[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 96 (Friday, May 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 35102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12476]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051002G]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Executive Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of law enforcement committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Executive Committee in Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will take place on June 3-4, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Town & Country Inn, 2008 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: 843-571-1000; fax: 
843-766-9444.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer; telephone: 843-571-4366; fax: 843-769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Executive Committee will meet from 1:30 
p.m. until 5 p.m. on June 3, 2002 (closed session), and again from 8:30 
a.m. until 1 p.m. on June 4, 2002.
    The Committee will meet in closed session on Monday, June 3, to 
receive legal briefing on recent court rulings regarding bycatch, 
overfished species and other issues and how they will affect Council 
actions. On Tuesday, June 4, the Executive Committee will meet in open 
session to discuss a request from the Secretary of Commerce for a 
response from the Council regarding a recent petition for rulemaking on 
bycatch (Federal Register Notice, 67 FR 19154, April 18, 2002). In 
addition, the Committee will discuss avenues for moving forward with 
fishery management plans and amendments currently being developed for 
submission to the Secretary of Commerce relevent to recent court 
rulings affecting fisheries management.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. 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 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings 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) 
by May 31, 2002.

    Dated: May 13, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-12476 Filed 5-16-02; 8:45 am]
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