[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19543]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062497D]


Peer Review of Red Snapper Research and Management in the Gulf of 
Mexico; Peer Review Panel Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of peer review panel meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 407(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act which requires the Secretary to 
initiate an independent peer review of the basis for management of the 
red snapper stock in the Gulf of Mexico, NMFS is announcing the dates, 
times, and locations of the review panel meetings.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates and locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Witzig, NMFS, Telephone: 
(301)713-2363, Fax (301) 713-1875.

ADDRESSES: Office of Science and Technology, NMFS, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Locations

    1. The Statistics Review Panel meeting was held from July 21, 1997, 
to July 25, 1997, 8:00 am to 6:30 p.m. CST at the Wyndham Hotel, 701 
Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, La 70130. Advance notices were 
sent to 307 individulals and organizations with an interest in the 
fisheries affected by these reviews.
    2. Economics Review Panel: August 18, 1997 to August 22, 1997, 8:00 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST-Holiday Inn Crown Plaza, 333 Poydras St., New 
Orleans, La 70130; Tel:(504) 524-8200.
    3. Science and Management Review Panel: August 25, 1997 to August 
29, 1997, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST--Wyndham Hotel, 701 Convention 
Center Blvd., New Orleans, La 70130; Tel:(504) 524-8200.
    Time will be allotted for commercial, recreational, and charter 
fishermen in the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico and other 
interested parties to provide relevant information to each of the three 
review panels. NMFS requests that persons planning to present 
information at any of the panel meetings notify the contact person at 
the phone number provide and provide six written copies of their 
presentation to NMFS at the meeting.

Special Accommodations

    These review panel meetings are physically accessible to people 
with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to John Witzig at (301) 713-2363 at 
least 5 days prior to the review panel meeting.

    Dated: July 18, 1997.
Rolland A. Schmitten,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Services.
[FR Doc. 97-19543 Filed 7-23-97; 8:45 am]
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