[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 28014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7313]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050406D]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
meeting via Conference Call.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene its Ecosystem SSC via conference call to discuss planning of an 
ecosystem modeling workshop to be held by the SSC later in the year.

DATES: The conference call will be held on May 30, 2006. The conference 
call will begin at 10 a.m. EDT and conclude no later than 12 noon EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call and listening 
stations will be available. For specific locations see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will convene its Ecosystem SSC 
May 30, 2006, via conference call.
    Listening stations are available at the following locations:
    The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES), and the NMFS offices as 
follows:

Galveston, TX

    4700 Avenue U, Galveston, TX 77551, Contact: Rhonda O'Toole, (409) 
766-3500;

St. Petersburg, FL

    263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, Contact: Stephen 
Holiman, (727) 551-5719;

Panama City, FL

    3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408, Contact: Janice 
Hamm, (850) 234-6541.
    The purpose of the conference call is to decide which issues and 
models will be evaluated in an ecosystem modeling workshop to be held 
later this year. The workshop will evaluate the use of ecosystem 
modeling to address some of the key policy issues facing the Council. 
The SSC will also discuss what specific tasks will be requested from 
outside ecosystem modeling experts prior to and during the workshop, a 
timeline for completion of those tasks, and dates to hold the workshop. 
Based on the tasks identified by the SSC, the Council will produce a 
request for proposals (RFP) from which the selection of outside experts 
will be made.
    The Ecosystem SSC, a committee of economists, biologists, 
sociologists, and natural resource attorneys knowledgeable about the 
technical aspects of fisheries in the Gulf, is appointed by the 
Council, and provides advice and opinions on various issues facing the 
Council.
    Copies of any related meeting materials can be obtained by calling 
the Council office at (813) 348-1630.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Trish Kennedy at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: May 9, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-7313 Filed 5-12-06; 8:45 am]
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