58128 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 194 / Monday, October 6, 2008 / Notices 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the LaQuinta Inn, 2610 Williams 

Boulevard, Kenner, LA 70062; 

telephone: (504) 466–1401. 

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 

Council previously reviewed 27 

recommendations from the AP for 

improving recreational red snapper 

management, and selected four of the 

recommendations for further review. 

Those recommendations include: (1) 

regional management of recreational red 

snapper fishing; (2) recreational reef fish 

permitting system with red snapper 

endorsement; (3) limited access 

privilege programs in the for-hire and 

private recreational sectors; and (4) 

catch cards and fish tag systems. At this 

meeting, the AP will discuss issues and 

possible alternatives to consider for 

each of these ideas, and will provide 

recommendations back to the Council 

for possible further development. 

Although other non-emergencyissues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

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 panel 

action during this meeting. Panel action 

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 Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take action to address the 

emergency. 

A copy 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 

O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) 

at least 5 working days prior to the 

meeting. 

Dated: October 1, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–23545 Filed 10–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XK88 

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 a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council to convene its 

Standing SSC via conference call. 

DATES: The conference call will be held 

October 21, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via conference call and listening 

stations will be available. For specific 

locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Richard Leard, Interim Executive 

Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Standing SSC will discuss and develop 

recommendations for the Council on a 

5-year research plan for fisheries 

managed by the Council. Once approved 

by the Council at its October 2008 

meeting, the 5-year research plan will be 

submitted to the NMFS for 

implementation and funding. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Standing 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 the meeting. Actions will 

be restricted to the issue 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 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Standing SSC’s intent to 

take action to address the emergency. 

The conference call will begin at 9:30 

a.m. EDT and conclude no later than 

12:30 p.m. EDT. Listening stations are 

available at the following locations: 

The Gulf Council office (see 

ADDRESSES), and the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices as 

follows: 

St. Petersburg, FL 

263 13th Ave. S., St Petersburg, FL 

33701, Contact: Karolyn Potter, 

telephone: (727) 551–5705; 

Miami, FL 

75 Virginia Beach Dr., Miami, FL 

33149, Contact: Sonia Prevo, telephone: 

(305) 361–4200; and 

Panama City, FL 

3500 Delwood Beach Rd., Panama 

City, FL 32408, Contact: Janice Hamm, 

telephone: (850) 234–6541. 

Special Accommodations 

The listening stations 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) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: October 1, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–23546 Filed 10–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XK89 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Hearings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), NationalOceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold public hearings on draft 

Amendment 20 (Trawl Rationalization) 

to its groundfish fishery management 

plan (FMP). These hearings are 

preparatory to the final Council decision 

on Amendment 20, scheduled for the 

November 2–7, 2008 Council meeting, 

in San Diego, CA. 

DATES: The hearings will be held on 

October 27–29, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Hearing locations will be 

held in Newport, OR, Olympia, WA, 

Eureka, CA, Astoria, OR, and Santa 

Cruz, CA. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific addresses. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 


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