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SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS—Continued
Groundfish Management Team ...............................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .....................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ..........................................................................................................................................
Scientific and Statistical Committee ........................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ........................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group ..................................................................................................................................................
Tribal and Washington Technical Group .................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ..................................................................................................................................
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Council Secretariat ..................................................................................................................................................
California State Delegation ......................................................................................................................................
Oregon State Delegation .........................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel ................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Management Team ...............................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .....................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ..........................................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ........................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group ..................................................................................................................................................
Tribal and Washington Technical Group .................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ..................................................................................................................................
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Council Secretariat ..................................................................................................................................................
California State Delegation ......................................................................................................................................
Oregon State Delegation .........................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel ................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Management Team ...............................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .....................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ..........................................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ........................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group ..................................................................................................................................................
Tribal and Washington Technical Group .................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ..................................................................................................................................
Friday, March 9, 2007
Council Secretariat ..................................................................................................................................................
California State Delegation ......................................................................................................................................
Oregon State Delegation .........................................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ........................................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .....................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ..........................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group ..................................................................................................................................................
Tribal and Washington Technical Group .................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ..................................................................................................................................
Although nonemergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
Council action during this meeting.
Council action will be restricted to those
issues specifically listed in this notice
and any issues arising after publication
of this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter
at 503–820–2280 at least five days prior
to the meeting date.
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Dated: February 13, 2007.
James F. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
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and Review (SEDAR) Committee,
Controlled Access Committee, Mackerel
Committee, Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) Selection Committee,
a joint meeting of its Habitat Committee
and Ecosystem-Based Management
Committee, Economics Committee,
Shrimp Committee, Information and
Education Committee, a joint meeting of
its Executive Committee and Finance
Committee, and a meeting of the full
Council. In addition, the Council will
also hold a public hearing regarding
Amendment 18 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Coastal Migratory
Pelagics in the South Atlantic and Gulf
of Mexico, and a general public input
session.
The meetings will be held in
March 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
DATES:
The meetings will be held at
the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, 371
Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA
ADDRESSES:
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31527; telephone: (1–800) 535–9547 or
(912) 635–2600; fax: (912) 635–2818.
Copies of documents are available from
Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer,
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite
201, North Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer;
telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free at
(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520;
email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Dates
1. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting:
March 5, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.,
and March 6, 2007, from 8 a.m. until 12
noon.
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The Snapper Grouper Committee will
receive reports and develop
recommendations for: the gag grouper
stock assessment from NOAA Fisheries,
the Oculina Evaluation Report regarding
the size and configuration of the
Oculina Experimental Closed Area, and
Amendment 14 to the Snapper Grouper
Fishery Management Plan regarding
marine protected areas (MPAs),
including comments received regarding
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement and transit issues. In
addition, the Committee will receive a
report on the status of Amendment 15
to the Snapper Grouper Fishery
Management Plan (rebuilding for snowy
grouper, black sea bass, and red porgy,
etc.) and NOAA Fisheries’ updates on
the online quota monitoring system and
the status of the permits/logbook/
landings database and ability to tie
landings to vessels. The Committee will
also discuss allocations of species in the
snapper grouper management complex.
Action Plan for LAPs and develop
recommendations.
March 6, 2007, 4:30 p.m. - The
Council will hold a Public Input
Session. Members of the public are
invited to address the Council on items
listed on the agenda or any other fishery
issue that falls under the jurisdiction of
the Council.
March 6, 2007, 6 p.m. - The Council
will hold a Public Hearing for
Amendment 18 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Coastal Migratory
Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico
and South Atlantic. The Amendment
addresses changes in TAC for both king
and Spanish mackerel and changes in
the fishing year for Spanish mackerel.
4. Mackerel Committee Meeting: March
7, 2007, 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.
The Mackerel Committee will receive
an overview of Amendment 18 timing
issues and develop recommendations.
The Committee will also review a draft
scoping document for Amendment 16
(boundary and mixing issues, permits,
and separate management plans from
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council) and make recommendations.
5. Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) Selection Committee Meeting:
March 7, 2007, 11 a.m. until 12 noon
The SSC Selection Committee will
meet to discuss new requirements
affecting the SSC in the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act amendments.
6. Joint Habitat and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committees Meeting:
March 7, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
The Habitat and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committees will receive a
presentation on Liquid Nitrogen Gas
exploration and review and approve
policy statements on energy and
offshore aquaculture. The Committees
will also review and approve the Deep
Water Coral Research Plan and receive
updates on the status of the Council’s
Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) and FEP
Comprehensive Amendment.
