[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81480-81481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33271]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA908


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 (Council) will 
convene a conference call meeting of the Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The conference call meeting will convene at 9 a.m. Eastern Time 
on

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 and is expected to end no later than 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The conference call will be accessible via telephone. Please 
go to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Web site at 
www.gulfcouncil.org for instructions.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 
Director/Senior Fishery Biologist; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council will convene its Shrimp Advisory Panel to receive a 
presentation of the Biological Review of the 2011 Cooperative Texas 
Closure Report and a change in yield report. The Shrimp AP will then 
consider recommendations to the Council for a closure in 2012. Finally, 
the Shrimp AP will receive an update of new stock assessments being 
developed for shrimp stocks in the Gulf of Mexico.
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Shrimp AP 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 Shrimp AP 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 conference call is accessible to people with disabilities. For 
assistance with any of our conference calls contact Kathy Pereira at 
the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the 
webinar.

    Dated: December 22, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-33271 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
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