[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 45700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4244]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080105C]


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 meeting of its Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) in New Orleans, LA.

DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, August 19, 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 Council will convene its Ecosystem SSC 
in New Orleans, LA on August 19, 2005. The SSC will: (1) review the 
results of a series of facilitated workshops to solicit public input on 
ecosystem based fisheries management, (2) review the National Marine 
Fisheries Service's positions on approaches to ecosystem based 
fisheries management, and (3) establish preliminary tasks toward 
producing a fisheries ecosystem plan.
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630. Although other non-emergency issues not on the 
agendas may come before the 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 these 
meetings. Actions of the 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-SFCMA, provided the public has been notified of the 
Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are open to the public and physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council 
office (see ADDRESSES) by August 12, 2005.

    Dated: August 3, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-4244 Filed 8-5-05; 8:45 am]
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