[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 43356-43357] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-20534] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 080399F] 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 Special Ad Hoc Bycatch Reduction Devise Advisory Panel (SBAP).
Dates
The SBAP meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 26, 1999, and adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
Addresses
The meeting will be held at the at the New Orleans Airport Hilton Hotel, 901 Airline Highway, Kenner, LA; telephone: 504-469-5000. 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, at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619; telephone: 813-228- 2815.
Supplementary Information
The SBAP will convene to review the bycatch reduction criterion for red snapper that was established for bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) in ``Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Waters with Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Regulatory Impact Review, Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and Social Impact Assessment.'' The current criterion of 44 percent was the minimum reduction in fishing mortality for age 0 and age 1 red snapper from the average level of fishing mortality during the 1984-89 period. Amendment 9 established a framework procedure for modifying this criterion, if needed, and included a review with recommendations from a SBAP.
Copies of the agendas can be obtained by calling 813-228-2815. Although other issues not on the agenda may come before the SBAP for discussion, 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 will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agendas listed as available by this notice.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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 August 19, 1999.
Dated: August 4, 1999. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 99-20534 Filed 8-9-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F