[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 71645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24450]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE41


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to convene a 
workgroup of its Spiny Lobster AP (AP) via conference call.

DATES: The conference call will be held January 17, 2008, at 10 a.m. 
EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call and listening 
stations will be available. For specific locations see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    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, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Spiny Lobster AP will review and comment 
on a scoping document to be presented at a public hearing in 
Islamorada, FL on January 24, 2008. This scoping hearing solicits 
comments from the public on regulatory activities that could be taken 
to apply a minimum size limit to spiny lobster imported from Central 
and South American nations. Such a minimum size limit would rectify the 
problems created by the occurrence in the U.S. market place of imported 
lobster that are much smaller than the current U.S. size limit. This 
creates a significant U.S. enforcement problem and adversely affects 
the lobster stocks affected.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the AP workgroup 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 the meeting. Actions will be restricted to the issue 
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 APs workgroup's intent to take action to address the 
emergency.
    The conference call will begin at 10 a.m. EST and conclude no later 
than 11 a.m. EST. Listening stations are available at the following 
locations:
    The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES), and the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices as follows:
    Miami, FL, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33149; 
telephone: (305) 361-4259,
    Marathon, FL, 2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 119, Marathon, 
FL 33050; telephone: (305) 289-2330.

Special Accommodations

    The 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: December 13, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24450 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
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