[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 141 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36669-36670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17653]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XQ42


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 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 August 11-13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 
Perdido Beach Blvd., Orange Beach, AL 36561.
    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

Thursday, August 13, 2009

    8:30 a.m. - The Council meeting will begin with swearing in of the 
new council members, a review of the agenda and minutes.
    8:50 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Council will receive public testimony on 
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any; Final SAFMC Comprehensive 
Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1; Final Action on 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.
    1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. - The Council will receive a report on the Gulf 
of Mexico Alliance activities.
    2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Council will review and discuss reports 
from the committee meetings as follows: Reef Fish Management; Advisory 
Panel Selection; Scientific and Statistical Committee Selection; 
Budget/Personnel; Spiny Lobster Management; Sustainable Fisheries/
Ecosystem; Highly Migratory Species; and Data Collection.
    5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. - The Council will review and potentially revise 
the proposed SEDAR schedule.
    6 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. - Other Business items will follow.
    6:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman will 
follow.
    The Council will conclude its meeting at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Committees

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

    9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Orientation Session for New Council Members.
    12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION - The Advisory Panel Selection 
Committee will consider appointment of members to an Ad Hoc Limited 
Access Privilege Program.
    2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION - The Scientific and 
Statistical Committee Selection Committee will consider appointment of 
an economist to the SEP.
    2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will 
meet to discuss final action on Reef Fish Amendment 31/DEIS to address 
longline/turtle interactions.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

    8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will meet 
to receive presentations on ``Is There a Better Way to Manage US Shared 
Commercial and Recreational Fisheries?'' and `` Evolving Approaches to 
Managing Marine Recreational Fisheries''. They will also discuss 
preliminary analysis of gag and red grouper management measures.
    2 p.m. - 3 p.m. - The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee 
will discuss the Scoping Document for Generic ACL/AM Amendment; Final 
SAFMC Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1, and receive a report 
on Catch Shares Task Force.
    3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - The Spiny Lobster Committee will discuss the 
Scoping Document for Spiny Lobster Amendment 9.
    3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Budget/Personnel Committee will review 
the 5-year Budget Proposal.
    4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Highly Migratory Species Committee will 
listen to a presentation on Amendment 3 to Consolidated Highly 
Migratory Species FMP.
    5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Data Collection Committee will listen to a 
presentation on Louisiana For-Hire Logbook Program.
    6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - There will be an informal open public question 
and answer session.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with 
the Magnuson-Steven Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
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

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completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting may be extended 
from, or 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: July 21, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-17653 Filed 7-23-09; 8:45 am]
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