[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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