[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7444-7445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3209]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XU46


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 (Council) will 
convene its Law Enforcement Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 
and conclude no later than 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 
Perdido Beach Blvd., Orange Beach, AL 36561.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will convene the Law Enforcement 
Advisory Panel to consider the use of catch shares as a fishery 
management tool and the law

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enforcement implications. The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel will also 
review a recently completed Red Snapper Regulatory Amendment and an 
Options Paper for Amendment 32 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan 
that addresses gag and red grouper. The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel 
will also review the current action schedule and the status of 
amendments and other regulatory actions. Finally, the Law Enforcement 
Advisory Panel will discuss the use of fish traps in federal waters.
    The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel consists of principal law 
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf States, as well as NOAA Law 
Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Coast 
Guard, and the NOAA General Counsel for Law Enforcement. A copy of the 
agenda and related materials can be obtained by calling the Council 
office at (813) 348-1630.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel 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 Law Enforcement Advisory 
Panel 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.

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) 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: February 16, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-3209 Filed 2-18-10; 8:45 am]
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