[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14356-14357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6109]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 030701B]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on March 26-30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Adam's Mark Hotel, 64 
South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602; telephone: 334-438-4000.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council

March 28

    8:30 a.m.--Convene.
    8:45 a.m.-12 noon--Receive public testimony on the Charter Vessel/
Headboat Permit Moratorium Amendment. Persons who will testify must 
turn in a registration card before the start of the testimony period on 
Wednesday.
    1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.--Continue public testimony if needed.
    4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.(CLOSED SESSION)--Receive a report of the Advisory 
Panel (AP) Selection Committee and the Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) Selection Committee.

March 29

    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.--Receive a report of the AP Selection Committee 
and the SSC Selection Committee.
    8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.--Receive a report of the Joint Reef Fish/
Mackerel Management Committees.
    1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--Receive a report of the Shrimp Management 
Committee.
    2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--Receive a report of the Reef Fish Management 
Committee.

March 30

    8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.--Receive a report of the Mackerel Management 
Committee.
    9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.--Receive the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council Liaison report.
    9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.--Receive the Mid-Term Council Chairmen's 
Meeting report.
    9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.--Receive the International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Advisory Committee report.
    9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.--Receive the Gulf & South Atlantic Fishery 
Foundation Bycatch Workshop report.
    10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.--Receive enforcement reports.
    10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.--Receive the NMFS Regional Administrator's 
Report.
    10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.--Receive Director's Reports.
    10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.--Other Business

March 26

    8 a.m.-10 a.m. (CLOSED SESSION)--Convene the the AP Selection 
Committee to develop its recommendations to the Council on appointment 
of AP members.
    10 a.m.-12 noon (CLOSED SESSION)--Convene the SSC Selection 
Committee to develop its recommendations to the Council on appointment 
of SSC, stock assessment panel (SAP), and socioeconomic panel (SEP) 
members.
    1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--Convene the Reef Fish Management Committee to 
select preferred alternatives on Reef Fish Amendment 18 Options Paper 
and hear a legal opinion on individual fishing quota (IFQ) development.

March 27

    8 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--Convene the Reef Fish Management Committee and 
the Mackerel Management Committee to develop recommendations to the 
Council for final action on the Charter Vessel/Headboat Permit 
Moratorium Amendment. The Council will hear their report and take final 
action on Thursday, March 29.
    1 a.m.-2:30 p.m.--Continue the joint meeting of the Reef Fish 
Management Committee and the Mackerel Management Committee if 
necessary.
    2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.--Convene the Shrimp Management Committee to 
discuss Shrimp Amendment 10 Options Paper.
    4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--Convene the Mackerel Management Committee to 
discuss control rule risk levels.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the agenda may come 
before the Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), those issues 
may not be the subject of formal Council action during this meeting. 
Council 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 
MSFCMA, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent 
to take final action to address the emergency.
    A copy of the Committee schedule and agenda can be obtained by 
calling (813) 228-2815.

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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 March 19, 2001.

    Dated: March 7, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-6109 Filed 3-9-01; 8:45 am]
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