[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60807-60808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25247]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA720


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 a 
meeting of the Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2011 
and conclude by 12 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council, 2203 North 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: Mr. Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice originally published in the 
Federal Register on September 22, 2011 (76 FR 58783). It is being 
republished in its entirety due to an agenda change.
    The AP will review actions by the Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) which meets immediately prior to the AP meeting. The AP 
will also receive presentations from representatives of the SSC on how 
acceptable biological catch is set, and on how stock assessments are 
done. The AP will then review presentations on update assessments for 
vermilion snapper and gray triggerfish, and will make recommendations 
on management of those stocks. The AP will review its ABC 
recommendation for greater amberjack and will draft Reef Fish Amendment 
35, which contains actions to modify the rebuilding plan and management 
measures for greater amberjack. The AP will also discuss red snapper 
issues relating to the five year review of the red snapper individual 
fishing quota program, and to the data collection programs for the 
recreational red snapper fishery.
    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 Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel will be

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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 Kathy Pereira at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: September 27, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-25247 Filed 9-29-11; 8:45 am]
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