Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 194 / Thursday, October 7, 2004 / Notices 60145

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 092904B]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Scoping Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; 

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold nine public hearings to inform the 

public and obtain comments on drafts of 

Amendment 15 to the Coastal Migratory 

Pelagics Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP) and Amendment 24 to the Reef 

Fish FMP.

DATES: The meetings will be held in 

October 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates, 

locations, and times. Written public 

comments must be received by the 

Council on or before November 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates, 

locations, and times.

Written comments should be sent to 

the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council, 3018 North U.S. Highway 301, 

Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619. 

Comments may also be submitted via email to gulfcouncil@gulfcouncil.org.

Copies of the draft amendments are 

available by contacting the Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Council at 

the mailing address or e-mail address 

specified above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Leard, Deputy Executive Director, Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: 813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council will hold nine public hearings 

to solicit public input on drafts of 

Amendment 15 to the Coastal Migratory 

Pelagics FMP and Amendment 24 to the 

Reef Fish FMP (see ADDRESSES for 

information on obtaining these draft 

amendments). Each of these draft 

amendments contain alternatives to: (1) 

allow the existing commercial permit 

moratoria to expire, (2) extend the 

moratoria for an additional 5 or 10 

years, or (3) replace the moratoria with 

permanent limited access systems that 

would, in essence, maintain the cap on 

the number of permits indefinitely, or 

until replaced or eliminated by 

additional actions by the Council. The 

Council is soliciting public comment on 

these alternatives and on other 

alternatives not currently included in 

the draft amendments. The Council is 

soliciting public comment on these 

issues through public hearings, by mail, 

and by e-mail.

Public hearings will be held at the 

following dates and locations beginning 

at 7 p.m. and concluding no later than 

10 p.m.:

1. Monday, October 18, 2004, 

Brownsville Events Center, 1 Events 

Center Boulevard, Brownsville, TX 

78526; telephone: 956–554–0700;

2. Tuesday, October 19, 2004, Port 

Aransas Community Center, 408 North 

Allister, Port Aransas, TX 78373; 

telephone: 361–749–4111;

3. Tuesday, October 19, 2004, 

DoubleTree Grand Key Resort, 3990 S. 

Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 

33040; telephone: 888–310–1540 (joint 

public hearing with the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council);

4. Wednesday, October 20, 2004, San 

Luis Resort,

5222 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston 

Island, TX 77651; telephone: 409–744–

1500;

5. Thursday, October 21, 2004, Grand 

Isle Community Center, 3811 Highway 

1, Grand Isle, LA 70358; telephone: 

985–787–3196;

6. Monday, October 25, 2004, 

National Marine Fisheries Service, 3500 

Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 

32408; telephone: 850–234–6541;

7. Tuesday, October 26, 2004, 

Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South Water 

Street, Mobile, AL 36602; telephone: 

251–415–3068;

8. Wednesday, October 27, 2004, 

Palace Casino Resort, 158 Howard 

Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530; telephone: 

800–725–2239; and

9. Thursday, October 28, 2004, 

Madeira Beach City Hall, 300 Municipal 

Drive, Madeira Beach, FL 33708; 

telephone: 727–391–9951.

These hearings will be open to the 

public and physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) by 

October 12, 2004.

Dated: September 30, 2004.

Alan D. Risenhoover,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–22597 Filed 10–6–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 090904E]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

separately convene its Mackerel and 

Reef Fish Advisory Panels (AP). This 

document replaces the notice published 

on September 29, 2004, due to 

rescheduling changes from the 

hurricane.

DATES: The Mackerel AP meeting will be 

convened by conference call at 10 a.m. 

est on Monday, October 25, 2004. The 

Reef Fish AP meeting will be convened 

by conference call at 10 a.m. est on 

Thursday, October 28, 2004.

ADDRESSES:

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

locations of listening stations.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 3018 

North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000, 

Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard L. Leard, Deputy Executive 

Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice originally published at 69 FR 

58152 on September 29, 2004, and is 

republished due to scheduling changes 

from the hurricane.

Persons wishing to listen to the calls 

may do so at the following locations:

1. NMFS Panama City Laboratory, 

3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama 

City, FL, Contact: Gary Fitzhugh at 850–

234–6541, extension 214.

2. NMFS Southeast Regional Office, 

9721 North Executive Center Drive, St. 

Petersburg, FL, Contact: Peter Hood at 

727–570–5728.

3. NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory, 3209 

Frederic Street, Pascagoula, MS, 

Contact: Cheryl Hinkel 228–762–4591.

4. NMFS Galveston Laboratory (on 

28th only), 4700 Avenue U, Galveston, 

TX, Contact: Rhonda O’Toole at 409–

766–3500.

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

separately convene its Mackerel and 

Reef Fish Advisory Panels (AP) to 

review public hearing drafts of