[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 52593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25977]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101001A]


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 will convene a 
public meeting of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP).

DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday October 31, 2001, from 
8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at The W Hotel, 333 Poydras 
Street, New Orleans, LA 70130; telephone: 504-525-9444.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The LEAP will convene to discuss Draft 
Amendment 18 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that 
contains various and numerous alternatives for the management of 
groupers; an Options Paper for Amendment 13 to the Shrimp FMP that 
contains alternatives to add rock shrimp to the Shrimp FMP, set maximum 
sustainable yield (MSY) and optimum yield (OY) levels, as well as 
definitions of overfishing and overfished for each shrimp stock; and 
consider bycatch quotas for red snapper. The LEAP will also review of 
status of cobia and possible management needs and receive an update on 
the state's joint enforcement agreements.
    The LEAP will also receive status reports of various FMPs, 
amendments, and regulatory actions as well as state and federal 
enforcement reports. A progress report on the implementation of the 
2001 Operations Plan will also be presented, and the LEAP will consider 
adoption of a Cooperative Law Enforcement Operations Plan for 2002 that 
was developed by the LEAP and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's (GSMFC) Law Enforcement Committee (LEC).
    The LEAP consists of principal law enforcement officers in each of 
the Gulf states as well as the NMFS, the U.S. Coast Guard, and NOAA 
General Counsel. A copy of the agenda and related materials can be 
obtained by calling the Council office at 813-228-2815.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the LEAP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meetings. Actions of the LEAP will 
be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda and 
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require 
emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 
provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take 
action to address the emergency.

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 
October 24, 2001.

    Dated: October 11, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-25977 Filed 10-15-01; 8:45 am]
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