[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 71644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24449]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE40


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 
joint meeting of The Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and 
Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The Joint Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC meeting will begin 
at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 and conclude by 12 noon on 
Thursday, January 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hobby, 8181 Airport 
Blvd., Houston, TX 77061.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 
Director; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Joint Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC 
will review a Generic Amendment for Offshore Aquaculture that contains 
provisions for allowing and regulating potential offshore aquaculture 
operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. 
The SSCs will also review Amendment 30B to the Reef Fish FMP that 
contains provisions for potential additional regulations on gag and 
potentially reducing regulations on red grouper in the EEZ Gulf of 
Mexico. Finally, the SSCs may also discuss potential adjustments to the 
deep-water grouper and tilefish total allowable catch levels (TACs).
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the SSCs 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 SSCs 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 
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: December 13, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24449 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
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