified 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 Council’s intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: August 18, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

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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 in-person and virtual 

meeting (hybrid) of its Ecosystem 

Technical Committee (ETC). 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

Friday, September 10, 2021, 8:30 a.m.– 

5 p.m., EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will 

take place at the Gulf Council office. If 

you prefer not to travel at this time, you 

may attend via webinar. Registration 

information will be available on the 

Council’s website by visiting 

www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the 

Ecosystem Technical Committee 

meeting on the calendar. 

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. 

Natasha Mendez-Ferrer, Fishery 

Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; natasha.mendez@

gulfcouncil.org, telephone: (813) 348– 

1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Friday, September 10, 2021; 8:30 a.m. 

Until 5 p.m.; EDT 

The meeting will begin with 

Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 

Approval of Minutes from the March 2, 

2020 meeting and review of Scope of 

Work with its members. 

The ETC will receive a Mid-Term 

Project Summary on the Overview of 

Fisheries Ecosystem Planning (FEP), 


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review indicators and data 

visualization, and discuss ETC 

recommendations. 

The ETC will review Case Studies and 

Lessons Learned from other FEP efforts 

and provide recommendations. They 

will receive an Update on Stakeholder 

Mapping, Engagement and Mental 

Modelling and receive a Status Update 

on the Council Coordination Committee 

(CCC) Subcommittee on Area-Based 

Management; and will then provide 

recommendations. 

The ETC will receive public 

comment; and discuss any Other 

Business items. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will be held in-person 

and via webinar (hybrid). You may 

register for the webinar by visiting 

www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the 

Ecosystem Technical Committee 

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 

Technical Committee 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 Technical 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 takeaction 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: August 18, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

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New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Monkfish Committee via webinar to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This webinar will be held on 

Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 9 a.m. 

Webinar registration URL information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/5823477991354445582. 

ADDRESSES: Council address: New 

England Fishery Management Council, 

50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, 

MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Monkfish Committee will receive 

a presentation on analyses related to the 

Council’s 2021 Monkfish Priority to 

‘‘Complete work recommended by the 

Council in June 2020 for including the 

2019 discard information in the analysis 

of discard estimation methods 

undertaken in 2020’’. They will discuss 

and make recommendations for 2022 

Council monkfish management 

priorities. Other business will be 

discussed as necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

before this 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 publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

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. 

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

Dated: August 18, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to the Office of 

Naval Research’s Arctic Research 

Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi 

Seas (Year 4) 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

harassment authorization; request for 

comments on proposed authorization 

and possible renewal. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from Office of Naval Research (ONR) for 

authorization to take marine mammals 

incidental to Arctic Research Activities 

in the Beaufort Sea and eastern Chukchi 

Sea. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is 

requesting comments on its proposal to 

issue an incidental harassment 

authorization (IHA) to incidentally take 

marine mammals during the specified 

activities. NMFS is also requesting 

comments on a possible one-time, oneyear renewal that could be issued under 

certain circumstances and if all 

requirements are met, as described in 

Request for Public Comments at the end 

of this notice. NMFS will consider 

public comments prior to making any 

final decision on the issuance of the 

requested MMPA authorizations and 

agency responses will be summarized in 

the final notice of our decision. ONR’s 

activities are considered military 

readiness activities pursuant to the 

MMPA, as amended by the National 


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