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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
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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. - 5:30 p.m. - The Council
will continue to review and discuss
reports from the committee meetings as
follows: Reef Fish Management; Joint
Stone Crab/Spiny Lobster; Joint Reef
Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum; Marine
Reserves; and Administrative Policy.
Friday, August 15, 2008
The Council will continue to review
and discuss reports from the committee
meetings as follows:
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Shrimp
Management; Data Collection;
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Other
Business items and the election of the
Chairman and Vice Chairman. The
Council will conclude its meeting at
approximately 10:30 a.m.
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held
August 11 - 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Hilton Key Largo, 97000 S. Overseas
Hwy., Key Largo, FL 33037.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Leard, Deputy Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Committees
Council
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Reef Fish
Management Committee will continue.
9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The
Administrative Policy Committee will
meet to discuss Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) Comments on annual
catch limit (ACL) and accountability
measure (AM) Guidelines and Revised
Statement of Organization Practices and
Procedures (SOPP’s).
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - The Ad Hoc
Allocation Committee will meet to
discuss Fishing Communities and Social
Aspects of Allocation; FMP Objectives;
Net Benefits and Allocation; Landings,
Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and
Allocation Changes by Sector; Draft
Allocation Principles and any
Recommendations to the Council.
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Stone
Crab/Spiny Lobster Committee will
meet to discuss the Final Amendment 8
to the Spiny Lobster FMP; Public
Hearing Comments; Spiny Lobster AP
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
3:30 p.m. - The Council meeting will
begin with a review of the agenda and
minutes.
The Council will review and discuss
reports from the previous two days’
committee meetings as follows:
3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Ad Hoc
Allocation.
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - There will be an
Open Public Question and Answer
Session.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12 noon - The Council will
receive public testimony on exempted
fishing permits (EFPs), if any; Final Reef
Fish Amendment 30B; Final
Amendment 8 to the Joint Spiny Lobster
Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
Following testimony, the Council will
hold an Open Public Comment Period
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Monday, August 11, 2008
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. - 5:30
p.m. - The Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss Final
Reef Fish Amendment 30B; Reef Fish
Amendment 29; Southeast Data and
Review (SEDAR) Terms of Reference
(TOR) for Black Grouper; SEDAR TOR
for stock Assessment Updates for Red
Snapper, Gag, and Red Grouper; and Ad
Hoc Recreational Red Snapper Advisory
Panel (AP) Recommendations. The
Council will also receive a document on
changes in effort and fuel prices in the
Gulf.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Recommendations and Committee
Recommendations.
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Committee will meet to discuss the
Ecosystem SSC Recommendations.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - CLOSED
SESSION. The Joint AP Selection
Committee/Outreach & Education
Committee will meet in a Closed
Session to discuss Selection of Outreach
& Education AP members.
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/
Mackerel/Red Drum Management
Committee will meet to discuss the
Aquaculture FMP.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Shrimp
Management Committee will meet to
discuss NMFS Status and Health of the
Shrimp Stocks; A Stock Assessment
Report for Gulf Of Mexico Shrimp 2007;
and A Biological Review of the Tortugas
Pink Shrimp Fishery Through December
2007.
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - The Data
Collection Committee will meet to
discuss Recommendations of the Ad
Hoc Recreational Red Snapper AP and
Comments on Proposed Rule for
National Saltwater Angler Registry.
They will also receive a status report on
the MRIP.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Council and Committees for discussion,
in accordance with the MagnusonStevens 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 completion of
all items on the agenda, the meeting
may be extended from, or completed
prior to the date 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
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Dated: July 10, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Halibut Managers
Workgroup (HMW) will hold a work
session to discuss implications of the
International Pacific Halibut
Commission (IPHC) proposed catch
apportionment methodology and to
develop consensus on issues affecting
Area 2A halibut fisheries prior to the
IPHC workshop on catch
apportionment. The HMW is not a
committee of the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council),
however, the Council has expressed
interest in having a report from the
HMW, and has offered to provide
meeting space. The meeting is open to
the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Thursday, August 7, 2008, from 9:30
a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Pacific Fishery Management Council
Office, 7700 NE Ambassador Place,
Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Chuck Tracy, Salmon and Halibut
Management Staff Officer, Pacific
Fishery Management Council,
telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to allow an
exchange of information and ideas
among managers and industry
representatives from Area 2A, primarily
as they relate to the upcoming IPHC
workshop on catch apportionment. The
objective of the meeting will be to
develop a consensus on a catch
apportionment strategy that will be both
fair and biologically sound, which can
be presented at the IPHC workshop
scheduled for September 4, 2008.
