[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7135-7136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3137]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA996


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

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Councils will convene a meeting of the Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint 
Council Steering Committee.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST on Wednesday, 
February 29, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 
33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
    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 Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Council 
Steering Meeting was formed via motions passed by both the South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council ``* * * to explore approaches to move the Goliath 
Grouper beyond the moratorium and collect information to support an 
informative assessment that will determination of stock status and 
possible recovery.'' Items to be considered in the agenda are: an 
overview presentation of previous stock assessments, a discussion on 
what data will be needed, how these data should be collected, Terms of 
Reference (TOR) revision, establish a process for a workshop (charge to 
workshop; timeline), nominations for potential panelists for a 
workshop, expected products from workshop activities, and a discussion 
of future activities by the Steering Committee.
    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 Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee 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 Ad Hoc Goliath 
Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee 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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Councils 
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

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

    Dated: February 7, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-3137 Filed 2-9-12; 8:45 am]
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