[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 5648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1410]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 013006G]


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 the Ad Hoc Grouper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 
Advisory Panel (AHGIFQAP).

DATES: The AHGIFQAP meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 
February 22 and conclude no later than 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel Tampa - 
Airport/Westshore, 555 North Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33609, 
telephone: (813) 875-1555.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stu Kennedy, Fishery Biologist, 
telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council has begun deliberation of a Dedicated Access Privilege System 
(DAP) for the Commercial grouper fishery. The Council has appointed an 
Ad Hoc Grouper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Advisory Panel (AHGIFQAP) 
composed of commercial grouper fishermen and others knowledgeable about 
DAP systems to assist in the development of such a program. This will 
be the first meeting of the AHGIFQAP. They will be asked to provide 
some broad general recommendations on the scope and the general 
configuration of such a program to the Council for discussion at the 
Council's March 20 - 23, 2006 meeting in Mobile, AL.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the AHGIFQAP 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 AHGIFQAP will be restricted to those issues 
specifically identified in the agenda 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.
    Copies of the agenda can be obtained by calling (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: January 30, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-1410 Filed 2-1-06; 8:45 am]
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