[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70390-70391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33725]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 121598B]
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 (Council) will
convene a public meeting of the Special Shark Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC).
DATES: The meeting of the Special Shark SSC will begin at 9:00 a.m. on
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 and conclude by 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Tampa Airport Hilton Hotel,
2225 Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: 813-877-6688.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone:
813-228-2815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Special Shark SSC will convene to
conduct a scientific review of the shark portions of a Draft Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks which
was recently published by the Highly Migratory Species Management
Division of NMFS, and for which public comment is being accepted by
NMFS through January 25, 1999.
The Special Shark SSC, consisting of biologists who are
knowledgeable about the shark resources, will review the shark portions
of the draft FMP, comment on its scientific adequacy, and may make
recommendations on proposed management measures. Based on the Special
Shark SSC's comments, the Council may decide to comment on the proposed
measures to the NMFS Highly Migratory Species Management Division.
Copies of the Special Shark SSC meeting agenda can be obtained by
calling the Council office at 813-228-2815. Please note that the
Council does not have copies of the draft FMP available for
distribution. Copies of the draft FMP can be obtained from NMFS Highly
Migratory Species Management Division, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. This is also the appropriate address for individuals
who wish to comment to NMFS on provisions of the draft FMP.
Although other issues not on the agenda may come before the SSC for
discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during the meeting. Action will be restricted to those
issues specifically identified in the agenda listed as available by
this notice.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other
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auxiliary aids should be directed to Anne Alford at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) by December 29, 1998.
Dated: December 16, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33725 Filed 12-18-98; 8:45 am]
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