[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10760-10761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4971]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XU78


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 a 
joint meeting of the Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and 
Statistical Committees.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 
and conclude by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 
33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
    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: On the first day of the meeting, the 
Standing Scientific and Statistical Committees will meet to complete 
the development of a set of control rules being developed to set 
acceptable biological catch for data adequate and data-poor stocks and 
stock assemblages. The Scientific and Statistical Committees may also 
select a set of stocks or stock assemblages to use as case studies for 
applying the control rules. The Scientific and Statistical Committees 
will also discuss what scientific advice it can give to the Council in 
deciding whether and where to set a minimum stock threshold below which 
harvest would be prohibited.
    On the second day of the meeting, the Standing and Special Reef 
Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees will meet jointly to review 
the SEDAR 19 black grouper stock assessment and

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to recommend a level of acceptable biological catch. The Scientific and 
Statistical Committees will also review a request from the Council to 
provide advice on the best approach to collect fishery independent data 
that can be used in the next red snapper assessments.
    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. To get directly to the folder containing the 
meeting materials, click on Standing and Reef Fish SSC meeting - March 
2010.
    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

    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: March 4, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-4971 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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