[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 59317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5575]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100505B]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Meeting to refine South Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council's Internet Mapping System.

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting to refine Internet Mapping System

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting to refine its Internet Mapping System in St. Petersburg, 
FL. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The workshop will take place October 25, 2005. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Florida Fish and Wildlife 
Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue, S.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 
phone: (727) 896-8626; fax: (727)893-2947.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699; phone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free (866)SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. - 
5 p.m. on October 25, 2005. Invited participants representing 
scientific and mapping expertise, will meet to continue to refine the 
Council's Internet Mapping System (IMS) with additional datasets and 
improved functionality.
    The meeting is a follow up to one held in 2004. The Council's IMS, 
as designed through a contract with the Florida's Fish and Wildlife 
Research Institute, incorporates datasets, metadata, and images 
provided through cooperative efforts of several agencies. Continued 
collection and refinement of the IMS will assist the Council in the 
development of its Fishery Ecosystem Plan. Information provided on the 
site is accessible to the public at http://map.mapwise.com/safmc.
    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 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.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings.

    Dated: October 6, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5575 Filed 10-11-05; 8:45 am]
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