[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14667]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060502C]


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 public meetings of the Technical Review Panel and User Review 
Panel from June 26 through June 27, 2002.

DATES: The Council's Technical Review Panel and User Review Panel will 
convene in separate meetings at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2002 
and will conclude by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Tampa Airport 
Westshore Hotel, 2225 Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL; 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: Dr. Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. 
Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619; telephone: 813-228-
2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Technical Review Panel and User Review 
Panel will convene to review the Preliminary Draft of the Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Generic Essential Fish 
Habitat (EFH) Amendment in separate meetings.
    The Technical Review Panel will review the preliminary draft of the 
EFH PEIS and provide the Council and contractor with suggestions for 
technical revisions. In addition the Technical Review Panel members 
serve as contract monitors.
    The User Review Panel will review the preliminary draft of the EFH 
PEIS and provide the Council and contractor with suggestions for 
revisions. In addition the User Review Panel members are asked to 
provide their comments on whether the documents properly address the 
issues for the user group they represent. The User Review Panel is 
comprised of representatives from the following sectors: recreational, 
charter, commercial, environmental, oil and gas industry, and wetlands 
owners.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the agendas may come 
before the Technical and User Review Panels for discussion, in 
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (MSFCMA), those issues may not be the subject of formal 
action during these meetings. 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.
    Copies of the agendas of these meetings can be obtained by calling 
the Council office at 813-228-2815 (toll-free 888-833-1844).

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 
June 19, 2002.

    Dated: June 6, 2002.
Virginia M. Fay,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-14667 Filed 6-10-02; 8:45 am]
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