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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 641

[I.D. 110294C]

 

Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Public hearings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene 
nine public hearings on Draft Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management 
Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. Draft Amendment 
8 contains alternatives for limited access systems for the Gulf 
commercial red snapper fishery, including license limitation and 
individual transferable quota systems.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed amendment will be accepted 
until January 4, 1995. Public hearings will be held in December. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of the hearings.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Wayne E. Swingle, Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 5401 West Kennedy 
Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa, FL 33609; fax: 813-225-7015. Public 
hearings will be held in TX, LA, MS, AL, and FL. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for locations of the hearings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, 813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The hearings are scheduled from 7 p.m. to 10 
p.m. as follows:
    1. December 5, 1994--Port Isabel Community Center, Corner of Yturia 
and Maxan, Port Isabel, TX.
    2. December 6, 1994--Visitor's Center Auditorium, University of 
Texas, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX.
    3. December 7, 1994--Holiday Inn on the Beach, Ballroom South, 5002 
Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX.
    4. December 8, 1994--Policy Jury Annex, Courthouse Square, Cameron, 
LA.
    5. December 12, 1994--Venice Fire House, Highway 23, Venice, LA.
    6. December 13, 1994--Larose Regional Park, Versailles Room, 2001 
East 5th Street, Larose, LA.
    7. December 14, 1994--J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and 
Aquarium, Auditorium, 115 East Beach Boulevard (U.S. Highway 90), 
Biloxi, MI.
    8. December 15, 1994--Orange Beach Community Center, 27301 Canal 
Road, Orange Beach, AL.
    9. December 16, 1994--NMFS, Panama City Laboratory, Conference 
Room, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL.
    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Julie Krebs (see ADDRESSES) by 
November 28, 1994.

    Dated: November 4, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-27891 Filed 11-9-94; 8:45 am]
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