2. SEDAR Committee Meeting: March 6,
2007, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. The
SEDAR Committee will review actions
from the SEDAR Steering Committee,
discuss scientific research priorities,
review appointees for SEDAR 15
(assessments for greater amberjack and
white grunt), discuss the status of
vermilion snapper update, and the
process for establishing a total allowable 7. Economics Committee Meeting:
March 7, 2007, 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.
catch (TAC).
The Economics Committee will
3. Controlled Access Committee
review the Socioeconomics Section of
Meeting: March 6, 2007, 2:30 p.m. until
the draft FEP and make
4:30 p.m.
recommendations. The Committee will
The Controlled Access Committee
also discuss development of a
will meet to discuss the establishment
Socioeconomic Guidance Document and
of a Limited Access Privilege (LAP)
develop recommendations.
Program Workgroup, review a list of
8. Shrimp Committee Meeting: March 8,
nominees and meeting dates, and
2007, 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.
develop recommendations for
The Shrimp Committee will review a
appointing workgroup members. The
report of the Shrimp Review Panel and
Committee will also review a draft
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provide recommendations, receive an
overview of the ‘‘use it or lose it’’
provision for the rock shrimp fishery
and develop recommendations, and
discuss additional items to include in
Amendment 6 to the Shrimp FMP and
make recommendations.
9. Information and Education
Committee Meeting: March 8, 2007, 10
a.m. until 12 noon.
The Information and Education
Committee will receive an update on the
Council website and provide
recommendations.
10. Joint Executive/Finance Committees
Meeting: March 8, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until
3 p.m.
The Executive and Finance
Committees will meet to discuss the
status of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Congressional budget, review the
Calendar Year (CY) 2007 FMP/
Amendment/Framework timelines,
develop CY 2007 activities schedule and
budget, and discuss amendments to the
reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act.
11. Council Session: March 8, 2007, 3:30
p.m. until 6 p.m. and March 9, 2007, 8
a.m. until 12 noon
Council Session: March 8, 2007
From 3:30 p.m.—3:45 p.m., the
Council will call the meeting to order,
adopt the agenda, and approve the
December 2006 meeting minutes.
From 3:45 p.m.—4 p.m., the Council
will receive a report from the Scientific
and Statistical Committee regarding its
December 2006 meeting.
From 4 p.m.—5 p.m., the Council will
hear a report from the Snapper Grouper
Committee and take action as
appropriate.
From 5 p.m.—5:15 p.m., the Council
will hear a report from the SEDAR
Committee and take action as
appropriate.
From 5:15 p.m.—5:45 p.m., the
Council will hear a report from the
Controlled Access Committee and take
action as appropriate.
From 5:45 p.m.—6 p.m., the Council
will hear a report from the Mackerel
Committee and take action as
appropriate.
Council Session: March 9, 2007
From 8 a.m.—8:30 a.m., the Council
will receive a NOAA General Counsel
briefing on litigation issues (CLOSED
SESSION).
From 8:30 a.m.—8:45 a.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
SSC Selection Committee and take
action as appropriate.
From 8:45 a.m.—9 a.m., the Council
will receive a report from the Joint
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Habitat and Ecosystem-Based
Committees and take action as
appropriate.
From 9 a.m.—9:15 a.m., the Council
will receive a report from the Economics
Committee and take action as
appropriate.
From 9:15 a.m.—9:30 a.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
Shrimp Committee and take action as
appropriate.
From 9:30 a.m.—9:45 p.m., the
Council will receive a report from the
Information and Education Committee
and take action as appropriate.
From 9:45 a.m.—10 a.m., the Council
will receive a report from the Joint
Executive/Finance Committees and take
action as appropriate.
From 10 a.m.—12 noon, the Council
will receive a report regarding the
Council Chairmen’s Meeting, receive
status reports from NOAA Fisheries’
Southeast Regional Office, NOAA
Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science
Center, agency and liaison reports,
review Experimental Fishing Permit
applications as necessary, and discuss
other business including upcoming
meetings.
Documents regarding these issues are
available from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subjects of formal
Council action during these meetings.
Council action will be restricted to those
issues specifically listed in this notice
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 final action to address the
emergency.
Except for advertised (scheduled)
public hearings and public comment,
the times and sequence specified on this
agenda are subject to change.
Special Accommodations
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These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) by March 1, 2007.
Dated: February 12, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Fisheries of the Caribbean;
Southeastern Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Caribbean queen
conch; Caribbean yellowfin grouper;
Caribbean mutton snapper; Public
Meetings.
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Workshops for
Caribbean queen conch, yellowfin
grouper, and mutton snapper.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessments of
the Caribbean stocks of yellowfin
grouper, mutton snapper, and queen
conch will consist of a series of three
workshops: a Data Workshop, an
Assessment Workshop, and a Review
Workshop. This is the fourteenth
SEDAR.
