Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Scoping Hearings, 1733-1734 [E6-188]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 11, 2006 / Notices Grangeville, Idaho for a business meeting. The meeting is open to the public. The business meeting on January 24th, 2006, will be held at Super 8 Motel in Grangeville, Idaho, beginning at 10 a.m. (PST). Agenda topics will include discussion of potential projects. A public forum will begin at 2:30 p.m. (PST). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ihor Mereszcazak, Staff Officer and Designated Federal Officer, at (208) 935–2513. Forest Service Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) Lolo National Forest, USDA Forest Service. ACTION: Notice of new fee site. AGENCY: rmajette on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Grant Of Authority For Subzone Status, Abbott Pharmaceuticals PR LTD. (APPR)/Abbott Diagnostics International Ltd. (formerly Abbott Health Products, Inc.)/Abbott Biotechnology LTD (ABL), (Pharmaceutical Products), Barceloneta, Puerto Rico DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUMMARY: The Lolo National Forest will begin charging a $60 fee for the overnight rental of Monture Cabin. Rentals of other cabins on the Lolo National Forest have shown that publics appreciate and enjoy the availability of historic rental cabins. Funds from the rental will be used for the continued operation and maintenance of Monture Cabin. DATES: Monture Cabin will become available for rent January 1, 2006. ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Lolo National Forest, Building 24, Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59804. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Blackburn, Recreation Coordinator, 406–677–3924. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lolo National Forest currently has other cabin rentals. These rentals are often fully booked throughout their rental season. A business analysis of Monture Cabin has shown that people desire to have this sort of recreation experience on the Lolo National Forest. A market analysis indicates that the $60/per night fee is both reasonable and acceptable for this sort of unique recreation experience. People wanting to rent Monture Cabin will need to do so through the National Recreation Reservation Service, at Jkt 208001 BILLING CODE 3410–11–M [Order No. 1432] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 14:20 Jan 10, 2006 Dated: January 3, 2006. Deborah L.R. Austin, Lolo National Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 06–227 Filed 1–10–06; 8:45 am] Foreign–Trade Zones Board Dated: January 3, 2006. Ihor Mereszcazak, Acting Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 06–233 Filed 1–10–06; 8:45 am] VerDate Aug<31>2005 https://www.reserveusa.com or by calling 1–877–444–6777. The National Recreation Reservation Service charges a $9 fee for reservations. Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign– Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign–Trade Zones Act provides for ‘‘ . . . the establishment . . . of foreign–trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign–Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign–trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the establishment of special–purpose subzones when existing zone facilities cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest; Whereas, the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Corporation, grantee of FTZ 7, has made application to the Board for authority to establish special– purpose subzone status at the pharmaceutical intermediate manufacturing plant of Abbott Pharmaceuticals PR LTD. (APPR), Abbott Diagnostics International Ltd. (formerly Abbott Health Products, Inc.), and Abbott Biotechnology LTD (ABL), located in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico (FTZ Docket 23–2005, filed 5–17–05); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (70 FR 30080, 5/25/05); and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1733 Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone status for activity related to pharmaceutical products at the manufacturing complex of Abbott Pharmaceuticals PR LTD. (APPR), Abbott Diagnostics International Ltd. (formerly Abbott Health Products, Inc.), and Abbott Biotechnology LTD (ABL), located in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico (Subzone 7I), as described in the application and Federal Register notice, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including § 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of December 2005. Stephen J. Claeys, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commercefor Import Administration, Alternate Chairman Foreign–Trade Zones Board Attest: Dennis Puccinelli, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–164 Filed 1–10–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 123005D] Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Scoping Hearings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of scoping hearings. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene scoping hearings to solicit comments on two joint amendments: Joint Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14 and Joint Reef Fish Amendment 28/ Shrimp 15. DATES: The scoping hearings will held from January 23 – 31, 2006 at 10 locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. For specific dates and times see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: Meeting addresses: The scoping hearings will be held in the following locations: Brownsville, Port Aransas, and Galveston, Texas; Larose, Louisiana; Pascagoula, Mississippi; Mobile and Orange Beach, Alabama; and Panama City, Tampa, and Key West, Florida. For specific dates and times see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1 rmajette on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES 1734 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 11, 2006 / Notices Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Deputy Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) has scheduled a series of scoping hearings to solicit public comment on two draft scoping documents. The first, Joint Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14 proposes actions that deal with adjustments to the total allowable catch (TAC) for red snapper, size limits, bag limits, recreational season dates, and the certification of new shrimp bycatch reduction devices (BRDs). The amendment will also look at directed fishery gear restrictions and depth restrictions on the commercial fishery. The second document, Joint Reef Fish Amendment 28/Shrimp 15, will consider such issues as shrimp trawl gear limits, limitations of shrimp vessel permit transferability, further reducing bycatch, shrimp fishery bycatch quota and quota monitoring, vessel monitoring systems (VMS), possible area closures for shrimp, and other management alternatives. The scoping hearings will begin at 7 p.m. and conclude at the end of public testimony or no later than 10 p.m. at each of the following locations: Monday, January 23, 2006, Four Points by Sheraton, 3777 North Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78520, telephone: (956) 547–1500; Monday, January 23, 2006, Holiday Inn Mobile I–10 Bellingrath Gardens, 5465 Highway 90 West, Mobile, AL 36619, telephone: (251) 666–5600; Tuesday, January 24, 2006, University of Texas Marine Science Institute Auditorium, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, telephone: (361) 749–6711; Tuesday, January 24, 2006, LaFont Inn, 2703 Denny Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567, telephone: (228) 762–7111; Wednesday, January 25, 2006, Holiday Inn Galveston, 5002 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77550, telephone: (409) 740–3581 Wednesday, January 25, 2006, Hilton Garden Inn Orange Beach, 23092 Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL 36561, telephone: (251) 974– 1600; Thursday, January 26, 2006, Larose Regional Park Gym, 307 East 5th Street, Larose, LA 70373, telephone: (985) 693– 7355; VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:20 Jan 10, 2006 Jkt 208001 Thursday, January 26, 2006, National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408, telephone: (850) 234– 6541; Monday, January 30, 2006, Tampa Marriott Westshore, 1001 North Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607, (813) 287–2555; and Tuesday, January 31, 2006, DoubleTree Grand Key Resort, 3990 South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040, telephone: (305) 293–1818. Copies of the scoping documents and related materials can be obtained by calling the Council office at (813) 348– 1630. