96-30572. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings.

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 63831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30572]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 112196B]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings.

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 (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Law Enforcement Committee and Law Enforcement 
Advisory Panel.
    The Council welcomes written public comment on any of the agenda 
items. See ADDRESSES for the Council address to send in comments.

DATES: The meetings will be held from December 9-10, 1996. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Town & Country Inn, 2008 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: [phone].
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Buchanan, Public Information 
Officer; telephone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; email: 
[e-mail]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

November 9, 1996, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

    The Law Enforcement Committee will meet jointly with the Law 
Enforcement Advisory Panel to discuss the status of NMFS/States 
cooperative agreements, particularly state participation and 
reimbursement, and funding. They will also discuss the Florida drift 
net issue;

November 10, 1996, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

    The Law Enforcement Committee and Advisory Panel will meet to 
discuss the consolidated regulations for the Southeast region, 
particularly the possible development of an index for consolidated 
regulations and the development of a timeframe for review and revision 
of the consolidated regulations. They will also discuss how the Council 
may improve regulations. The Committee and Advisory Panel will also 
review the new NOAA General Counsel penalty schedule; discuss 
developing a regulatory information exchange system between NMFS, the 
States, and the Coast Guard; hear a report on enforcement activities 
associated with the Charleston NMFS Laboratory; review proposed 
management measures for Snapper Grouper Amendment 8; hear a report on 
the Atlantic Coast Law Enforcement Workshop; discuss how the sale of 
bag limit caught fish impacts law enforcement; and discuss the 
development of an enforcement strategy for the Oculina Habitat Area of 
Particular Concern closed area.

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 December 2, 1996.

    Dated: November 22, 1996.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 96-30572 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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