[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 199 (Monday, October 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 60697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17075]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101006C]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) to 
convene a workgroup of its Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) via conference 
call.

DATES: The conference call will be held November 2, 2006, at 11 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: Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf of 
Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The conference call will begin at 11 a.m. 
EDT and conclude no later than 1 p.m. EDT. Listening stations are 
available at the following locations:
    The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES), and
    The National Marine Fisheries Service office, 263 13th Avenue 
South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; Contact: Stephen Holiman, (727) 551-
5719.
    The SEP workgroup will hold a conference call to discuss methods 
and data needed to evaluate total allowable catch (TAC) allocations 
between the recreational and commercial sectors.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the SEP workgroup 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 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 SEP workgroup's intent to take action to address the 
emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are 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: October 11, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-17075 Filed 10-13-06; 8:45 am]
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