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analysis and issues relevant to the 

activities presented in this notice. All 

interested parties who wish to provide 

comment may submit written comments 

to the NOAA Restoration Center 

electronically or by original hard copy 

to the address provided above. For more 

detailed background information, 

including program descriptions, 

restoration project types, and the 

aforementioned environmental 

assessment documents, please visit the 

NOAA Restoration Center Web site. 

NOAA will update the information on 

the Web site periodically throughout the 

public scoping process as needed. 

Authority 

The authority for these actions 

include the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1891a), and the Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661). 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Brian Pawlak, 

Acting Director, Office of Habitat 

Conservation, National Marine Fisheries 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5310 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB057 

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 Scoping Meetings on a 

proposed generic amendment 

addressing dealer permits and electronic 

logbook reporting, as well as two 

amendments to the Coastal Migratory 

Pelagics Fishery Management Plan 

(CMP FMP): one that addresses sale of 

bag limit caught fish and permit 

requirements and the other that 

addresses boundaries and transit 

provisions. 

DATES: The scoping meetings will be 

held from March 19, 2012 through April 

3, 2012 at nine locations throughout the 

Gulf of Mexico. The scoping meetings 

will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude 

no later than 9 p.m. For specific dates, 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The scoping meetings will 

be held in the following locations: 

Destin, Key West and Fort Myers, FL; 

Kenner and Grand Isle, LA; Biloxi, MS; 

Mobile, AL; Galveston and Port Aransas, 

TX. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 

Director/Senior Fishery Biologist; Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

has scheduled Scoping Meetings on a 

proposed generic amendment that 

would consider changes to the current 

requirements for dealer permits and the 

potential for electronic reporting 

requirements. A potential Amendment 

19 to the CMP FMP would consider 

limits or prohibition on sale of bag limit 

caught king and Spanish mackerel, as 

well as cobia. It also considers potential 

changes to regulations regarding 

maintaining and renewing commercial 

fishing permits and adding a 

commercial permit requirement to sell 

cobia. A potential Amendment 20 to the 

CMP FMP would consider potential 

changes to the existing commercial 

boundaries and zones along with their 

associated quotas and trip limits along 

with possible allowance for transit 

through closed fishing zones. 

The nine scoping meetings will begin 

at 6 p.m. and conclude at the end of 

public testimony or no later than 9 p.m. 

at the following locations: 

Monday, March 19, 2012, Hilton 

Galveston, 5400 Seawall Boulevard, 

Galveston Island, TX 77551; telephone: 

(409) 744–5000. 

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, Four Points 

by Sheraton, 940 Beach Boulevard, 

Biloxi, MS 39530–4138; telephone: 

(228) 546–3100. 

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 

Plantation Suites & Conference Center, 

1909 Highway 361, Port Aransas, TX 

78373; telephone: (361) 749–3866; and 

Courtyard Marriott, 1000 West I–65 

Service Road South, Mobile, AL 36609; 

telephone: (251) 344–5200. 

Thursday, March 22, 2012, Courtyard 

Marriott, 100 Grand Boulevard, Destin, 

FL 32550; telephone: (850) 650–7411. 

Monday, March 26, 2012, Harvey 

Government Center, 1200 Truman 

Avenue, Key West, FL 33040; telephone: 

(305) 295–5000. 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Hyatt 

Place, 2600 Champion Ring Road, Fort 

Myers, Florida 33905; telephone: (239) 

418–1844. 

Monday, April 2, 2012, Crowne Plaza 

New Orleans Airport—2829 Williams 

Boulevard, Kenner, LA 70062; 

telephone: (504) 467–5611. 

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, Wildlife & 

Fisheries Department Lab, 195 Ludwig 

Lane, Grand Isle, LA 70358; telephone: 

(985) 787–2163. 

Copies of the scoping documents can 

be obtained by calling (813) 348–1630 or 

by visiting the Council’s Web site at 

www.gulfcouncil.org. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kathy Pereira at 

the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5182 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB054 

Endangered Species; File No. 16598 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Inwater Research Group, Inc. 

(Responsible Party and Principal 

Investigator: Michael Bresette), 4160 NE 

Hyline Drive, Jensen Beach, FL 34957, 

has applied in due form for a permit to 

take green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead 

(Caretta caretta), hawksbill 

(Eretmochelys imbricata), and Kemp’s 

ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles 

for scientific research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

April 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species (APPS) home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 16598 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 


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