[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 57440] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-27767] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 101899D] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Agency
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Action
Notice of public meetings.
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Summary
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) Advisory Panel hold public meetings in Charleston, SC.
Dates
The SSC meeting will be held on November 8, 1999, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on November 9, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; the joint meeting of SSC and BRD Advisory Panel will be held on November 10, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Addresses
The meetings will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, 170 Lockwood Drive, Charleston, SC 29403; telephone: 843-720-0835.
For Further Information Contact
Kerry O'Malley, phone: (843) 571-4366; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: kerry.omalley@noaa.gov
Supplementary Information
The SSC will review and provide comments and guidance on the following: the Shrimp, Calico Scallop, Snapper Grouper and Red Drum Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports; maximum sustainable yield (MSY) estimates for species managed by the Council; Snapper Grouper Amendment 12; the Golden Crab Options Paper; the Georgia special management zone (SMZ) request; the Marine Reserves Discussion Paper; the Economic Impact Assessment Guidelines and the Social Impact Assessment Guidelines. The SSC and BRD Advisory Panel will jointly review the Council's BRD Protocol and recommend modifications where appropriate. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice 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 final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) by October 29, 1999.
Dated: October 19, 1999. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 99-27767 Filed 10-22-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F