[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27292-27293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9254]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[XRIN: 0648-XA27]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public 
Meetings

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 (Council) will 
convene public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held June 4 - 7, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the W New Orleans, 333 Poydras 
St., New Orleans, LA 70130; telephone: (504) 525-9444.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

    11 a.m. - The Council meeting will begin with a review the agenda 
and minutes. Public testimony on exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if 
any, Final Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14, and Final Vermilion 
Snapper Regulatory Amendment 14 and Open Public Comment Period 
regarding any fishery issue or concern will be from 11:15 a.m. - 12 
p.m. and 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. People wishing to speak before the Council 
should complete a public comment card prior to the comment period.

Thursday, June 7, 2007

    The Council will review and discuss reports from the previous two 
days' committee meetings as follows:
    8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum;
    8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Administrative Policy;
    9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Mackerel Management;
    9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Data Collection;
    10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Budget/Personnel;
    10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Joint Reef Fish/Shrimp Management;
    2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Reef Fish Management;
    3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Report of the Closed Council Meeting 
Conference Call;
    3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - The Council will conclude its meeting by 
discussing Other Business items.

Committees

Monday, June 4, 2007

    1 p.m. - 3 p.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Management 
Committee will meet to approve a public hearing draft of the Generic 
Offshore Aquaculture Amendment.
    3 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Administrative Policy Committee will meet to 
consider NMFS recommendations for Annual Catch Limits (ACL), 
Accountability Measures (AM), and the Scientific and Statistical 
Commitee (SSC) charges in Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA).

Tuesday June 5, 2007

    8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Mackerel Management Committee will meet 
to consider actions recommended by the Joint Special Mackerel Group.
    9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Data Collection Committee will meet to 
hear a report on the progress of the National Committee on Recreational 
Data Surveys.
    11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Budget/Personnel Committee will meet to 
consider the issue of increasing the liaison grant to the states.
    1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/Shrimp Management 
Committee will meet to hear summaries of public hearings and reports of 
SSC and Advisory Panels (APs) on draft Reef Fish 27/Shrimp 14 Amendment 
and to develop their recommendations to the Council.
    4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will 
meet to recommend actions on Reef Fish Amendment 30, Part A and B, 
addressing overfishing of Reef Fish stocks and the Regulatory Amendment 
for Vermilion Snapper.
    6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - NOAA Fisheries Service and Gulf Council staff 
will hold an open public forum/question and answer session on Gulf Reef 
Fish. This forum, while not a public hearing, will provide the public 
an opportunity to ask questions and discuss Gulf Reef Fish science and 
management issues in a less formal setting intended to increase 
dialogue between constituents and fishery managers.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

    8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee continues 
to meet.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Council and Committees 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 these meetings. Actions of the Council and Committees 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. The established times for addressing 
items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the 
timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order 
to further allow for such adjustments and completion of all items on 
the agenda, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the 
date established in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These 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: May 10, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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