[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 58696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5526]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100405A]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
meeting of its Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) in 
Tampa, FL on Thursday, October 27, 2005.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Quorum Hotel - Tampa, 700 
North Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33609.
    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 (Council) will convene its Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) in Tampa, Florida to review the work it has done to 
date in compiling information to use in developing a fisheries 
ecosystem plan (FEP), and will discuss a timeline for completion of a 
draft FEP. The SSC will also discuss the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita relevant to fishery management on the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem 
and may make recommendations to the Council.
    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 (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), 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 Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has 
been notified of the Council's intent to take action to address the 
emergency.
    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) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: October 4, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5526 Filed 10-6-05; 8:45 am]
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