[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 74008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30171]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA068


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 Florida/Alabama Habitat Protection Advisory Panel 
(AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene at 3 p.m. Central Time on Friday, 
December 17, 2010 and conclude no later than 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held via conference call. To listen to 
the teleconference call (1-888) 450-5996. At the prompt enter passcode 
6273501.
    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 only item on the agenda 
is for the AP to review the Council's Essential Fish Habitat 5-Year 
Review Report.
    The Florida/Alabama 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 other activities that 
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.
    For more information about the meeting, please call (813) 348-1630. 
Special Accommodations.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to Trish Kennedy at the 
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: November 24, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-30171 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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