[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 101 (Thursday, May 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25497-25498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12367]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XP48


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.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene 
public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held June 15 - 18, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Quorum, 700 N. Westshore 
Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

    1 p.m., The Council meeting will begin with a review of the agenda 
and minutes.
    From 1:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the Council will receive public 
testimony on exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any; Final Reef Fish 
Amendment 31, and the Council will hold an Open Public Comment Period 
regarding any fishery issue of concern. People wishing to speak before 
the Council should complete a public comment card prior to the comment 
period.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

    From 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., the Council 
will review and discuss reports from the committee meetings as follows: 
Reef Fish Management; Outreach & Education; Budget/Personnel; 
Administrative Policy; Mackerel Management; Spiny Lobster Management; 
CLOSED SESSION SSC Selection; Data Collection; Sustainable Fisheries/
Ecosystem; and SSC Selection.
    From 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m., they will discuss the Atlantic Sea Turtle 
Strategy.
    From 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Other Business items will follow. The 
Council will conclude its meeting at approximately 3:30 p.m.

Committees

Monday, June 15, 2009

    12 p.m. - 1 p.m. - The Outreach & Education Committee will receive 
a Report from the O&E AP Meeting and an Update on Efforts to Provide 
Online Coverage of the Council Meetings.
    1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - The Budget/Personnel Committee will review the 
2009 Budget and the 5-year Budget. They will also discuss the Status of 
SSC Stipends and receive a Report of the Administrative Officer's 
Meeting.
    2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - The Administrative Policy Committee will 
discuss Comments on the Proposed Rule on Council Operations.
    2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Mackerel Management Committee will discuss 
a Scoping Document for Joint Mackerel Amendment 18 and Select Scoping 
Meeting locations.
    3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Data Collection Committee will discuss the 
Report of the GSMFC FIN Meeting, Discuss Status Report from the SEDAR 
Steering Committee Meeting and Listen to the Report on MRIP Program.
    5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION - The SSC Selection Committee 
will consider Appointment of SSC/SEP/SAP Members.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

    8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish 
Management Committee will meet to discuss the Final Action on the Reef 
Fish Amendment 31/DEIS to Address Longline/Turtle Interactions; Receive 
a Presentation on Consultation Assessment - Draft Effects Analysis and 
Draft Loggerhead Population Assessment; discuss the Status of the 
Emergency Rule for Longlining; Discuss Initiating Action to Encompass 
all Remaining Reef Fish into and IFQ Program; Discuss the Gag/Red 
Grouper Update Assessment and Holding a SSC Workshop on Venting/Safe 
Release Methods; and Receive a Presentation on the Status of Goliath 
Grouper Research/Assessment Preparation.
    5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - There will be an Informal Open Public 
Question and Answer Session.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

    8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee 
will discuss the Scoping Document for Generic ACL/AM Amendment; Select 
Scoping Hearing Locations and receive a Report on the CRCP Meeting.
    11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Spiny Lobster/Stone Crab Management 
Committee will discuss the Scoping Document for the Joint Spiny Lobster 
Amendment 9 and Select Scoping Meeting Locations.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnsuon-
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Actions of the Council and Committees 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. The established times for addressing 
items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the 
timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order 
to further allow for such adjustments and completion of all items on 
the agenda, the meeting may be extended from, or

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completed prior to the date/time established in this notice.

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) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: May 22, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-12367 Filed 5-27-09; 8:45 am]
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