[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40187-40188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19359]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 072301B]


Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene public hearings to receive comments on its proposed Draft 
Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of 
the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Waters (Draft Amendment 10).

DATES: The public hearings will be held in August, 2001. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONfor specific dates and times of the public 
hearings. Written comments on Draft Amendment 10 will be accepted until 
September 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to and copies of Draft 
Amendment 10 are available from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 301, North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619; 
telephone 813-228-2815. Public hearings will be held in Texas and 
Florida. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific hearing locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813-
228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearings will be convened to take 
public comment on Draft Amendment 10. The amendment contains 
alternative measures for reducing bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp 
fishery off the west coast of Florida, south and east of Cape San Blas, 
FL (85 deg.30' W long.). The Council is considering alternative 
measures including area and/or seasonal shrimp fishery closures as well 
as requiring bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) in shrimp trawls used in 
the subject area.

Time and Location for Public Hearings

    Public hearings for Draft Amendment 10 will be held at the 
following locations and dates from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
    1. Tuesday, August 14, 2001, Laguna Madre Learning Center, Port 
Isabel High School, Highway 100, Port Isabel, TX 78578, telephone: 956-
943-0052;
    2. Wednesday, August 15, 2001, Palacios Recreation Center, 2401 
Perryman, Palacios, TX 77465, telephone: 361-972-2387;
    3. Monday, August 20, 2001, Holiday Inn Beachside, 3841 North 
Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040, telephone: 305-294-2571;
    4. Tuesday, August 21, 2001, Edison Comm. College, Room H101, Ft. 
Myers, FL (use Shoreline Blvd entrance Park in 1st lot on right [Lot 
8]. For Map directions see: http://www.edison.edu/aboutecc/lee_campus.htm;
    5. Thursday, August 23, 2001, Tampa Airport Hilton, 2225 Lois 
Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607, telephone: 813-877-6688; and
    6. Tuesday, August 28, 2001, Franklin County Courthouse, 33 Market 
Street,

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Apalachicola, FL 32320, telephone: 850-653-8861.
    The Council will also hear public testimony before taking final 
action on the amendment on September 12, 2001, at its meeting in New 
Orleans, LA. A notification of the date, time, and location of that 
meeting will be published in the Federal Register. The Council will 
accept written comments received by September 7, 2001.

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 July 31, 2001.

    Dated: July 27, 2001.
Dean Swanson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-19359 Filed 8-1-01; 8:45 am]
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