[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 203 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 62709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26938]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101200D]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on November 8, 2000, from 1:30 p.m. 
to 5 p.m., and on November 9, 2000, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Town & Country Inn, 2008 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: (843) 571-1000 or 1-
800/334-6660.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC will review and provide comments and 
guidance on the following: proposed Maximum Sustainable Yield and 
overfishing definitions to meet Sustainable Fisheries Act requirements; 
presentations on population assessments and age/growth comparisons for 
white grunt off the Southeastern coast and age, growth and mortality of 
gray snapper from the East coast of Florida; status of the vessel 
capacity program; a report on the status of the spiny lobster fishery 
in Florida; the status of the Council's activities regarding marine 
reserves; the rock shrimp limited entry options paper; a report on an 
ethnographic social network tracing study; a report on the Council/NMFS 
cost and returns study; and a review of the information available on 
the use of powerheads to harvest snapper/grouper species.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, 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 and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
by October 30, 2000.

    Dated: October 12, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-26938 Filed 10-18-00; 8:45 am]
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