[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4636-4637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1559]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA158
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public
Meetings; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of addendum to a meeting notice.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene
public meetings. Additional items have been added to the agenda. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The meetings will be held February 7-10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Courtyard Marriott, 1600 E.
Beach Blvd, Gulfport, MS 39501.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephen Bortone, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published in the Federal
Register on January 20, 2011 (76 FR 3616). The agenda for the days that
the additional items occur is being republished. All other information
that was previously published remains unchanged.
Council
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
4 p.m.-6 p.m.--The Council will receive public testimony on
exempted fishing permits (EFPs),if any; Final Action on the Greater
Amberjack Regulatory amendment; and hold an open public comment period
regarding any fishery issue of concern. People wishing to speak before
the Council should complete a public comment card prior to the comment
period.
Committees
Tuesday, February 8, 2010
10 a.m.-12 noon & 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--The Reef Fish Management
Committee will receive an update of the 2010 red snapper landings and
status of the regulatory amendment; review the mutton snapper and
goliath grouper benchmark assessments; review the re-run of the gag
update assessment; review the goliath grouper assessment; discuss the
impact of observed discard estimates on the red grouper stock
assessment; review an options paper for a red snapper regulatory
amendment to adjust the fall closing date and allow for weekend
openings; receive a report on the Limited Access Privilege Program
Advisory Panel meeting; discuss the individual fishing quota finance
program; review the Greater Amberjack Regulatory Amendment for final
action; and review an individual fishing quota discussion paper.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the Council and Committees 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 these meetings. Actions of the Council and Committees will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas 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. The established times for addressing
items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the
timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order
to
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further allow for such adjustments and completion of all items on the
agenda, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the
date/time established in this notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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.
Dated: January 20, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-1559 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
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