73 FR 121 pgs. 35371-35372 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 121Pages: 35371 - 35372
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-14068 Filed 6-20-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XI55
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to convene its Ad Hoc Grouper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Advisory Panel (AHGIFQAP) via conference call.
DATES:
The conference call will be held July 16, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held via conference call and listening stations will be available. For specific locations see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .
Council address : Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The conference call will begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT and conclude no later than 5 p.m. EDT. Listening stations are available at the following locations:
The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES ), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices as follows: Panama City, FL, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408; contact: Janice Hamm, telephone: (850)-234-6541.
The AHGIFQAP will hold a conference call to discuss the public hearing draft for Amendment 29 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan. Reef Fish Amendment 29 proposes to rationalize effort and reduce overcapacity in the commercial grouper and tilefish fisheries in order to achieve and maintain optimum yield (OY). Effort management approaches considered in this amendment include permit endorsements and the implementation of an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come before the AHGIFQAP 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 the meeting. Actions will be restricted to the issue 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
The listening stations are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina O'Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES ) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: June 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14068 Filed 6-20-08; 8:45 am]
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