[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 19167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5423]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040706C]


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 meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene two public meetings of the Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort Working Group 
(SEWG).

DATES: The SEWG meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, 
2006 and conclude no later than 3 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2006. The 
second SEWG meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 and 
conclude no later than 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) Galveston Laboratory, Building 216, 4700 Avenue U, 
Galveston, TX; telephone: (409) 766-3507.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assane Diagne, Economist, telephone: 
(813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will convene meetings of the 
SEWG to begin evaluating shrimp effort in the Exclusive Economic Zone 
(EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. The working group, appointed by the 
Council during its March 2006, regular meeting, is charged with 
providing the Council with alternatives for determining the appropriate 
level of effort in the shrimp fishery in the EEZ. The group also will 
discuss the level of effort necessary to achieve optimum yield in the 
shrimp fishery and what level of effort would derive the maximum 
benefits of that fishery. The SEWG includes fishery biologists, 
economists and others knowledgeable about shrimp effort in the Gulf of 
Mexico.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the SEWG 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 SEWG 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: April 7, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-5423 Filed 4-12-06; 8:45 am]
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