[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19961]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 072297G]


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 meetings of its Wetlands, Seagrass, Oyster/Shell and Water Issues 
Sub-Groups.

DATES: The meetings will be held August 11-13, 1997. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: 803-571-1000.
    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; email: 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

August 11, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; August 12, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m.

    The Wetlands Sub-Group will meet to review wetland habitat 
description and distribution information in south Atlantic state and 
regional and geographical information systems, identify fishing and 
non-fishing threats to wetland habitats, and to develop recommendations 
for a draft Council habitat policy statement on wetland habitats.

August 12, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

    The Seagrass Sub-Group will meet to review seagrass habitat 
description and distribution information in state and regional systems, 
identify fishing and non-fishing threats to seagrass habitat, and make 
recommended revisions to the Council habitat policy statement on 
seagrass.

August 13, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

    The Oyster/Shell Sub-Group will meet to review oyster/shell habitat 
description and distribution information in south Atlantic state and 
Federal systems, identify fishing and non-fishing threats to oyster/
shell habitats, and develop recommendations for a draft Council habitat 
policy statement on
    oyster/shell habitats.

August 13, 1997, 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

    The Water Issues Sub-Group will meet to hold a round table 
discussion on water issues and impacts on essential fish habitat, 
including hydrologic modifications and water quality issues, and to 
develop recommendations for inclusion in a draft Council habitat policy 
statement on water issues.

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 August 4, 1997.

    Dated: July 24, 1997.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-19961 Filed 7-29-97; 8:45 am]
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