[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 57927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16141]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092606H]


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 to convene via 
conference call.

DATES: The conference call will be held October 18, 2006, at 10 a.m. 
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: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold a conference call to 
potentially reconsider a motion to table further action on Amendment 27 
to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (FMP)/Amendment 14 to the 
Shrimp FMP until December 31, 2006.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Council 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 the 
meeting. Actions of the Council will be restricted to the issue 
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.
    The conference call will begin at 10 a.m. EDT and conclude no later 
than 12 noon EDT. Listening stations are available at the following 
locations: The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES), and the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (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; and

Panama City, FL

    3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408; Contact: Janice 
Hamm, telephone: (850) 234-6541.

Special Accommodations

    The conference call 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 26, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-16141 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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