[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 184 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57159-57160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24301]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 091100F]


Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic, 
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene public hearings to review Draft Amendment 11 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Draft 
Amendment 11). Draft Amendment 11 contains alternatives for requiring 
shrimp vessel permits, shrimp vessel registration, operator permits, 
and for prohibiting trap gear in the royal red shrimp fishery in the 
exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Public testimony will also be accepted 
at the Council meeting in Biloxi, MS, on November 15, 2000. A 
notification of the meeting time and location will be published in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m., November 3, 
2000. The public hearings will be held from October 2 through October 
26, 2000. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of 
the public hearings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to, and copies of Draft 
Amendment 11 are available from, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 301, North, Suite 1000, Tampa, Florida 
33619; telephone: (813) 228-2815.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearings will be convened to 
review Draft Amendment 11. This amendment contains alternatives for 
requiring shrimp vessel permits, shrimp vessel registration, operator 
permits, and for prohibiting trap gear in the royal red shrimp fishery 
in the EEZ.

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Dates and Times of Public Hearings

    Public hearings for Draft Amendment 11 will begin at 7 p.m. and end 
at 10 p.m. at all of the following locations:
    1. Monday, October 2, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Laguna Madre 
Learning Center Port Isabel High School, Highway 100, Port Isabel, TX 
78578; telephone: 956-943-0052;
    2. Wednesday, October 4, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Palacios 
Recreation Center, 2401 Perryman, Palacios, TX 77465; telephone: 361-
972-3821;
    3. Thursday, October 5, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m--Victorian Hotel & 
Conference Center, 6300 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77551; 
telephone: 409-740-3555;
    4. Friday, October 6, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Police Jury Annex, 
Courthouse Square, 110 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631; telephone: 337-
775-5718;
    5. Monday, October 9, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Larose Regional 
Park, 2001 East 5th Street, Larose, LA 70373; telephone: 504-693-7355;
    6. Tuesday, October 10, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Mississippi Dept. 
of Marine Resources, 1141 Bayview Drive, Biloxi, MS 39530; telephone: 
228-374-5000;
    7. Tuesday, October 10, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--New Orleans 
Airport Hilton, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062; telephone: 504-
469-5000;
    8. Wednesday, October 11, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Adam's Mark 
Hotel & Resort, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602; telephone: 
334-438-4000;
    9. Thursday, October 12, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Franklin County 
Courthouse, 33 Market Street, Apalachicola, FL 32320; telephone: 850-
653-8861;
    10. Monday, October 23, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Holiday Inn 
Beachside, 3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040; 
telephone: 305-294-2571;
    11. Wednesday, October 25, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Edison 
Community College, Corbin Auditorium, Room J-103, 8099 College Parkway, 
Fort Myers, FL 33919; telephone: 941-489-9312; and
    12. Thursday, October 26, 2000, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Ramada Hotel & 
Conference Center, 5303 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33609-8964; 
telephone: 813-289-1950.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings 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 September 25, 2000.

    Dated: September 15, 2000
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-24301 Filed 9-20-00; 8:45 am]
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