[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 57525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19822]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XD19


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 will convene a 
public meeting of the Habitat Protection Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 25, 
2007 and conclude no later than 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the New Orleans Airport Hilton, 
901 Airline Highway, New Orleans, LA; 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: Jeff Rester, Habitat Support 
Specialist, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; telephone: (228) 
875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this meeting, the AP will tentatively 
discuss the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Plan, a 
summary of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Plan 
Habitat Evaluation Team, widening of the Gulfport Harbor Ship Channel, 
the Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) 
Facility, Hurricane Katrina debris removal in Louisiana coastal waters, 
and potential habitat impacts from hurricane levee construction.
    The Louisiana/Mississippi group is part of a three unit Habitat 
Protection AP of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. The 
principal role of the advisory panels is to assist the Council in 
attempting to maintain optimum conditions within the habitat and 
ecosystems supporting the marine resources of the Gulf of Mexico. 
Advisory panels serve as a first alert system to call to the Council's 
attention proposed projects being developed and other activities which 
may adversely impact the Gulf marine fisheries and their supporting 
ecosystems. The panels may also provide advice to the Council on its 
policies and procedures for addressing environmental affairs.
    Although other issues not on the agenda may come before the panel 
for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal panel action during this meeting. Panel action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed 
as available by this notice.
    A copy 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: October 3, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-19822 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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