[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6000]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030398D]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene a public meeting of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Technical 
Review Panel (TRP).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 
April 1, 1998, and adjourn at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the at the Wyndham Riverfront 
Hotel, 701 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70130; 
telephone: 504-524-8200.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this meeting, the TRP will review the 
technical accuracy and adequacy of a revised preliminary draft of the 
Generic Amendment Addressing EFH Requirements in the Fishery Management 
Plans of the Gulf of Mexico. EFH amendments are mandated by the recent 
passage of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act.
    The TRP will review each section and provide comments. Based on the 
review, the TRP will develop recommendations for consideration by 
drafters of the document.
    A copy of the agenda can be obtained by calling 813-228-2815.
    Although other issues not on the agenda may come before the TRP for 
discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those 
issues specifically identified in the agenda listed as available by 
this notice.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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 
March 25, 1998.

    Dated: March 3, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-6000 Filed 3-6-98; 8:45 am]
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