[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 52692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26731]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 093097F]


Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel (HMS AP) 
will hold its first meeting to discuss issues in and future management 
options for the fisheries for Atlantic HMS. The HMS AP will meet from 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 16 and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. October 
17, 1997.

DATES: The meetings will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 
16 and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. October 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The AP meeting will be held in room 1W611, 1325 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Stevenson or Liz Lauck, 
telephone: (301) 713-2347, fax: (301) 713-1917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMS AP is established under the 
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The HMS AP will assist the Secretary of 
Commerce in collecting and evaluating information relevant to 
development of a fishery management plan (FMP) for Atlantic tunas, 
swordfish and sharks. All AP meetings are open to the public and will 
be attended by members of the AP, including appointed members, 
representatives of the five Fishery Management Councils that work with 
HMS, and the Chair, or his representative, of the U.S. Advisory 
Committee to the International Commission for the Conservation of 
Atlantic Tunas. Agenda items for the HMS AP include:
    (1) Discussion of a draft issues and options (scoping) document for 
HMS management.
    (2) Review of the requirements and schedule for developing FMPs.
    (3) Discussion of scoping meetings and scoping schedule.
    (4) Discussion of operating practices and procedures for the AP.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Jill Stevenson or Liz Lauck, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone (301) 713-2347 at least 7 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 3, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-26731 Filed 10-3-97; 4:30 pm]
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