[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 13839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7459]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031098B]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of two public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) has 
cancelled the public meeting of the Special Crustacean Stock Assessment 
Panel (SAP) that was scheduled for Monday, March 30, 1998, through 
Wednesday, April 1, 1998. The Council has also cancelled the public 
meeting of the Finfish SAP that was scheduled for Monday, April 6, 
1998, through Thursday, April 9, 1998. The meetings were announced in 
the Federal Register on March 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813-
228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial notice published on March 16, 
1998 (63 FR 12784). The purpose of these meetings was for the SAPs to 
develop alternatives for the overfishing criteria as required by the 
Sustainable Fisheries Act. These alternative and recommendations would 
be provided to the Council. The meetings will be rescheduled at a 
future date after NMFS has published the guidelines for National 
Standard 1 which will define criteria for setting the overfishing 
thresholds.

    Dated: March 17, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-7459 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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