Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 106 (Thursday, June 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29838-29839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14073]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 052699C]


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 its Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) Monday, June 21, 
1999 beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern daylight time (EDT) and Scientific 
and Statistical Committee (SSC) Tuesday, June 22, 1999 beginning at 
10:00 a.m. EDT via conference call to review Draft Amendment 12 to the 
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The amendment 
contains provisions for extending the commercial king mackerel permit 
moratorium from its current expiration date of October 15, 2000, by 
three or five years in order to provide time for the Gulf and South 
Atlantic Councils to develop and implement a controlled access system 
for the king mackerel fishery.
    The Reef Fish AP will be convened via conference call at 10:00 a.m. 
EDT on Monday, June 21, 1999 and will conclude by 2:00 p.m. to review 
Draft Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish 
Resources. The SSC will also review this amendment during their 
conference call on Tuesday, June 22, 1999. Draft Amendment 17 contains 
provisions for extending the commercial reef fish permit moratorium 
from its current expiration date of December 31, 2000 by three, four or 
five years in order to provide time for the Gulf Council to develop and 
implement a controlled access system for the reef fish fishery.

ADDRESSES: A listening phone will be located at each of the following 
locations: NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory, 3209 Fredrick Street, 
Pascagoula, MS; telephone: 228-762-4591; and NMFS Galveston Laboratory, 
4700 Avenue U, Galveston, TX; telephone: 409-766-3500. Persons who 
visit one of NMFS' laboratories to listen to the Mackerel AP and/or SSC 
sessions will be allowed to testify on the moratorium issue, when 
recognized by the meeting Chairman.
     Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 
301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619; telephone: 813-228-2815.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Panels for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal 
action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically identified in the agenda listed in this notice.

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Special Accommodations

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Anne Alford at the Council (see ADDRESSES) by 
June 14, 1999.

    Dated: May 27, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-14073 Filed 6-2-99; 8:45 am]
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