[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 42547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15885]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 061402C]


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 public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on July 8-12, 2002.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Hyatt Sarasota Hotel, 
1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota, FL 34236; telephone: 941-953-
1234.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council

July 10

    8:30 a.m.--Convene.
    8:45 a.m.-12 noon--Receive public testimony on the Secretarial Reef 
Fish Amendment 1/Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
(DSEIS).
    1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.--Continue public testimony if necessary.

July 11

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--Continue public testimony if necessary.
    1 p.m.-1:15 p.m.--Receive the report of the Spiny Lobster 
Management Committee.
    1:15 p.m.-2 p.m.--Receive a report of the Habitat Protection 
Committee.
    2 p.m.--2:30 p.m.--Receive a report of the Shrimp Management 
Committee.
    2:30 p.m.-5 p.m.--Receive a report of the Reef Fish Management 
Committee.

July 12

    8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.--Continue the report of the Reef Fish Management 
Committee, if necessary.
    10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.--Receive a report of the Council Chairmen's 
meeting.
    10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.--Receive the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council Liaison Report.
    10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.--Receive a report of the Stock Assessment 
Workshop meeting.
    10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.--Receive the International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas Advisory Committee report.
    11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.--Receive Enforcement Reports.
    11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--Receive the NMFS Regional Administrator's 
Report.
    11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.--Receive Director's Reports.
    11:45 a.m.-12 noon--Other Business.

Committees

July 8

    9 a.m.-12 noon--Convene the Habitat Protection Committee to review 
a Preliminary Draft of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 
(PEIS) for the Generic Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment.
    1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--Convene the Shrimp Management Committee to 
review a preliminary Options Paper for Shrimp Amendment 13, to hear 
presentations on the status of the condition of shrimp stocks, on the 
evaluation of the Tortugas shrimp fishery, and the recommendations of 
the Shrimp Stock Assessment Panel for criterion to assess the status of 
each shrimp stock.

July 9

    8:30 a.m.-12 noon--Convene the Reef Fish Management Committee to 
hear a progress report of the Ad Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel (AP) on 
development of individual fishing quota (IFQ) profile. They will then 
review and make recommendations for the full Council for final action 
on the Draft Secretarial Amendment 1 for Red Grouper/SEIS. The full 
Council will consider these recommendations on Thursday afternoon and 
Friday morning. The Committee will also review the first draft of an 
amendment for a rebuilding program for amberjack.
    1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--Continue the Reef Fish Management Committee.
    3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.--Convene the Spiny Lobster Management Committee to 
review the proposed Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 
(FFWCC) rule on increasing the possession limit for undersized lobster.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the agenda may come 
before the Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), those issues 
may not be the subject of formal Council action during this meeting. 
Council 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. A copy of the Committee 
schedule and agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 228-2815.

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 1, 2002.

    Dated: June 14, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-15885 Filed 6-21-02; 8:45 am]
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