[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 5816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1485]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 013006E]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Public Meeting

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.

DATES: The workshop will take place March 7-8, 2006. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Florida Fish and Wildlife 
Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue, S.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 
telephone: (727) 896-8626; fax: (727) 893-2947.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: 
(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place from 1 p.m.-5 
p.m. on March 7, 2006 and from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on March 8, 2006.
    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 Council's IMS, as designed through a contract with the 
Florida's Fish and Wildlife Resources 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 be 
discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during 
this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically 
listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of 
this document 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 intent to take final action to address 
the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 3 days prior to the meetings.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

    Dated: January 31, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-1485 Filed 2-2-06; 8:45 am]
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