[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26252-26253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11105]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA415


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
meeting of the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 12 noon on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 and 
conclude by 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; 
telephone: (813) 348-1630.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist-
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630 x235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Advisory 
Panel will meet to discuss operation, design, usage of vessel 
monitoring systems (VMS), and resulting data from these systems. The 
Advisory Panel will discuss the current and future needs of VMS 
software including methods to improve VMS products and services to Gulf 
of Mexico VMS users. Presentations will be given from current VMS 
software providers in Gulf of Mexico fisheries. The Advisory Panel will 
also consider technical issues with VMS including a review of existing 
procedures to safeguard VMS data from unauthorized use or distribution. 
Finally, the Advisory Panel will also consider future roles and 
potential applications of VMS in other Gulf of Mexico fisheries. The 
meeting will conclude with draft recommendations presented to the Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council at its June 6-10, 2011 meeting in 
Key West, FL.
    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of 
the Advisory Panel will be restricted to those issues 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 Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take action to 
address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

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

    Dated: May 3, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-11105 Filed 5-5-11; 8:45 am]
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