[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80469-80470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32082]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA102
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Council to convene public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 13,
2011 and conclude by 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel 5303 West
Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33609; telephone: (813) 289-1950.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist-
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(813) 348-1630 x235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Advisory
Panel will meet to discuss operation, design, usage of vessel
monitoring systems, and resulting data from these systems. The Advisory
Panel will discuss the potential role of VMS in enhanced seafood
traceability in Gulf of Mexico fisheries. This will include status and
review of existing seafood traceability programs and potential
mechanisms to enhance seafood safety in the future. The Advisory Panel
will also consider technical issues with VMS and consider potential
solutions to use VMS more effectively, increase user-friendliness of
VMS units including enhanced communication for reporting fishing
activities. Finally, the Advisory Panel will also consider future roles
and potential applications of VMS software in Gulf of Mexico fisheries.
The meeting will conclude with draft recommendations presented to the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council at its February 7-10, 2011
meeting in Gulfport, MS.
Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by
calling (813) 348-1630.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel 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
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Trish Kennedy at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
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Dated: December 17, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-32082 Filed 12-21-10; 8:45 am]
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