[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 82 (Monday, April 30, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 21197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8189]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 042307F]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Scoping Hearings

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

ACTION: Notification of scoping hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene Public Hearings on Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp Amendment 14.

DATES: The public hearings will held from May 14 - 24, 2007 at 13 
locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. For specific dates and times 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting addresses: The public hearings will be held in the 
following locations: Brownsville, Port Aransas, Palacios, and 
Galveston, TX, New Orleans, Chauvin, and Abbeville, LA, Destin, Tampa, 
and Ft. Myers., FL, Foley and Mobile, AL and Biloxi, MS. For specific 
dates and times see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, Florida 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 
Director; telephone: 813-348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) has scheduled a series of public hearings to receive 
comments on Draft Amendment 27 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan 
and Amendment 14 to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan. This amendment 
contains potential management measures to modify the rebuilding plan 
for red snapper in order to end overfishing and recover this overfished 
stock. These measures would further reduce the directed red snapper 
harvest as well as bycatch from both the directed fishery and the 
shrimp fishery.
    The public hearings will begin at 6 pm and conclude at the end of 
public testimony or no later than 10 pm at each of the following 
locations:
    Monday, May 14, 2007, Holiday Inn Brownsville, 3777 N. Expressway, 
Brownsville, TX 78520, 956-547-1500;
    Tuesday, May 15, 2007, Four Points Sheraton New Orleans Airport, 
6401 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA 70003, 504-885-5700;
    Tuesday, May 15, 2007, Plantation Suites, 1909 Hwy 361, Port 
Aransas, TX 78373, 361-749-3866;
    Wednesday, May 16, 2007, Chauvin Parish Recreation Center, 215 
Angel St., Chauvin, LA 70345, 985-594-2020;
    Wednesday, May 16, 2007, Palacios Rec Center, 2401 Perryman Ave, 
Palacios, TX 77465, 361-972-2387;
    Thursday, May 17, 2007, LSU Agricultural Center, 1105 W. Port St., 
Abbeville, LA 70510, 337-898-4335;
    Thursday, May 17, 2007, San Luis Resort, 5222 Seawall Boulevard, 
Galveston, Texas 77550, 409-744-1500;
    Monday, May 21, 2007, Embassy Suites Hotel, 570 Scenic Gulf Drive, 
Destin, FL 32550, 850-337-7000;
    Monday, May 21, 2007, Clarion Hotel, 12635 S. Cleveland Ave., Ft. 
Myers, FL 33907, 239-936-0931;
    Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Quorum Hotel, 700 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa, 
FL 33609, 813-289-8200;
    Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Foley Community Center, 407 E. Laurel Ave., 
Foley, AL 36535, 251-943-1545;
    Wednesday, May 23, 2007, Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 S. Water St., 
Mobile, AL 36602, 251-438-4000;
    Thursday, May 24, 2007, Donal Snyder Parks & Rec Center, 2520 Pass 
Road, Biloxi, MS 39531, 228-435-6281.
    Copies of the Amendment can be obtained by calling the Council 
office at 813-348-1630. These hearings 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 five working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: April 24, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-8189 Filed 4-27-07; 8:45 am]
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