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. Dated: January 5, 2006. Emily Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6–188 Filed 1–10–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Service, Office of International Affairs, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 Room 12603, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Prospective Congressional advisors to the delegation should contact the Department of State directly. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheri McCarty, 301–713–9090, Ext. 183. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is charged with the responsibility of discharging the obligations of the United States under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The U.S. Commissioner has primary responsibility for the preparation and negotiation of U.S. positions on international issues concerning whaling and for all matters involving the IWC. He is staffed by the Department of Commerce and assisted by the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, and by other agencies. The non-federal representative selected as a result of this nomination process is responsible for providing input and recommendations to the U.S. IWC Commissioner representing the positions of non-governmental organizations. The intersessional RMS Working Group meeting will be held February 28 - March 2, 2006, in Cambridge, UK, at the University Arms Hotel. [I.D. 010406A] International Whaling Commission; Intersessional Revised Management Scheme Working Group Meeting; Nominations Dated: January 5, 2006. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6–162 Filed 1–10–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Request for nominations. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice is a call for nominees for one non-federal position to the U.S. Delegation to the February 28 - March 2, 2006, International Whaling Commission (IWC) intersessional Revised Management Scheme (RMS) Working Group meeting. DATES: All nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC intersessional RMS Working Group meeting must be received by January 31, 2006. ADDRESSES: All nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC intersessional RMS Working Group meeting should be addressed to Dr. Bill Hogarth, Acting U.S. Commissioner to the IWC, and sent via post to: Cheri McCarty, National PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) January 5, 2006. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Request for Public Comments concerning a request for modification of the NAFTA rules of origin for nonwoven wipes made from viscose rayon staple fiber. AGENCY: SUMMARY: On December 19, 2005 the Chairman of CITA received a request from Meeks & Sheppard, on behalf of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company, alleging that rayon viscose E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1733-1734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-188]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 123005D]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Scoping Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of scoping hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene scoping hearings to solicit comments on two joint amendments: 
Joint Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14 and Joint Reef Fish Amendment 
28/Shrimp 15.

DATES: The scoping hearings will held from January 23 - 31, 2006 at 10 
locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. For specific dates and times 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting addresses: The scoping hearings will be held in the 
following locations: Brownsville, Port Aransas, and Galveston, Texas; 
Larose, Louisiana; Pascagoula, Mississippi; Mobile and Orange Beach, 
Alabama; and Panama City, Tampa, and Key West, Florida. For specific 
dates and times see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) has scheduled a series of scoping hearings to solicit 
public comment on two draft scoping documents. The first, Joint Reef 
Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14 proposes actions that deal with adjustments 
to the total allowable catch (TAC) for red snapper, size limits, bag 
limits, recreational season dates, and the certification of new shrimp 
bycatch reduction devices (BRDs). The amendment will also look at 
directed fishery gear restrictions and depth restrictions on the 
commercial fishery.
    The second document, Joint Reef Fish Amendment 28/Shrimp 15, will 
consider such issues as shrimp trawl gear limits, limitations of shrimp 
vessel permit transferability, further reducing bycatch, shrimp fishery 
bycatch quota and quota monitoring, vessel monitoring systems (VMS), 
possible area closures for shrimp, and other management alternatives.
    The scoping hearings will begin at 7 p.m. and conclude at the end 
of public testimony or no later than 10 p.m. at each of the following 
locations:
    Monday, January 23, 2006, Four Points by Sheraton, 3777 North 
Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78520, telephone: (956) 547-1500;
    Monday, January 23, 2006, Holiday Inn Mobile I-10 Bellingrath 
Gardens, 5465 Highway 90 West, Mobile, AL 36619, telephone: (251) 666-
5600;
    Tuesday, January 24, 2006, University of Texas Marine Science 
Institute Auditorium, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, 
telephone: (361) 749-6711;
    Tuesday, January 24, 2006, LaFont Inn, 2703 Denny Avenue, 
Pascagoula, MS 39567, telephone: (228) 762-7111;
    Wednesday, January 25, 2006, Holiday Inn Galveston, 5002 Seawall 
Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77550, telephone: (409) 740-3581
    Wednesday, January 25, 2006, Hilton Garden Inn Orange Beach, 23092 
Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL 36561, telephone: (251) 974-
1600;
    Thursday, January 26, 2006, Larose Regional Park Gym, 307 East 5th 
Street, Larose, LA 70373, telephone: (985) 693-7355;
    Thursday, January 26, 2006, National Marine Fisheries Service 
Laboratory, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408, telephone: 
(850) 234-6541;
    Monday, January 30, 2006, Tampa Marriott Westshore, 1001 North 
Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607, (813) 287-2555; and
    Tuesday, January 31, 2006, DoubleTree Grand Key Resort, 3990 South 
Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040, telephone: (305) 293-1818.
    Copies of the scoping documents and related materials can be 
obtained by calling the Council office at (813) 348-1630.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: January 5, 2006.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-188 Filed 1-10-06; 8:45 am]
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