[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 194 (Monday, October 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 58128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23546]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XK88


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (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 to convene its 
Standing SSC via conference call.

DATES: The conference call will be held October 21, 2008, at 9:30 a.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: Dr. Richard Leard, Interim Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Standing SSC will discuss and develop 
recommendations for the Council on a 5-year research plan for fisheries 
managed by the Council. Once approved by the Council at its October 
2008 meeting, the 5-year research plan will be submitted to the NMFS 
for implementation and funding.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Standing SSC 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 Standing SSC's intent to take action to address the 
emergency.
    The conference call will begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT and conclude no 
later than 12:30 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, Contact: Karolyn Potter, 
telephone: (727) 551-5705;

Miami, FL

    75 Virginia Beach Dr., Miami, FL 33149, Contact: Sonia Prevo, 
telephone: (305) 361-4200; and

Panama City, FL

    3500 Delwood Beach Rd., Panama City, FL 32408, Contact: Janice 
Hamm, telephone: (850) 234-6541.

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: October 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-23546 Filed 10-3-08; 8:45 am]
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