[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 41376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17083]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Council to convene public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene 
three web based meetings of the ABC Control Rule Working Group.

DATES: The first webinar meeting will convene on Tuesday, July 31, 
2012. The webinar will begin at 9 a.m. and is expected end by 12 noon 
eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The webinars will be accessible via Internet. 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: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ABC Control Rule Working Group will meet 
to review an alternative method of assigning appropriate risk of 
overfishing levels to stocks based on the status, productivity, 
susceptibility and resiliency of the stock. The working group will also 
review its previous recommendations for revisions to the ABC control 
rule and evaluate other possible revisions.
    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 ABC Control Rule Working Group folder of the Council's FTP 
site, which is accessible from the Quick Links section of the Council 
Web site (http://www.gulfcouncil.org).
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the ABC Control Rule Working Group 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 webinar is accessible to people with disabilities. For 
assistance with any of our webinars contact Kathy Pereira at the 
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the webinar.

    Dated: July 10, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-17083 Filed 7-12-12; 8:45 am]
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