[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 53952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21906]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XY65


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene two 
meetings of the Annual Catch Limit/Annual Catch Target Control Rule 
Working Group.

DATES: The first meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Monday, September 
20, 2010 and conclude by 3 p.m. and the second meeting will convene at 
9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 and conclude by 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The first meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 
33607, (813) 348-1630. The second meeting will convene via webinar.
    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 Annual Catch Limit/Annual Catch Target 
Control Rule Working Group will review and further develop a draft 
control rule to be included in the Generic Annual Catch Limits/
Accountability Measures Amendment. The control rule will be used by the 
Council in setting a buffer that accounts for management uncertainty 
between acceptable biological catch and annual catch limit, or between 
annual catch limit and annual catch target. For fisheries that have the 
annual catch limit allocated into sectors, the control rule will 
determine the buffer for each sector individually.
    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. To get directly to the folder containing the 
meeting materials, enter the following:http://
ftp.gulfcouncil.org?user=anonymous, and navigate to the folder named 
ACL-ACT Control Rule Working Group.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Annual Catch Limit/Annual Catch Target Control Rule Working 
Group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during these meetings. Actions of the Annual Catch Limit/
Annual Catch Target Control 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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings 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: August 30, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-21906 Filed 9-1-10; 8:45 am]
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