[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69516-69517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6312]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111005C]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
public meeting of its Texas Habitat Protection Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The Texas Habitat Protection AP will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
on Tuesday, December 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Houston Hobby 
Airport, 8181 Airport Boulevard, Houston, TX 77061; telephone: 713-645-
3000.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Rester, Habitat Specialist, Gulf 
States Marine Fisheries Commission, Post Office Box 726, Ocean Springs, 
MS 39564; telephone 228-875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Texas Habitat Protection AP will convene 
to discuss the following topics: the Sabine-Neches waterway deepening 
project; the

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comprehensive restoration plan for west Galveston Island; changes to 
316b of the Clean Water Act rules; potential fishery impacts of 
liquefied natural gas facilities; and the status of beneficial use 
sites in Galveston Bay.
    The Texas Habitat Protection AP is comprised of representatives 
from the recreational and commercial fishing groups, conservation 
organizations, academia, and state and federal resource agencies. The 
Texas group is part of a three unit Habitat Protection Advisory Panel 
(AP) of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. The principal 
role of the advisory panels is to assist the Council in attempting to 
maintain optimum conditions within the habitat and ecosystems 
supporting the marine resources of the Gulf of Mexico. Advisory panels 
serve as a first alert system to call to the Council's attention 
proposed projects being developed and other activities which may 
adversely impact the Gulf marine fisheries and their supporting 
ecosystems. The panels may also provide advice to the Council on its 
policies and procedures for addressing environmental affairs.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the agendas may come 
before the AP 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. 
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 Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
    Copies of the meeting agenda can be obtained by calling the Council 
office at 813-348-1630.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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: November 10, 2005.
Tracey Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-6312 Filed 11-15-05; 8:45 am]
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