[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 54616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15417]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091206C]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 3 and 
conclude no later than 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Airport, 
901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062; telephone: (504) 469-5000.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Rester, Habitat Support 
Specialist, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; telephone: (228) 
875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Louisiana/Mississippi 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.
    At this meeting, the AP will tentatively discuss the Port of Iberia 
channel deepening project, the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico hurricane 
protection project, the Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico hurricane 
protection project, the proposed deepening of the Atchafalaya River 
Ship Channel, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Plan, 
the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet deauthorization, the Coastal Impact 
Assessment Program, the status of the Port of Pascagoula Dredged 
Material Management Plan, the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Plan, 
and the Council's Ecosystem Management Plan.
    Although other issues not on the agenda may come before the panel 
for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal panel action during this meeting. Panel action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed 
as available by this notice.
    A copy 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 Tina Trezza at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: September 13, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-15417 Filed 9-15-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S