[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70390-70391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33725]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 121598B]


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 Special Shark Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC).

DATES: The meeting of the Special Shark SSC will begin at 9:00 a.m. on 
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 and conclude by 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Tampa Airport Hilton Hotel, 
2225 Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: 813-877-6688.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Special Shark SSC will convene to 
conduct a scientific review of the shark portions of a Draft Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks which 
was recently published by the Highly Migratory Species Management 
Division of NMFS, and for which public comment is being accepted by 
NMFS through January 25, 1999.
    The Special Shark SSC, consisting of biologists who are 
knowledgeable about the shark resources, will review the shark portions 
of the draft FMP, comment on its scientific adequacy, and may make 
recommendations on proposed management measures. Based on the Special 
Shark SSC's comments, the Council may decide to comment on the proposed 
measures to the NMFS Highly Migratory Species Management Division.
    Copies of the Special Shark SSC meeting agenda can be obtained by 
calling the Council office at 813-228-2815. Please note that the 
Council does not have copies of the draft FMP available for 
distribution. Copies of the draft FMP can be obtained from NMFS Highly 
Migratory Species Management Division, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910. This is also the appropriate address for individuals 
who wish to comment to NMFS on provisions of the draft FMP.
    Although other issues not on the agenda may come before the SSC for 
discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during the 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

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auxiliary aids should be directed to Anne Alford at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) by December 29, 1998.

    Dated: December 16, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33725 Filed 12-18-98; 8:45 am]
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