[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 112 (Monday, June 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34090-34091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3043]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060705D]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a public conference call meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene its Charterboat Advisory Panel (AP) via conference call to 
review the ``Draft Amendment to the FMPs for Reef Fish (Amendment 25) 
and Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) (Amendment 17) for extending the 
Charter Vessel/Headboat Permit Moratorium.''

DATES: The conference call will be held on June 30, 2005. The 
conference call will begin at 10 a.m. EDT and conclude no later than 11 
a.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call and listening 
stations will be available. For specific locations see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stu Kennedy, Fishery Biologist, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) will convene its Charterboat AP to review the Draft 
Amendment to the FMPs for Reef Fish (Amendment 25) and Coastal 
Migratory Pelagics (Amendment 17) for extending the Charter Vessel/
Headboat Permit Moratorium. Amendments establishing the charter vessel/
headboat permit moratorium for the CMP fishery and the Reef Fish 
fishery were approved by NOAA Fisheries on May 6, 2003, and implemented 
on June 16, 2003 (68 FR 26280). The intended effect of these Amendments 
was to cap the number of for-hire vessels operating in these two 
fisheries at the current level (as of March 29, 2001) while the Council 
evaluated whether limited access programs were needed to constrain 
effort. In this amendment, the Council is considering allowing the 
permit to expire on June 16, 2006 or extending the moratorium on for-
hire Reef Fish and CMP permits for a finite period of time or 
indefinitely.
    Listening stations are available at the following locations:
    The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES), and the following NMFS 
offices:
    Galveston, TX 4700 Avenue U, Galveston, TX 77551, Rhonda O'Toole, 
409-766-3500;
    St. Petersburg, FL 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, 
Andy Strelcheck, 727-824-5374;
    Pascagoula, MS 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567, Cheryl 
Hinkel, 228-769-9200; and
    Panama City, FL 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408, Bob 
Allman, 850-324-6541.
    A copy of the Amendment and related materials can be obtained by 
calling the Council office at (813) 228-2815.
    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

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action during this meeting. 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 sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) by June 23, 2005.

    Dated: June 8, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3043 Filed 6-10-05; 8:45 am]
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