[Federal Register: October 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 199)]
[Notices]
[Page 60697]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 101006D]
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 one
public meeting of the Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort Working Group (SEWG).
DATES: The SEWG meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 2,
2006 and conclude no later than 3 p.m. on Friday, November 3, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NMFS Galveston Laboratory,
Building 216, 4700 Avenue U, Galveston, TX.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assane Diagne, Economist, telephone:
(813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) will convene one meeting of the Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort
Working Group (SEWG) to evaluate shrimp effort in the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. The working group, appointed
by the Council during its March 2006, regular meeting, is charged with
providing the Council with alternatives for determining the appropriate
level of effort in the shrimp fishery in the EEZ. The group will also
discuss the level of effort necessary to achieve optimum yield in the
shrimp fishery and what level of effort would derive the maximum
benefits of that fishery. The SEWG includes fishery biologists,
economists and others knowledgeable about shrimp effort in the Gulf of
Mexico.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the SEWG 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 this meeting.
Actions of the SEWG 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
Magnsuon-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the
Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.
Copies of the agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 348-1630.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina Trezza at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: October 11, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-17074 Filed 10-13-06; 8:45 am]
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