[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 126 (Monday, June 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 36844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14808]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XI72


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 to convene its 
Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel (AP) via conference call.

DATES: The conference call will be held July 28, 2008, at 2 p.m. EDT.

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: Carrie Simmons, Fishery Biologist, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The conference call will begin at 2 p.m. EDT 
and conclude no later than 3:30 p.m. EDT. Listening stations are 
available at the following locations:
    The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES), and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices as follows:

St. Petersburg, FL

    263 13th Ave. S., St Petersburg, FL 33701, Karolyn Potter, 
telephone: (727) 551-5705; and

Miami, FL

    75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 32149, Sonia Prevo, telephone: 
(305) 361-4200.
    The Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel will discuss Amendment 8 on FMP of 
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, preferred alternatives of the South 
Atlantic, and the Advisory panel recommendations for the fishery 
management plan.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Spiny Lobster AP 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 Council's intent to take action to address the 
emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The listening stations are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina O'Hern at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: June 25, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14808 Filed 6-27-08; 8:45 am]
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