[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 183 (Friday, September 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 54002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18680]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XC81


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 will convene a 
public meeting of the Ad Hoc Review Panel for Red Drum (AHRD).

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 
and conclude no later than 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 10, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Airport, 
901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062; telephone: (504) 469-5000.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Swingle, Executive Director, 
telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) has scheduled a meeting of the Ad Hoc Review Panel 
for Red Drum. The AHRD is charged with developing a long-term research 
program to collect age structure information on Red Drum. Such programs 
will set-aside part of TAC for research to compensate harvesters for 
collecting that information. The AHRD will hear reports on structure of 
TAC set-aside programs for two council areas and a similar gulf program 
for goliath grouper. Existing NMFS, MARFIN and Cooperative Research 
Program (CRP) will be reviewed. The AHRP is charged with determining 
which data sets should be collected by each program and the frequency 
of such collection.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Ad Hoc Review Panel for Red Drum 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 Ad Hoc 
Review Panel for Red Drum will be restricted to those issues 
specifically identified in the agenda and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 
305(c) of the Magnsuon-Stevens Act, provided the public has been 
notified of the Council's intent to take action to address the 
emergency.
    Copies of the agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 348-1630.

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: September 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-18680 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]
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