[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 195 (Friday, October 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 54866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26409]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100599E]


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 will convene a 
public meeting via conference call of the Reef Fish Stock Assessment 
Panel (RFSAP).

DATES: This meeting will be via conference call on October 22, 1999, 
beginning at 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations of listening 
stations.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The listening stations are as follows:
    1. NMFS Southeast Regional Office, 9721 Executive Center Drive, 
North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
    Contact: Georgia Cranmore; telephone: 727-570-5305.
    2. NMFS Panama City Laboratory, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama 
City, FL 32408
    Contact: Herb Kumpf; telephone: 850-234-6541.
    The RFSAP will evaluate new information on gag biology that was 
presented to the Council during its development of the revised 
Regulatory Amendment to Set 1999 Gag/Black Grouper Management Measures. 
This new information includes reports prepared by Dr. Chris Koenig 
(Florida State University, Dr. Robert Chapman (South Carolina 
Department of Natural Resources), and other academic and state 
scientists; plus an evaluation and response to the analyses prepared 
for Southeastern Fisheries Association by Dr. Trevor Kenchington (Gadus 
Associates) and other independent scientists retained by Dr. 
Kenchington. A review of these materials was originally scheduled to be 
conducted during a September 20-24, 1999 meeting of the RFSAP, but was 
deferred due to time constraints. The RFSAP is composed of biologists 
who are trained in the specialized field of population dynamics. A copy 
of the agenda can be obtained by contacting the Council (see 
ADDRESSES).
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the RFSAP 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. Actions of the 
RFSAP will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the 
agenda and any issues arising after publication of this notice that 
require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to 
take action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The listening stations are 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 15, 1999.

    Dated: October 5, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-26409 Filed 10-7-99; 8:45 am]
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