[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 58152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2406]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 090904E]


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 
separately convene its Mackerel and Reef Fish Advisory Panels (AP).

DATES: The Mackerel AP meeting will be convened by conference call at 3 
p.m. EST on Tuesday, October 26, 2004. The Reef Fish AP meeting will be 
convened by conference call at 3 p.m. EST on Wednesday, October 27, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations of listening 
stations.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard L. Leard, Deputy Executive 
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons wishing to listen to the calls may 
do so at the following locations:
    1. NMFS Panama City Laboratory, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama 
City, FL, Contact: Gary Fitzhugh at 850-234-6541, extension 214.
    2. NMFS Southeast Regional Office, 9721 North Executive Center 
Drive, St. Petersburg, FL, Contact: Peter Hood at 727-570-5728.
    3. NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, 
MS, Contact: Cheryl Hinkel at 228-762-4591.
    4. NMFS Galveston Laboratory (on 15th only), 4700 Avenue U, 
Galveston, TX, Contact: Rhonda O'Toole at 409-766-3500.
    The Council will separately convene its Mackerel and Reef Fish AP 
to review public hearing drafts of Amendment 15 to the Coastal 
Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and Amendment 24 to 
the Reef Fish FMP. Each of these amendments contain alternatives to 
allow the existing commercial permit moratoria to expire, extend the 
moratoria for 5 or 10 years, or replace the moratoria with permanent 
limited access systems that would, in essence, maintain the cap on the 
number of permits indefinitely, or until replaced or eliminated by 
additional actions by the Council.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may be 
discussed by the APs, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during these meetings. Actions of the APs will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas 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

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
by September 24, 2004.

    Dated: September 23, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-2406 Filed 9-28-04; 8:45 am]
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