[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 34307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16736]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XQ21


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 will convene a 
joint meeting of the Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 
and conclude by 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Quorum, 700 N. Westshore 
Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609; telephone: (813) 289-8200.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC will meet to review new information 
presented to the Council by NOAA Fisheries on estimated impacts of 
mortality reduction on loggerhead sea turtles population dynamics, 
analyses of the cumulative impacts of Reef Fish Amendment 31 management 
alternatives on reducing sea turtle takes by reef fish longlines, and a 
recently published research paper that documents decreasing annual nest 
counts of loggerhead sea turtles on Florida beaches. The SSC may also 
review supplemental documents related to the above items. The SSC will 
evaluate the adequacy of this information for management action to 
reduce sea turtle takes, recommend a percent reduction in loggerhead 
sea turtle mortality from reef fish longlines, and will reevaluate its 
previous recommendations for Amendment 31 in light of this new 
information. Time permitting, the SSC may also review recent changes in 
the SEDAR process for conducting stock assessments, review the 
Council's 5-year list of research priorities, and discuss holding 
future SSC meetings via web conferencing.
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the SSCs 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 this meeting. 
Actions of the SSCs will be restricted to those issues 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

    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: July 10 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-16736 Filed 7-14-09; 8:45 am]
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