Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 71645 [E7-24450]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 18, 2007 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XE41 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to convene a workgroup of its Spiny Lobster AP (AP) via conference call. DATES: The conference call will be held January 17, 2008, at 10 a.m. EST. 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: Wayne Swingle, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Spiny Lobster AP will review and comment on a scoping document to be presented at a public hearing in Islamorada, FL on January 24, 2008. This scoping hearing solicits comments from the public on regulatory activities that could be taken to apply a minimum size limit to spiny lobster imported from Central and South American nations. Such a minimum size limit would rectify the problems created by the occurrence in the U.S. market place of imported lobster that are much smaller than the current U.S. size limit. This creates a significant U.S. enforcement problem and adversely affects the lobster stocks affected. Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come before the AP workgroup 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 APs workgroup’s intent to take action to address the emergency. The conference call will begin at 10 a.m. EST and conclude no later than 11 yshivers on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:19 Dec 17, 2007 Jkt 214001 a.m. EST. Listening stations are available at the following locations: •The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices as follows: •Miami, FL, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33149; telephone: (305) 361–4259, •Marathon, FL, 2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 119, Marathon, FL 33050; telephone: (305) 289–2330. Special Accommodations The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina Trezza at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. Dated: December 13, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–24450 Filed 12–17–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 71645 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Adams or Kate Swails, (301)713–2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original permit was issued on February 3, 2003 (68 FR 6419), with an expiration date of January 1, 2008. The requested amendment has been granted under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). The amendment extends the duration of the permit by 12 months beyond that established in the original permit. No other terms or conditions of the permit were changed. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Dated: December 11, 2007. Tammy C. Adams, Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–24504 Filed 12–17–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S RIN 0648–XE35 Marine Mammals; File No. 859–1680 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the United States Air Force, Environmental Management Office, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, has been issued an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 859– 1680, for research on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), and Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) inhabiting Vandenberg Air Force Base and the northern Channel Islands, California. ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Privacy Act of 1974; Announcement of Revisions to Systems of Records Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice of revisions to Systems of Records. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is publishing notice of the deletion of five systems of records and the addition of one new system of records, CPSC–23, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Disability/Accommodation Files. Comments on the new system of records must be received on or before February 19, 2008. DATES: The deletions are effective December 18, 2007 and the new system of records will become effective February 19, 2008, unless comments are received by that date which justify a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be e-mailed to the Office of the Secretary at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or sent by mail to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE41


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 to convene a 
workgroup of its Spiny Lobster AP (AP) via conference call.

DATES: The conference call will be held January 17, 2008, at 10 a.m. 
EST.

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: Wayne Swingle, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Spiny Lobster AP will review and comment 
on a scoping document to be presented at a public hearing in 
Islamorada, FL on January 24, 2008. This scoping hearing solicits 
comments from the public on regulatory activities that could be taken 
to apply a minimum size limit to spiny lobster imported from Central 
and South American nations. Such a minimum size limit would rectify the 
problems created by the occurrence in the U.S. market place of imported 
lobster that are much smaller than the current U.S. size limit. This 
creates a significant U.S. enforcement problem and adversely affects 
the lobster stocks affected.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the AP workgroup 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 APs workgroup's intent to take action to address the 
emergency.
    The conference call will begin at 10 a.m. EST and conclude no later 
than 11 a.m. EST. Listening stations are available at the following 
locations:
    The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES), and the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices as follows:
    Miami, FL, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33149; 
telephone: (305) 361-4259,
    Marathon, FL, 2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 119, Marathon, 
FL 33050; telephone: (305) 289-2330.

Special Accommodations

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

    Dated: December 13, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24450 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S
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