[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 88 (Monday, May 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 24396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2228]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[ I.D. 050405A]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene its 
Special Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2005 from 8:30 
a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Best Western - The Westshore 
Hotel, 1200 North Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33607.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
813.228.2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) will convene the Special Coral Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) to discuss previous research efforts to 
locate and identify coral reef resources in the Gulf of Mexico. The 
Special Coral SSC will also be asked to provide recommendations on 
future research needs. Finally, the Special Coral SSC will discuss 
issues relative to Acropora and the 2004 Status of Coral Reefs of the 
World Report.
    A copy of the agenda and related materials can be obtained by 
calling the Council office at 813.228.2815.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Special Coral SSC for discussion, in accordance with the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (M-SFCMA), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this 
meeting. Actions of the Special Coral SSC will be restricted to those 
issues specifically identified in the agendas and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
Section 305(c) of the M-SFMCA, provided the public has been notified of 
the Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) by May 16, 2005.

    May 4, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-2228 Filed 5-6-05; 8:45 am]
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