[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5525-5526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1602]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XF36


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 a public meeting on Aquaculture Amendment.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 
and conclude no later than 9 p.m

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at The Islander, 82100 Overseas 
Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036; telephone: (305) 664-2031.
    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

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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.
    Copies of the Amendment a can be obtained by calling the Council 
office at (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: January 25, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-1602 Filed 1-29-08; 8:45 am]
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