[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60145-60146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2526]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 090904E]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; 
Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
separately convene its Mackerel and Reef Fish Advisory Panels (AP). 
This document replaces the notice published on September 29, 2004, due 
to rescheduling changes from the hurricane.

DATES: The Mackerel AP meeting will be convened by conference call at 
10 a.m. est on Monday, October 25, 2004. The Reef Fish AP meeting will 
be convened by conference call at 10 a.m. est on Thursday, October 28, 
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: This notice originally published at 69 FR 
58152 on September 29, 2004, and is republished due to scheduling 
changes from the hurricane.
    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 228-762-4591.
    4. NMFS Galveston Laboratory (on 28th only), 4700 Avenue U, 
Galveston, TX, Contact: Rhonda O'Toole at 409-766-3500.
    The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
separately convene its Mackerel and Reef Fish Advisory Panels (AP) to 
review public hearing drafts of

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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.
    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
by October 19, 2004.

    Dated: October 4, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-2526 Filed 10-6-04; 8:45 am]
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