[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14555-14556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7995]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 032696B]


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 joint public meeting of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Councils' Mackerel Committees; meetings of its 
Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP), Snapper Grouper Committee, 
Controlled Access Committee and AP Selection Committee; and a Council 
session.

DATES: The meetings will be held from April 8-12, 1996. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Comfort Inn Island Suites, 
711 Beachview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA; telephone: (912) 635-2211.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Buchanan, Public Information 
Officer; telephone: (803) 571-4366; fax: (803) 769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

    On April 8, 1996, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.--Joint South Atlantic and 
Gulf Councils' Mackerel Committees will convene. The Mackerel 
Committees will hear a report summarizing public

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hearing comments from the Mid-Atlantic region, then hear a report on 
spawning potential ratio and overfishing definitions. The Committees 
will review, revise, and approve measures for Amendment 8 to the 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources 
in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
    April 9, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Joint South Atlantic and 
Gulf Councils' Mackerel Committees. The Committees will review, revise, 
and approve measures in Amendment 8 to the FMP for Coastal Migratory 
Pelagic Resources in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
    April 9, 1996, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.--Joint Snapper Grouper AP, 
Snapper Grouper Committee, and Controlled Access Committee. The Snapper 
Grouper AP, Snapper Grouper Committee and Controlled Access Committee 
will hear the Gag Grouper Assessment Report and the Status of Snowy 
Grouper and Golden Tilefish 1995/96 Catches. They will then review the 
draft options paper for Amendments 8 and 9 to the Snapper Grouper FMP 
and develop advisory panel recommendations for measures for the Council 
to take to public hearing.
    April 10, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Joint Snapper Grouper AP 
and Snapper Grouper Committee. The Snapper Grouper AP and Committee 
will receive a Report of the Reef Fishery Economic Survey and a 
progress report on the Reef Sociocultural Survey. They will develop and 
approve Committee recommendations for Amendment 8 for public hearing.
    April 10, 1996, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Controlled Access 
Committee. The Controlled Access Committee will review the draft 
options paper for Amendment 9 and develop and approve Committee 
recommendations for public hearing.
    April 11, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.--Advisory Panel Selection 
Committee. The AP Selection Committee will meet in closed session to 
develop recommendations for the appointment of AP members.
    April 11, 1996, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Council Session; 11:15 
a.m. to 12:00 noon--The Council will receive a report from the 
Executive Committee and will consider and take action on Council 
development of a weakfish FMP. The Council will also consider taking 
emergency action for the Spanish mackerel commercial fishery.
    1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.--The Council will meet in closed session to 
receive the AP Selection Committee report, and to appoint new AP 
members.
    2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.--The Council will receive the Mackerel 
Committee report, take public comment on Amendment 8 and take final 
action on Amendment 8. They will also receive a NMFS report on the 
status of king mackerel trip limit regulatory amendment.
    3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--The Council will receive the Snapper 
Grouper Committee Report and approve measures in Amendment 8 for public 
hearing.
    April 12, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Council Session; The 
Council will convene and receive the Controlled Access Committee report 
and approve measures in Amendment 9 for public hearing. They will hear 
reports on the ICCAT Advisory Committee meeting, and agency and liaison 
activities. The Council will also hear a presentation on the NMFS 
logbook program, regulatory amendment review and processing, and 
discuss other business.

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 April 3, 1996.

    Dated: March 27, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-7995 Filed 4-1-96; 8:45 am]
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