[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 220 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 64197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22215]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XD89


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 Socioeconomic Panel (SEP).

DATES: The meeting will be convene at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 
6, 2007 and conclude no later than 1 p.m. on Friday, December 7, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Quorum Hotel Tampa 
Westshore, 700 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609; telephone: (813) 
289-8200.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf of 
Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will convene its SEP to discuss 
allocation issues and the role of the SEP in the Southeast Data 
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) and Council processes.
    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 SEP 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 this meeting. 
Actions of the SEP 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: November 8, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-22215 Filed 11-14-07; 8:45 am]
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