[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62485-62486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25009]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XL35


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 will convene a 
public meeting of the Texas Habitat Protection Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2008 
and conclude no later than 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Quality Inn Hobby Airport, 
7775 Airport Blvd., Houston, TX 77061, telephone: (713) 644-3800.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Rester, Habitat Support 
Specialist, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; telephone: (228) 
875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this meeting, the AP will tentatively 
discuss juvenile red snapper habitat utilization, the Coastal Bend Bays 
and Estuaries Program, issues facing the Texas oyster fishery, the 
spotted sea trout consumption advisory for Galveston Bay, Hurricane Ike 
impacts to habitat, an update on the deepening of the Matagorda Ship 
Channel, and the Old River Cove Restoration project.
    The Texas group is part of a three unit Habitat Protection Advisory 
Panel (AP) of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. The 
principal role of the advisory panels is to assist the Council in 
attempting to maintain optimum conditions within the habitat and 
ecosystems supporting the marine resources of the Gulf of Mexico. 
Advisory panels serve as a first alert system to call to the Council's 
attention proposed projects being developed and

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other activities which may adversely impact the Gulf marine fisheries 
and their supporting ecosystems. The panels may also provide advice to 
the Council on its policies and procedures for addressing environmental 
affairs.
    Although other issues not on the agenda may come before the panel 
for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal panel action during this meeting. Panel action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed 
as available by this notice.
    A copy of the agenda can be obtained by calling (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 O'Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: October 16, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-25009 Filed 10-20-08; 8:45 am]
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