[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 45184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21011]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XR25


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 
web based meeting of the Standing Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC).

DATES: The webinar meeting will convene at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time on 
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 and is expected to last two to four 
hours.

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be accessible via internet. Please go to 
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's website at 
www.gulfcouncil.org for instructions.
    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 discuss annual review 
of the Council's 5-year research plan, a review of changes to the SEDAR 
procedure, review and approval of the terms of reference for the SEDAR 
22 assessment of yellowedge grouper and tilefish which will be 
conducted in 2010, and a discussion on holding a future workshop on 
venting and barotraumas of fishes.
    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.
    This webinar is accessible to people with disabilities. For 
assistance with any of our webinars contact Tina O'Hern at the Council 
(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the webinar.

    Dated: August 27, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-21011 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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