[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 344-345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31230]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XT51


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; 
Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Council to convene public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene 
joint meetings of the Standing, Special Shrimp, Special Spiny Lobster 
and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees. This 
document is being corrected and republished in its entirety.

DATES: The meetings of the Standing, Special Shrimp and Special Spiny 
Lobster Scientific and Statistical Committees will convene at 1:30 pm 
on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 and conclude no later than 5:30 pm. The 
meeting of the Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific Statistical 
Committees will convene at 8:30 am on Thursday, January 21, 2010 and 
conclude no later than 12 pm on Friday, January 22, 2010. The meetings 
will be webcast over the internet. A link to the webcast will be 
available on the Council's web site, http://www.gulfcouncil.org.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams 
Blvd, Kenner, LA 70062.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, Florida, 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 
Director; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813-
348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    The original document was published at 74 FR 68788, December 29, 
2009, and one sentence at the end of the first paragraph under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION was omitted and is corrected in this 
document.
    The Standing and Special Shrimp Scientific Statistical Committees 
will meet to review new approaches for assessing the stock of pink 
shrimp and possibly other shrimp species in the Gulf, and possibly make 
recommendations to the Council. The

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Standing and Special Spiny Lobster Scientific Statistical Committees 
will review the terms of reference for an upcoming update assessment 
and make recommendations for the Gulf and South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Councils to consider. The Standing and Special Reef Fish 
Scientific Statistical Committees will review potential species 
groupings for the Generic Annual Catch Limits and Accountability 
Measures Amendment. They will also review progress on development of an 
Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule for data-poor species that 
will be included in the Generic Amendment. Finally, the Scientific and 
Statistical Committee will review the National Standard 2 guidelines 
and possibly provide recommendations to the Council.
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling 813-348-1630 or can be downloaded from the Council's ftp site, 
ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in 
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 
Committees 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 Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the Council's intent to take action to address the 
emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings 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 five working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: December 30, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-31230 Filed 1-4-10; 8:45 am]
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