[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 204 (Monday, October 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 62093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17687]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101806C]


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.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene its Standing Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 
and conclude by 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Quorum Hotel, 700 North 
Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Swingle, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will convene the Standing SSC to 
address the Marine Recreational Fishing Statistic Survey (MRFSS) with 
emphasis on its reliability and uses. This review will include 
recommendations of the National Research Council (NRC) study of the 
MRFSS, its use in state administered programs, NOAA response to the NRC 
recommendations, and NOAA planned redesign of some of the survey 
methodology. The SSC will develop its recommendations to the Council on 
these issues.
    The SSC will address issues and SSC operation procedures related to 
use of the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process. The 
administrator of the SEDAR program will brief the SSC on the 
operational procedures of the program, responding to the SSC's 
questions on the process.
    The SSC will review the current SEDAR databases on goliath grouper 
and the recommendations of the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center 
personnel on whether the current database is adequate to develop a 
benchmark assessment of the status of the goliath grouper stock. The 
SSC will develop their recommendations to the Council.
    A copy of the agenda and related materials can be obtained by 
calling the Council office at (813) 348-1630.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Standing SSC, 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 this meeting. 
Actions of the Standing SSC will be restricted to those issues 
specifically identified in the agendas 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.

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: October 18, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-17687 Filed 10-20-06; 8:45 am]
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