DATES: The Data Workshop will take
place March 12—16, 2007; the
Assessment Workshop will take place
June 4–8, 2007; the Review Workshop
will take place July 23–27, 2007. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop and
Assessment Workshop will be held at
the Marriott Frenchmen’s Reef, 5 Estate
Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, USVI; telephone:
(340) 776–8500. The Review Workshop
will be held at Hotel El Convento, 100
Cristo Street, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
00901; telephone: (787) 723–9036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Carmichael, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055
Faber Place Drive, North Charleston, SC
29405; telephone: (843) 571–4366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the SEDAR process,
a multi-step method for determining the
status of fish stocks in the Southeast
Region. SEDAR includes three
workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2)
Stock Assessment Workshop and (3)
Review Workshop. The product of the
Data Workshop is a data report which
compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Stock
Assessment Workshop is a stock
assessment report which describes the
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fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The assessment is
independently peer reviewed at the
Review Workshop. The products of the
Review Workshop are a Consensus
Summary documenting Panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data,
and an Advisory Report summarizing
stock status and recommending
management criteria. Participants for
SEDAR Workshops, appointed by the
regional Fishery Management Councils,
the Southeast Regional Office (SERO),
and the Southeast Fishery Science
Center (SEFSC), include data collectors
and database managers; stock
assessment scientists, biologists, and
researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and NGO’s;
International experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
SEDAR 14 Workshop Schedule:
March 12–16, 2007; SEDAR 14 Data
Workshop
March 12, 2007: 1 p.m.—8 p.m.; March
13–15, 2007: 8 a.m.—8 p.m.; March 16,
2007: 8 a.m.—1 p.m.
An assessment data set and associated
documentation will be developed
during the Data Workshop. Participants
will evaluate all available data and
select appropriate sources for providing
information on life history
characteristics, catch statistics, discard
estimates, length and age composition,
and fishery dependent and fishery
independent measures of stock
abundance.
June 4–8, 2007. SEDAR 14 Assessment
Workshop
June 4, 2007: 1 p.m.—8 p.m.; June 3–7,
2007: 8 a.m.—8 p.m.; June 8, 2007: 8
a.m.—1 p.m.
Using datasets provided by the Data
Workshop, participants will develop
population models to evaluate stock
status, estimate population benchmarks
and Sustainable Fisheries Act criteria,
and project future conditions.
Participants will recommend the most
appropriate methods and configurations
for determining stock status and
estimating population parameters.
Participants will prepare a workshop
report, compare and contrast various
assessment approaches, and determine
whether the assessments are adequate
for submission to the review panel.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Committee, Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Committee, Controlled Access Committee,
Mackerel Committee, Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
Selection Committee, a joint meeting of its Habitat Committee and
Ecosystem-Based Management Committee, Economics Committee, Shrimp
Committee, Information and Education Committee, a joint meeting of its
Executive Committee and Finance Committee, and a meeting of the full
Council. In addition, the Council will also hold a public hearing
regarding Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal
Migratory Pelagics in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, and a
general public input session.
DATES: The meetings will be held in March 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel,
371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA
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31527; telephone: (1-800) 535-9547 or (912) 635-2600; fax: (912) 635-
2818. Copies of documents are available from Kim Iverson, Public
Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free at (866) SAFMC-10; fax:
(843) 769-4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Dates
1. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting: March 5, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 6
p.m., and March 6, 2007, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon.
The Snapper Grouper Committee will receive reports and develop
recommendations for: the gag grouper stock assessment from NOAA
Fisheries, the Oculina Evaluation Report regarding the size and
configuration of the Oculina Experimental Closed Area, and Amendment 14
to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan regarding marine
protected areas (MPAs), including comments received regarding the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement and transit issues. In addition, the
Committee will receive a report on the status of Amendment 15 to the
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (rebuilding for snowy grouper,
black sea bass, and red porgy, etc.) and NOAA Fisheries' updates on the
online quota monitoring system and the status of the permits/logbook/
landings database and ability to tie landings to vessels. The Committee
will also discuss allocations of species in the snapper grouper
management complex.
2. SEDAR Committee Meeting: March 6, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
The SEDAR Committee will review actions from the SEDAR Steering
Committee, discuss scientific research priorities, review appointees
for SEDAR 15 (assessments for greater amberjack and white grunt),
discuss the status of vermilion snapper update, and the process for
establishing a total allowable catch (TAC).
3. Controlled Access Committee Meeting: March 6, 2007, 2:30 p.m. until
4:30 p.m.
