96-10313. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10313]



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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 032996A]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has cancelled 
public meetings of the Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP), and the Standing 
and Special Mackerel Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) that 
were scheduled for April 29 and 30, 1996. The meetings were announced 
in the Federal Register on April 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial notice published on April 8, 
1996 (61 FR 15469). Because of data deficiencies, the Mackerel Stock 
Assessment Panel (SAP) was unable to develop an allowable biological 
catch range or report for Gulf group king mackerel. Therefore, the AP 
and SSC meetings scheduled to review the SAP report are cancelled.
    All other information pertaining to the other meetings announced in 
the previous notice remains unchanged.

    Dated: April 22, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-10313 Filed 4-22-96; 4:21 pm]
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