[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19339-19340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9864]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041499D]


South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Marine Reserves Advisory Panel (AP) and Marine Reserves Committee 
(Committee), will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 3, 1999, from 1:00 p.m. 
until 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, May 4, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., 
and Wednesday, May 5, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2001 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC; telephone: 843-571-1000.
     Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Buchanan, Public Information 
Officer; telephone: (843)571-4366; fax: (843)769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to review the 
Council's objectives and approach regarding possible utilization of 
reserves in the south Atlantic region, as well as hear presentations on 
Gray's Reef and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary/Tortugas 
2000. The AP and Committee will discuss the role of the AP, as well as 
the Council's paper on ``Use of Marine Reserves in the South Atlantic 
Council's Area of Authority'', including the goal, criteria, law 
enforcement, outreach, and development approach for marine reserves. 
The AP and Committee also will make recommendations to the Council 
regarding these issues.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the AP and Committee for discussion, in

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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 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 the Council Office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 15, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-9864 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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