[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 190 (Friday, September 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58512-58513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25039]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092500E]


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 of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP).

DATES: This meeting will be held on October 18, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12 noon.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Adam's Mark Clearwater 
Beach Resort, 430 South Gulfview Boulevard, Clearwater, FL 33767; 
telephone: 727-443-5714.
    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 discuss possible 
actions to prohibit the sale of recreationally caught fish and to 
review current state and Federal marine enforcement resources, 
capabilities, and needs. The LEAP and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's (GSMFC) Law Enforcement Committee (LEC), which are made up 
of mostly the same individuals, have been developing a 5-year ``Gulf of 
Mexico Cooperative Law Enforcement Strategic Plan--2001-06.'' This 
document contains a set of goals and objectives that the LEAP/LEC would 
like to accomplish during this 5-year period. Once finalized, the 5-
year strategic plan will be submitted to the GSMFC and the Council. The 
LEAP will also review Draft Amendment 7 to the Stone Crab Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) that includes options for a trap certificate 
program in state and Federal waters, and Draft Amendment 11 to the 
Shrimp FMP that includes options for

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vessel permits, vessel registrations, operator permits, and a 
prohibition on the use of trap gear in the royal red shrimp fishery. 
The status of the Council's other FMPs, amendments, and regulatory 
actions will also be reviewed.
    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 this meetings. Actions of the LEAP 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

    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 
October 11, 2000.

    Dated: September 25, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-25039 Filed 9-28-00; 8:45 am]
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