[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27016-27017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12469]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051303C]


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 will convene a 
public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 5-6, 2003.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the New Orleans Airport Plaza 
Hotel and Conference Center, 2150 Veterans Boulevard, Kenner, LA; 
telephone: 504-467-3111.
    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

June 5

    8:30 a.m.--Convene.
    8:40 a.m.-12 noon--Receive public testimony on the draft 
environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Essential Fish Habitat 
(EFH) Generic Amendment. The amendment contains alternatives for 
specifying EFH, habitat areas of particular concern (HAPCs), and 
impacts of fishing on EFH.
    1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.--Receive comments on the DEIS for the EFH 
Generic Amendment.
    4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--Section by section review and revision of 
DEIS.

June 6

    8:30 a.m.-12 noon--Continue section by section review and revision 
of DEIS.
    1:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.--Continue section by section review and 
revision of DEIS.
    2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.--Other Business.
    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

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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 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 May 30, 2003.

    Dated: May 13, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-12469 Filed 5-16-03; 8:45 am]
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