[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43711-43712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21665]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 080697F]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on September 8-11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Adam's Mark Hotel, 64 
South Water Street, Mobile, AL; telephone: 334-438-4000.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director; 
telephone: (813) 228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council

    September 10
     8:30 a.m.--Convene.
    8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.--Hear presentation on Marine Fisheries 
Reserves.
     10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.--Hear presentation on Use of Satellite 
Transponders.
    1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.--Hear presentation on NOAA Enforcement 
Policy.
    1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.--Receive a report of the Mackerel Management 
Committee.
    3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.--Receive a report of the Reef Fish Management 
Committee.
    September 11 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.--Receive a report of the Data 
Collection Committee.
    8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.--Receive a report of the Coral Management 
Committee.
    9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.--Receive a report of the Habitat Protection 
Management Committee.
    9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.--Receive a report on the Structure of the 
Socioeconomic Panel.
    9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.--Receive a report of the Highly Migratory 
Species Billfish Advisory Panel Meeting.
    9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.--Receive a report of the Highly Migratory 
Species Longline Advisory Panel Meeting.
    10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.--Receive a report of the U.S. Coast Guard 
Enforcement Meeting.
    10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.--Receive a report on the South Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council Liaison.
    10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.--Receive Enforcement Reports.
    10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.-- Receive Director's Reports.
    11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.--Other business to be discussed.

Committees

    11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.--Hold Chairmen's Election.
    September 8
    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon--Hold Orientation Session for new Council 
members.
    1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.--Convene the Mackerel Management Committee to 
review Draft Amendment 9/Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) and an options 
paper for Draft Amendment 10.
    September 9
    8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.--Convene the Coral Management Committee to 
review an issue related to losses of cultured live rock due to red 
tide.
    9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.--Convene the Habitat Protection Committee to 
review the status of a generic amendment to Gulf Fishery Management 
Plans (FMPs) addressing essential fisheries habitat (EFH) and selection 
of technical review panel for EFH amendment.
    10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.--Convene the Data Collection Committee to 
review the Recreational and Commercial Fisheries Initiative programs.
    1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.--Convene the Reef Fish Management Committee 
to review Draft Amendment 16/RIR, a schedule for preparation of Draft 
Amendment 17, a summary of the Red Snapper Peer Group reviews, and an 
updated projection of recreational landings of red snapper for 1997. 
The Committee will also select public hearing locations for Draft 
Amendment 16.

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Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Anne Alford at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) by August 29, 1997.

    Dated: August 11, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-21665 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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