[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65304-65305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22639]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XD99


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene Public Hearings on an Aquaculture Amendment.

DATES: The public hearings will held from December 10 - 13, 2007 at 5 
locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held in the following locations:
    St. Petersburg, FL; Biloxi, MS; Mobile, AL; New Orleans, LA; and 
Houston, TX. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and 
times.
    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) is preparing an amendment which will require persons 
to obtain a permit from NMFS to participate in aquaculture by 
constructing an aquaculture facility in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. Each application for a permit must comply 
with many permit conditions related to record keeping and operation of 
the facility. These permit conditions will assure the facility has a 
minimal affect on the environment and on other fishery resources. 
Compliance with the conditions will be evaluated annually for the 
duration of the permit as the basis for renewal of the permit for the 
next year.
    The public hearings will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at the end of 
public testimony or no later than 9 p.m. at each of the following 
locations:
    Monday, December 10, 2007, Hilton Houston Hobby Airport, 
8181 Airport

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Blvd., Houston, TX 77061, telephone: (713) 645-3000;
    Monday, December 10, 2007, Comfort Inn North, 2260 54th 
Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33714, telephone: (727) 362-0075;
    Tuesday, December 11, 2007, Hilton New Orleans Airport, 901 
Airline Drive, New Orleans, LA 70062, telephone: (504) 469-5000;
    Wednesday, December 12, 2007, Wingate Inn, 12009 Indian 
River, Road, Biloxi, MS 39540, telephone: (228) 396-0036;
    Thursday, December 13, 2007, Ashbury Hotel, 600 Beltline 
Hwy, Mobile, AL 36608, telephone: (251) 344-8030;
    Copies of the Amendment a can be obtained by calling the Council 
office at (813) 348-1630.

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: November 15, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-22639 Filed 11-19-07; 8:45 am]
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