[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 9811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4607]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022404B]


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 will convene a 
public meeting of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP).

DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Chateau 
LeMoyne, 301 Rue Dauphine, New Orleans, LA 70112; telephone: 1-800-747-
3279.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813-
228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The LEAP will convene to review possible 
changes to the NMFS 2005 commercial shark fishing seasons. The LEAP 
will also review scoping documents that would potentially limit access 
in the commercial king mackerel and reef fish fisheries to replace the 
existing moratoria. A scoping document that would potentially allow 
marine aquaculture will also be reviewed along with a scoping document 
to potentially extend the existing moratorium on the issuance of new 
charter vessel permits. The LEAP will also review draft amendments that 
would establish rebuilding plans for red snapper and vermilion snapper 
in the Gulf, and scoping options for a variety of management measures 
pertaining to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan.
    The LEAP consists of principal law enforcement officers in each of 
the Gulf states as well as NMFS, the U.S. Coast Guard, and NOAA General 
Counsel. A copy of the agenda and related materials can be obtained by 
calling the Council office at 813-228-2815.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the LEAP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 
issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meetings. 
Actions of the LEAP will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in the agenda and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the 
Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Trish Kennedy at the Council (see ADDRESSES) by 
March 9, 2004.

    Dated: February 25, 2004.
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-4607 Filed 3-1-04; 8:45 am]
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