[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 97 (Friday, May 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 29284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2530]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051705D]


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 (Council) will 
convene its Socioeconomic Panel (SEP).

DATES: The meeting will be convene at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2005, 
and conclude no later than 2 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ramada Inn & Suites New 
Orleans Airport, 110 James Drive East, St. Rose, LA.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf of 
Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813.228.2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) will convene its Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) to review 
the Red Snapper Stock Assessment and discuss data requirements for 
socioeconomic evaluations of individual fishing quota (IFQ) programs. 
In addition, the SEP will hear a presentation on policy implications of 
alternative modeling approaches for recreational fishing activities. 
The SEP will prepare a report containing their conclusions and 
recommendations. This report will be presented to the Council at its 
meeting on July 11-14, 2005, in Fort Myers Beach, FL.
    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 SEP 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 this meeting. 
Actions of the SEP 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 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, 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 31, 2005.

    Dated: May 17, 2005.
Tracey Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-2530 Filed 5-19-05; 8:45 am]
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