99-8193. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 16422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8193]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 032499C]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 will convene a 
public meeting of the Socioeconomic Panel (SEP).

DATES: A meeting of the SEP will be held beginning at 8:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, April 15, and will conclude by 4:00 p.m. on Friday April 16, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Tampa Airport Hilton Hotel, 
2225 Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antonio B. Lamberte, Economist, Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 301 North, 
Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619; telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The SEP will meet to review available social and economic 
information on the Gulf migratory group of king and Spanish mackerels 
and to determine the social and economic implications of the levels of 
acceptable biological catches recommended by the Council's Mackerel 
Stock Assessment Panel (MSAP). The SEP may recommend to the Council 
total allowable catch (TAC) levels for the 1999-2000 fishing year and 
certain management measures associated with achieving the TACs.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the SEP 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 the agenda listed in this notice.
    A copy of the agenda can be obtained by contacting the Gulf Council 
(see ADDRESSES).

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Anne Alford at the Council (see ADDRESSES) by 
April 8, 1999.

    Dated: March 25, 1999.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 99-8193 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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