Meetings: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council,

[Federal Register: October 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 195)]

[Notices]

[Page 54865-54866]

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. 092899E]

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.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: This meeting will be held on October 21, 1999, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Casino Magic - Biloxi, 195 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS 39530; telephone: 800-562-4425.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Leard, Senior Fishery Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813- 228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Law Enforcement AP will convene to review a discussion paper for vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and possible applications to fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. The Law Enforcement AP will also be provided with a presentation of potential VMS operations by the NMFS. The Law Enforcement AP will also review an Options Paper for Additional Bycatch Reduction Requirements in the Eastern Gulf and an Options Paper to Implement a Moratorium on the Issuance of Additional Charter Boat Permits. Other topics of interest are a discussion of requiring operators of shrimp and reef fish vessels in the eastern Gulf to have a federally issued permit, as well as status reports on the implementation of various amendments and regulatory amendments to fishery management plans previously approved by the Council.

The Law Enforcement AP consists of chief enforcement agents for the state and Federal fishery agencies in the Gulf area who advise the Council on fishery issues.

Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the panel for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. 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 Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for

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

Dated: September 30, 1999. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 99-26391Filed10-7-99; 8:45 am]

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