Meetings: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council,

[Federal Register: October 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 205)]

[Notices]

[Page 57438-57439]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101899A]

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.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on November 8-12, 1999.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Caribe Royale Resort Suites, 14300 International Drive, Orlando, FL; telephone: 407-238- 8000.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Council

November 10

1:30 p.m.--Convene.

1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.--Appointment of Council Committees.

2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.--Receive public testimony on the Red Snapper total allowable catch (TAC) and Red Grouper TAC.

November 11

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.--Receive the Reef Fish Management Committee Report.

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.--Receive the Habitat Protection Committee Report.

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.--Receive the Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel Management Committee Report.

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.--Receive the Joint Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)/Law Enforcement Committee Report.

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.--Receive the Red Drum Management Committee Report. 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.--Receive the Administrative Policy Committee Report.

November 12, 1999

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.--Receive the Joint Marine Reserves/Reef Fish Management Committee Report.

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.--Receive the Shrimp Management Committee Report.

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.--Receive the Mackerel Management Committee Report.

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.--Receive the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Liaison Report.

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.--Receive the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas Advisory Committee Report.

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.--Receive Enforcement Reports.

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.--Receive Director's Reports.

11:45 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.--Other Business.

Committees

November 8

8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.--Convene the Habitat Protection Committee to consider revisions to the Council habitat protection policy and the recommendations of the three Habitat Protection Advisory Panels (APs).

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.--Convene the Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel Management Committees to approve the Draft Charter Vessel/Headboat Permit Moratorium Amendment for public hearings.

1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.--Convene the Joint VMS/Law Enforcement Committees and the Law Enforcement AP to review the level of fishery violations in the Gulf and consider the recommendations of the AP for regulatory actions.

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.--Convene the Red Drum Management Committee to hear the Red Drum Stock Assessment Panel (SAP) report on the condition of the red drum stock and to consider the recommendations of the Red Drum AP, and Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).

November 9

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.--Convene the Reef Fish Management Committee to hear the Reef Fish SAP Report, consider the recommendations of the Socioeconomic Panel (SEP), APs, and SSC and develop recommendations to the Council on red snapper and red grouper TAC. The full Council will take final action on those recommendations on Thursday morning, November 11. The Reef Fish Management Committee will also consider management recommendations of a panel of red snapper stakeholders convened by NMFS.

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.--Convene the Joint Marine Reserves/Reef Fish Management Committees to consider whether to take action to develop an amendment that would include a proposal for a marine reserve near the Florida Keys.

November 10

8:00 a.m - 9:00 a.m.--Convene the Administrative Policy Committee to develop a policy on the handling and distribution of written public comment and on review of stock assessments.

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.--Convene the Shrimp Management Committee to hear a summary of the recommendations of stakeholders from a Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) Workshop convened by NMFS.

9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.--Convene the Mackerel Management Committee to to select management alternatives for a Dolphin/Wahoo Draft Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that will be presented at public hearings next year.

A copy of the Committee schedule and agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 228-2815.

Although non-emergency issues not contained in the agenda may come before the 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 identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305 (c) of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 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 Anne Alford at the Council (see ADDRESSES) by November 1, 1999.

Dated: October 19, 1999. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 99-27768Filed10-22-99; 8:45 am]

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