[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 19517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9795]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041403G]


South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Information and Education Committee and a joint 
meeting of the Committee and Information and Education Advisory Panel 
in Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 13-15, 2003. SEE SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

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,; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: 
(843) 769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Information and Education Committee will 
meet from 10 a.m. until 12 noon on May 13, 2003. The Committee will 
meet jointly with the Information and Education Advisory Panel from 
1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. on May 13, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on 
May 14, 2003, and from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon on May 15, 2003.
    The Information and Education Committee will meet to review and 
discuss issues to be addressed during the joint meeting relative to 
outreach and public affairs. During the joint meeting, the Advisory 
Panel will receive an overview of the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's current Information and Education program. The Advisory Panel 
will review and make recommendations regarding a draft strategic 
management plan for the program. In addition, members will review and 
make recommendations concerning the Council's Information and Education 
program including outreach efforts, working with the media, networking 
with state and federal partners and program evaluation. The Advisory 
Panel and Committee will develop a list of recommendations and 
priorities for the Council to consider.

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 12, 2003.

    Dated: April 15, 2003.
Matteo J. Milazzo,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-9795 Filed 4-18-03; 8:45 am]
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