The Controlled Access Committee will meet to discuss the
establishment of a Limited Access Privilege (LAP) Program Workgroup,
review a list of nominees and meeting dates, and develop
recommendations for appointing workgroup members. The Committee will
also review a draft Action Plan for LAPs and develop recommendations.
March 6, 2007, 4:30 p.m. - The Council will hold a Public Input
Session. Members of the public are invited to address the Council on
items listed on the agenda or any other fishery issue that falls under
the jurisdiction of the Council.
March 6, 2007, 6 p.m. - The Council will hold a Public Hearing for
Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory
Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. The
Amendment addresses changes in TAC for both king and Spanish mackerel
and changes in the fishing year for Spanish mackerel.
4. Mackerel Committee Meeting: March 7, 2007, 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.
The Mackerel Committee will receive an overview of Amendment 18
timing issues and develop recommendations. The Committee will also
review a draft scoping document for Amendment 16 (boundary and mixing
issues, permits, and separate management plans from Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council) and make recommendations.
5. Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection Committee
Meeting: March 7, 2007, 11 a.m. until 12 noon
The SSC Selection Committee will meet to discuss new requirements
affecting the SSC in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act amendments.
6. Joint Habitat and Ecosystem-Based Management Committees Meeting:
March 7, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
The Habitat and Ecosystem-Based Management Committees will receive
a presentation on Liquid Nitrogen Gas exploration and review and
approve policy statements on energy and offshore aquaculture. The
Committees will also review and approve the Deep Water Coral Research
Plan and receive updates on the status of the Council's Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (FEP) and FEP Comprehensive Amendment.
7. Economics Committee Meeting: March 7, 2007, 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.
The Economics Committee will review the Socioeconomics Section of
the draft FEP and make recommendations. The Committee will also discuss
development of a Socioeconomic Guidance Document and develop
recommendations.
8. Shrimp Committee Meeting: March 8, 2007, 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.
The Shrimp Committee will review a report of the Shrimp Review
Panel and provide recommendations, receive an overview of the ``use it
or lose it'' provision for the rock shrimp fishery and develop
recommendations, and discuss additional items to include in Amendment 6
to the Shrimp FMP and make recommendations.
9. Information and Education Committee Meeting: March 8, 2007, 10 a.m.
until 12 noon.
The Information and Education Committee will receive an update on
the Council website and provide recommendations.
10. Joint Executive/Finance Committees Meeting: March 8, 2007, 1:30
p.m. until 3 p.m.
The Executive and Finance Committees will meet to discuss the
status of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Congressional budget, review the
Calendar Year (CY) 2007 FMP/Amendment/Framework timelines, develop CY
2007 activities schedule and budget, and discuss amendments to the
reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act.
11. Council Session: March 8, 2007, 3:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. and March 9,
2007, 8 a.m. until 12 noon
Council Session: March 8, 2007
From 3:30 p.m.--3:45 p.m., the Council will call the meeting to
order, adopt the agenda, and approve the December 2006 meeting minutes.
From 3:45 p.m.--4 p.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Scientific and Statistical Committee regarding its December 2006
meeting.
From 4 p.m.--5 p.m., the Council will hear a report from the
Snapper Grouper Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 5 p.m.--5:15 p.m., the Council will hear a report from the
SEDAR Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 5:15 p.m.--5:45 p.m., the Council will hear a report from the
Controlled Access Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 5:45 p.m.--6 p.m., the Council will hear a report from the
Mackerel Committee and take action as appropriate.
Council Session: March 9, 2007
From 8 a.m.--8:30 a.m., the Council will receive a NOAA General
Counsel briefing on litigation issues (CLOSED SESSION).
From 8:30 a.m.--8:45 a.m., the Council will receive a report from
the SSC Selection Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 8:45 a.m.--9 a.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Joint
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Habitat and Ecosystem-Based Committees and take action as appropriate.
From 9 a.m.--9:15 a.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Economics Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 9:15 a.m.--9:30 a.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Shrimp Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 9:30 a.m.--9:45 p.m., the Council will receive a report from
the Information and Education Committee and take action as appropriate.
From 9:45 a.m.--10 a.m., the Council will receive a report from the
Joint Executive/Finance Committees and take action as appropriate.
From 10 a.m.--12 noon, the Council will receive a report regarding
the Council Chairmen's Meeting, receive status reports from NOAA
Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries' Southeast
Fisheries Science Center, agency and liaison reports, review
Experimental Fishing Permit applications as necessary, and discuss
other business including upcoming meetings.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the
subjects of formal Council action during these meetings. Council action
will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice
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
final action to address the emergency.
Except for advertised (scheduled) public hearings and public
comment, the times and sequence specified on this agenda are subject to
change.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES)
by March 1, 2007.
Dated: February 12, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-2738 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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