98-26185. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52243-52244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26185]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092398C]


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 Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: This meeting will be held on October 14, 1998, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Four Points Hotel Riverwalk 
North, 110 Lexington Avenue, San Antonio, TX; telephone: [phone].
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S.

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Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813-
228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting will be to review 
the management alternatives being considered by the Council in its 
Sustainable Fisheries Act Generic Amendment. The Law Enforcement AP 
will also review the status of Amendments 16A and 16B to the Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) for Reef Fish in the Gulf of Mexico and Amendment 
9 to the FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources. Recent regulatory 
actions regarding total allowable catch (TAC), size limits, trip 
limits, etc. will also be discussed.
    The Law Enforcement AP will also receive a presentation from the 
NMFS on its vessel monitoring system pilot program in the Gulf of 
Mexico.
    The Law Enforcement AP consists of chief enforcement agents for the 
state and Federal fishery agencies in the Gulf area who advise the 
Council on fishery issues.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Council 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.

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 
October 7, 1998.

    Dated: September 24, 1998.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-26185 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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