[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3111]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 020596C]
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 via conference call on February 15, 1996.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates and times.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for location of listening
phones.
Council Address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 5401
West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa, FL 33609
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director;
telephone: 813-228-2815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to consider
emergency action to reduce the commercial size limit for red snapper
from 15 inches (38.10 cm) to 14 inches (35.56 cm) (total length). This
action is being considered due to delays in implementing two other
amendments that proposed to make this change. These delays resulted
from the budget furlough of Federal employees.
The conference call is scheduled for February 15, 1996 beginning at
10:00 a.m. e.s.t./9:00 a.m. c.s.t.
Listening phones will be located at each of the following
locations:
NMFS Southeast Regional Office, 9721 Executive Center Drive North,
St. Petersburg, FL; telephone: 813-570-5335;
NMFS Panama City Laboratory, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City,
FL; telephone: 904-234-6541;
NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory, 3209 Fredrick Street, Pascagoula, MS;
telephone: 601-762-4591;
NMFS Galveston Laboratory, 4700 Avenue U, Galveston, TX; telephone:
409-766-3500;
Community Center, Louisiana Highway 1, Grand Isle, LA; telephone:
504-787-2163.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Anne Alford at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 7, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-3111 Filed 2-12-96; 8:45 am]
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