[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 56655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28235]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 110501E]


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 a public meeting of the Socioeconomic Panel (SEP).

DATES: A meeting of the SEP will be held beginning at 8:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, November 28, 2001, and will conclude at 4 p.m. on Thursday, 
November 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Tampa Airport Hilton Hotel, 
2225 Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: 813-877-6688.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antonio B. Lamberte, Economist; 
telephone: 813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SEP will convene to review available 
social and economic information on gag, vermilion snapper, and gray 
triggerfish and to determine the social and economic implications of 
the levels of acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommended by the 
Council's Reef Fish Stock Assessment Panel (RFSAP). The SEP may 
recommend to the Council total allowable catch (TAC) levels for the 
2002 fishing year and certain management measures associated with 
achieving the TACs. Assessments for mackerel and cobia will also be 
reviewed by the SEP. In addition, the SEP will review a charterboat/
headboat study and hear a presentation on a recently completed study on 
fishing communities.
    Composing the SEP membership are economists, sociologists, and 
anthropologists from various universities and state fishery agencies 
throughout the Gulf. They advise the Council on the social and economic 
implications of certain fishery management measures.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the SEP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions of the SEP will 
be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas 
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.
    A copy of the agenda can be obtained by calling 813-228-2815.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is open to the public and is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office by 
November 21, 2001.

    Dated: November 6, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-28235 Filed 11-8-01; 8:45 am]
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