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previously mentioned mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. 

Dated: April 13, 2007. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7471 Filed 4–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 041207E] 

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. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene a meeting of its Ecosystem 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) in St. Petersburg, FL. 

DATES: The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. 

on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 and conclude 

by 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Florida Fish & Wildlife Research 

Institute, 100 8th Avenue, SE, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33701. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 

Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will convene its Ecosystem 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC), along with other invited 

ecosystem modeling experts, in St. 

Petersburg, FL, to conduct a three day 

workshop to demonstrate the feasibility 

of using ecosystem modeling as a tool to 

address fishery management issues. 

While there are numerous fishery 

related issues that could potentially be 

addressed through an ecosystem 

modeling approach, the SSC identified 

three primary issues to be the focus of 

the workshop: (1) Red snapper-shrimp 

interactions; (2) multi-species (MPA) 

effects on snapper-grouper; and (3) Gulf 

of Mexico hypoxic area from drainage 

from the Mississippi River effects on 

demersal and pelagic ecosystems. Other 

issues identified by the Ecosystem SSC 

as that could also be selected for 

evaluation at the workshop, include: (4) 

the role menhaden as a forage base in 

the Gulf; (5) impacts of red tide on Gulf 

of Mexico ecosystem; and (6) impacts of 

artificial reefs on Gulf of Mexico 

ecosystem. 

Utilizing a preliminary ecosystem 

model recently developed for the Gulf of 

Mexico, the workshop will address as 

many of the issues identified above as 

is practicable within the time and data 

constraints of the workshop. Additional 

issues may also be addressed if time and 

available data permit. The workshop 

participants will work with Council 

staff subsequent to the workshop to 

develop final reports to the Gulf 

Council, and a presentation of the 

results of the workshop will be given to 

the Gulf Council at one of the Council’s 

regularly scheduled meetings. 

Copies of the agenda and other related 

materials can be obtained by calling 

(813) 348–1630. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

SSC 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 

SSC 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 

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: April 16, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7418 Filed 4–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 041207F] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council (Council); Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Council Coordination 

Committee (CCC) will convene public 

meeting consisting of representatives of 

all eight Regional Fishery Management 

Councils as well as attendees from the 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held May 8 

- 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the W Hotel, 333 Poydras Street, New 

Orleans, LA 70130. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCC 

will convene a public meeting 

consisting of representatives of all eight 

Regional Fishery Management Councils 

as well as attendees from the National 

Marine Fisheries Service. The meeting 

is being hosted/coordinated by the Gulf 

Council (see ADDRESSES). 

Tuesday, May 8, 2007 

10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - a meeting of the 

eight regional fishery management 

Councils’ Administrative Officers (AOs) 

will be held. The AOs will discuss 

issues relating to the Councils’ Standard 

Operating Practices and Procedures 

(SOPPs), NOAA grant requirements, 

record keeping requirements and 

options, review and updates of various 

legal opinions, insurance and liability 

issues, and other general topics related 

specifically to the fishery management 

Councils. Also, the Councils and NMFS 

will separately review and discuss the 

following agenda items so that the CCC 

can come to a consensus on a position 

and the necessary future action needed. 

Wednesday, May 9, 2007 

8 a.m. - the CCC Session will begin 

with an opening statement and adoption 

of the agenda; 

8:15 a.m. - overview of actions needed 

by Councils and NMFS to comply with 


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