[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 71088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6511]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111605G]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of Council task force to convene via Conference Call.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene a task force comprised of Council members, Council staff, and 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) members via conference call 
to address the operations of the SSC governing their activities.

DATES: The Conference Call will be held on Monday, December 12, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call and a listening 
station 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: Mr. Wayne Swingle, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) will convene a task force comprised of Council 
members, Council staff and Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
members by conference call on December 12, 2005 at 10 a.m. EST.
    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the operations governing 
activities of the SSC and to make recommendations to the Council. The 
Council will hear these recommendations at the meeting in Corpus 
Christi, TX, scheduled for January 9 - 12, 2006.
    A listening station for members of the public to hear the 
discussion will be set up at the National Marine Fisheries Service 
Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 
33701; contact: Virginia Fay; telephone: (727) 551-5785.
    A copy of related materials can be obtained by calling the Council 
office at (813) 348-1630.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice 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 final 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 Dawn Aring at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: November 18, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-6511 Filed 11-23-05; 8:45 am]
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