[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 32956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13996]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA474


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 a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
meeting of the Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, 
June 28, 2011 and conclude by 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council Office located at 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, 
Tampa, FL 33607.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Karen Burns, Ecosystem Management 
Specialist; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical 
Committee will meet to discuss the proposed short and long term work 
plan and conceptual framework for the Ecosystem Scientific and 
Statistical Committee. The Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical 
Committee will also discuss ecological, fishery, and social indicators, 
changes to the SEDAR process, an update on the shallow water grouper 
model and B.P. Oil Spill and elect an Ecosystem Scientific and 
Statistical Committee chair and vice chair to serve for the next two 
years.
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630. Materials will also be available to download 
from the Gulf Council's ftp site. Click on the ftp server under Quick 
Links, scroll to the Ecosystem folder. In the Ecosystem folder click on 
the directory named Ecosystem SSC meeting-2011-06.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee 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 Working Group 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.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: June 2, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-13996 Filed 6-6-11; 8:45 am]
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