[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 22144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11273]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 043001D]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION:  Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY:  The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold seven public hearings in May and June 2001 to gather public input 
regarding proposed management measures for its draft Amendment 5 to the 
Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic 
Region (FMP).

DATES:  The public hearings will be held in May and June 2001. Written 
comments must be received in the Council office by May 29, 2001. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of the public 
hearings.

ADDRESSES:  Written comments should be sent to Bob Mahood, Executive 
Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699, or via email to 
[email protected]. Copies of the Public Hearing Document are available 
from Kim Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699; telephone: 843-
571-4366.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kim Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 
29407-4699; telephone: 843-571-4366; fax: 843-769-4520; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INF0RMATION:  The South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council (Council) will hold seven public hearings in May and June 2001 
to gather public input regarding proposed management measures for its 
draft Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery 
of the South Atlantic Region (FMP). At the request of the rock shrimp 
industry, the Council is considering the following measures for its 
proposed Amendment 5: The development of a limited entry program to 
remove speculative interest in the fishery and to ensure the economic 
viability of the rock shrimp industry; shrimp trawl mesh size 
restrictions to reduce the harvest of small rock shrimp; a requirement 
for operator permits and vessel monitoring systems to ensure better 
compliance with the FMP's management measures; and designation of 
specific geographic areas within which these management measures would 
apply.

Meeting Dates and Locations

    The dates and locations for the scheduled public hearings are 
presented below. All hearings are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
    May 3, 2001- NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources, 127 
Cardinal Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405; Telephone: 910-395-3900
    May 7, 2001- Radisson Beach Resort, 2600 N. A1A, Fort Pierce, FL 
34949; Telephone: 561-465-5544
    May 8, 2001- Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, 
Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue, SE, St. 
Petersburg, FL 53701-5095; Telephone: 727-896-8626
    May 9, 2001- Lafayette Plaza Hotel, 301 Government Street, Mobile, 
AL 36602; Telephone: 334-694-0101
    May 15, 2001- Town & Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, 
Charleston, SC 29407; Telephone: 843-571-1000
    May 24, 2001- University of Georgia, Marine Extension Service, 715 
Bay Street, Brunswick, GA 31520; Telephone: 912-264-7268
    May 29, 2001- Radisson Hampton, 700 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton, 
VA 23669, Telephone: 757/727-9700
    June 19, 2001- Radisson Ponce de Leon, 4000 US Highway 1, St. 
Augustine, FL 32095; Phone: 904-824-2821

Special Accommodations

    These hearings 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) 
at least five days prior to the hearing date.

    Dated: May 1, 2001.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-11273 Filed 5-1-01; 2:51 pm]
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