[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2576]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 012401B]


South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
meeting of its Snapper Grouper Assessment Group in Atlantic Beach, FL.

DATES: The Snapper Grouper Assessment Group will meet February 20, 
2001, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and on February 21, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Sea Turtle Inn, One Ocean 
Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233; telephone: (904) 249-7402; fax: 
(904) 247-1517.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assessment Group will meet February 20-
21, 2001 to address several issues including: Maximum Sustainable Yield 
(MSY), Optimum Yield (OY) and overfishing specifications for species in 
the snapper grouper complex; manuscripts regarding an assessment and 
projections for red porgy; a powerhead gear framework document; updated 
trends analysis; white grunt assessment inclucing age and growth data; 
gray snapper age and growth data; a compliance report regarding size 
limits; snowy grouper and golden tilefish assessment and management 
including the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and the wreckfish TAC.
    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 February 12, 2001.

    Dated: January 24, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-2576 Filed 1-29-01; 8:45 am]
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