Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[RTID 0648-XF393]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notice; public hearings and webinars. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold three in-person public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments on Shallow-water Grouper. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> The public hearings will take place January 8-21, 2026. The in-person public hearings and webinar will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 8 p.m. local time. For specific dates and times, see <E T="02">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION</E> . Written public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST on January 20, 2026. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> Please visit the Gulf Council website at <E T="03">www.gulfcouncil.org for</E> meeting materials and webinar registration information. <E T="03">Meeting addresses:</E> The public hearings will be held in Madeira Beach, Galveston, TX and Lafayette, LA; and one virtual webinar. For specific locations, dates and times see <E T="02">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION</E> below. <E T="03">Council address:</E> Gulf Fishery Management Council, 4107 W Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Emily Muehlstein; Public Information Officer; <E T="03">emily.muehlstein@gulfcouncil.org,</E> Gulf Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> The agenda for the following three in-person public hearings and webinar is as follows: Council staff will begin with a presentation on the purpose, need, and proposed management alternatives in Shallow-water Grouper Amendment 58A. Staff and a Council member will be available to answer any questions, and the public will have the opportunity to provide testimony on the amendment and other related testimony. <HD SOURCE="HD1">In-Person Locations and Webinars</HD> Thursday, January 8, 2026; Maderia Beach City Hall, 300 Municipal Drive, Madeira Beach, FL 33708, (727) 391-9951. Monday, January 12, 2026; Hilton Galveston Island, 5400 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551, (409) 744-5000. Tuesday, January 13, 2026; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Lafayette Office Large Conference Room #2039, 200 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70508. Wednesday, January 21, 2026; via webinar. Visit <E T="03">www.gulfcouncil.org</E> website and click on the “meetings and public hearings” tab for registration information. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Special Accommodations</HD> These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira (see <E T="02">ADDRESSES</E> ), at least 10 working days prior to the meeting date. <E T="03">Authority:</E> 16 U.S.C. 1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E> <SIG> <DATED>Dated: December 19, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Anna Michelle Harrison,</NAME> Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-23779 Filed 12-23-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>