[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4636-4637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1559]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA158


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public 
Meetings; Correction

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

ACTION: Notice of addendum to a meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene 
public meetings. Additional items have been added to the agenda. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The meetings will be held February 7-10, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Courtyard Marriott, 1600 E. 
Beach Blvd, Gulfport, MS 39501.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephen Bortone, Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published in the Federal 
Register on January 20, 2011 (76 FR 3616). The agenda for the days that 
the additional items occur is being republished. All other information 
that was previously published remains unchanged.

Council

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

    4 p.m.-6 p.m.--The Council will receive public testimony on 
exempted fishing permits (EFPs),if any; Final Action on the Greater 
Amberjack Regulatory amendment; and hold an open public comment period 
regarding any fishery issue of concern. People wishing to speak before 
the Council should complete a public comment card prior to the comment 
period.

Committees

Tuesday, February 8, 2010

    10 a.m.-12 noon & 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--The Reef Fish Management 
Committee will receive an update of the 2010 red snapper landings and 
status of the regulatory amendment; review the mutton snapper and 
goliath grouper benchmark assessments; review the re-run of the gag 
update assessment; review the goliath grouper assessment; discuss the 
impact of observed discard estimates on the red grouper stock 
assessment; review an options paper for a red snapper regulatory 
amendment to adjust the fall closing date and allow for weekend 
openings; receive a report on the Limited Access Privilege Program 
Advisory Panel meeting; discuss the individual fishing quota finance 
program; review the Greater Amberjack Regulatory Amendment for final 
action; and review an individual fishing quota discussion paper.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Council and Committees 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 these meetings. Actions of the Council and Committees will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas 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. The established times for addressing 
items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the 
timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order 
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further allow for such adjustments and completion of all items on the 
agenda, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the 
date/time established in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Trish Kennedy at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: January 20, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-1559 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
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