[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 41688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3866]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071405D]


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 meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene a joint meeting of its Standing and Special Reef Fish 
Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs) in New Orleans, LA.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, August 1, 2005, from 10 a.m. to 
4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ramada Inn & Suites, New 
Orleans Airport, 110 James Drive East, Saint Rose, LA 70087.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council will convene a meeting of its Standing and Special Reef Fish 
Scientific and Statistical Committee, to review a Red Snapper Advisory 
Report prepared by the NMFS and approved by the Southeast Data, 
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Assessment Workshop committee. The 
advisory report contains findings on the red snapper stock status and 
possible and appropriate management for the stock in accordance with 
the red snapper rebuilding plan. The SSC previously reviewed the red 
snapper stock assessment and the SEDAR Assessment Review Workshop's 
Consensus Report at a meeting held July 5-8, 2005, and found those 
reports to constitute the best available scientific information, in 
accordance with national standard two of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (M-SFCMA).
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those 
issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. 
Actions of the Council and Committees 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-SFCMA, provided the public has been notified of 
the Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.
    The established times for addressing items on the agenda may be 
adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of 
discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order to further allow for 
such adjustments and completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting 
may be extended from, or completed prior to the date established in 
this notice.

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 July 25, 2005.

    Dated: July 15, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3866 Filed 7-19-05; 8:45 am]
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