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Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agendas may
come before the HMW for discussion,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
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 MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
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This meeting is 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
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: July 10, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Ocean Bottom Cable Seismic Survey in
the Liberty Prospect, Beaufort Sea,
Alaska in 2008
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
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IHA to BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.
(BPXA) to take, by harassment, small
numbers of six species of marine
mammals incidental to a 3D, ocean
bottom cable (OBC) seismic survey in
the Liberty Prospect, Beaufort Sea,
Alaska during July and August, 2008.
DATES: Effective July 8, 2008, through
August 25, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The application containing
a list of the references used in this
document, an addendum to the
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by writing to P. Michael Payne, Chief,
Permits, Conservation and Education
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XJ03
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 August 11 - 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Key Largo, 97000 S.
Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, FL 33037.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Leard, Deputy Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
3:30 p.m. - The Council meeting will begin with a review of the
agenda and minutes.
The Council will review and discuss reports from the previous two
days' committee meetings as follows:
3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Ad Hoc Allocation.
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - There will be an Open Public Question and Answer
Session.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12 noon - The Council will receive public testimony on
exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if any; Final Reef Fish Amendment 30B;
Final Amendment 8 to the Joint Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). Following testimony, 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. - 5:30 p.m. - The Council will continue to review and
discuss reports from the committee meetings as follows: Reef Fish
Management; Joint Stone Crab/Spiny Lobster; Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/
Red Drum; Marine Reserves; and Administrative Policy.
Friday, August 15, 2008
The Council will continue to review and discuss reports from the
committee meetings as follows:
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Shrimp Management; Data Collection;
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Other Business items and the election of
the Chairman and Vice Chairman. The Council will conclude its meeting
at approximately 10:30 a.m.
Committees
Monday, August 11, 2008
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss Final Reef Fish Amendment 30B; Reef Fish
Amendment 29; Southeast Data and Review (SEDAR) Terms of Reference
(TOR) for Black Grouper; SEDAR TOR for stock Assessment Updates for Red
Snapper, Gag, and Red Grouper; and Ad Hoc Recreational Red Snapper
Advisory Panel (AP) Recommendations. The Council will also receive a
document on changes in effort and fuel prices in the Gulf.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will
continue.
9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Administrative Policy Committee will meet
to discuss Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Comments on
annual catch limit (ACL) and accountability measure (AM) Guidelines and
Revised Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures (SOPP's).
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - The Ad Hoc Allocation Committee will meet
to discuss Fishing Communities and Social Aspects of Allocation; FMP
Objectives; Net Benefits and Allocation; Landings, Total Allowable
Catch (TAC) and Allocation Changes by Sector; Draft Allocation
Principles and any Recommendations to the Council.
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Stone Crab/Spiny Lobster Committee will
meet to discuss the Final Amendment 8 to the Spiny Lobster FMP; Public
Hearing Comments; Spiny Lobster AP
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Recommendations and Committee Recommendations.
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Committee will meet to discuss the Ecosystem SSC Recommendations.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION. The Joint AP Selection
Committee/Outreach & Education Committee will meet in a Closed Session
to discuss Selection of Outreach & Education AP members.
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Management
Committee will meet to discuss the Aquaculture FMP.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Shrimp Management Committee will meet to
discuss NMFS Status and Health of the Shrimp Stocks; A Stock Assessment
Report for Gulf Of Mexico Shrimp 2007; and A Biological Review of the
Tortugas Pink Shrimp Fishery Through December 2007.
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - The Data Collection Committee will meet to
discuss Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Recreational Red Snapper AP and
Comments on Proposed Rule for National Saltwater Angler Registry. They
will also receive a status report on the MRIP.
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 (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 completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting
may be extended from, or completed prior to the date 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 10, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-16108 Filed 7-14-08; 8:45 am]
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