[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17939]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071101E]


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 (Council) will 
convene a public meeting of the Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel (MSAP).

DATES: This meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 1, 
2001, and will conclude by 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NMFS Southeast Fisheries 
Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist; telephone: 813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MSAP will convene to review a stock 
assessment for cobia, Rachycentron canadum, in the Gulf and Atlantic 
area. The MSAP will consider available information from these analyses 
to determine the condition of the stocks and possible levels of 
acceptable biological catch (ABC) for the 2002-03 fishing year. The 
MSAP may also review estimates/proxies for maximum sustainable yield 
(MSY) and optimum yield (OY), as well as definitions of the overfishing 
and overfished condition. Finally, the MSAP will review management 
targets and rebuilding schedules, if needed.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the agenda may come 
before the MSAP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), those issues may not 
be the subject of formal MSAP action during this meeting. MSAP 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 MSAP agenda can be 
obtained by calling (813) 228-2815.

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 
July 25, 2001.

    Dated: July 13 , 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17939 Filed 7-17-01; 8:45 am]
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