[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 40 (Tuesday, February 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10770-10771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4772]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022200G]


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 Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP).

DATES: This meeting will be held on March 15, 2000, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 
Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL 36561; telephone: 334-981-
9811.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. 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 LEAP will convene to review the Draft 
Gulf of Mexico Law Enforcement Strategic and Operations Plan, 2000-2005 
that has been develop jointly by the LEAP and the Law Enforcement 
Committee (LEC) of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. This 
document contains a set of goals and objectives that the LEAP/LEC would 
like to accomplish during this 5-year period. The LEAP will also review 
the law enforcement data collection, tracking and dissemination 
procedures by state and federal law enforcement agencies involved with 
marine fisheries enforcement in the Gulf. The LEAP will also hold a 
conference-call discussion with law enforcement personnel on the 
Atlantic coast in pursuit of establishing a National Conservation Crime 
Information System. Reports on the status of fishery management plans, 
amendments, and other regulatory actions, as well as state and Federal 
law enforcement activities will also be received.
    The LEAP consists of principal law enforcement officers in each of 
the Gulf states as well as NMFS, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the NOAA 
General Counsel. A copy of the agenda and related materials can be 
obtained by calling the Council office at 813-228-2815.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the LEAP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions of the LEAP 
will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the 
agenda and any issues arising after

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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

    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 
March 8, 2000.

    Dated: February 23, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-4772 Filed 2-28-00; 8:45 am]
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