[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 52243-52244] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-26185] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 092398C] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (AP). DATES: This meeting will be held on October 14, 1998, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Four Points Hotel Riverwalk North, 110 Lexington Avenue, San Antonio, TX; telephone: 210-223-9461. Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. [[Page 52244]] Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Leard, Senior Fishery Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813- 228-2815. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting will be to review the management alternatives being considered by the Council in its Sustainable Fisheries Act Generic Amendment. The Law Enforcement AP will also review the status of Amendments 16A and 16B to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Reef Fish in the Gulf of Mexico and Amendment 9 to the FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources. Recent regulatory actions regarding total allowable catch (TAC), size limits, trip limits, etc. will also be discussed. The Law Enforcement AP will also receive a presentation from the NMFS on its vessel monitoring system pilot program in the Gulf of Mexico. The Law Enforcement AP consists of chief enforcement agents for the state and Federal fishery agencies in the Gulf area who advise the Council on fishery issues. Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before the Council 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 in 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 October 7, 1998. Dated: September 24, 1998. Bruce Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 98-26185 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F