[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 22051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10946]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 042095D]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold two series of meetings, on May 15 through 17 and on May 31 through 
June 2, 1995, respectively.

ADDRESSES: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; One Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Coste, telephone: (803) 571-
4366; fax: (803) 769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are as follows:
    May 15, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., and May 16, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 12:00 noon, the Executive Committee (Committee) will meet at the 
Council offices, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC, to 
plan the Council's activities and draft a schedule for the coming year. 
The Committee also will discuss coordination of the Council's 
activities with NMFS regional office's manpower and resource 
capabilities. Additionally, the Committee will discuss FY 1996 funding 
and changes to the Council's Statement of Organization Practices and 
Procedures.
    May 16 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., and May 17, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 3:00 p.m., the Snapper-Grouper Plan Development Team will meet at 
the Council offices to finalize research plans for the Oculina Bank 
Habitat Area of Particular Concern and to review options papers for 
Snapper-Grouper Amendments 8 and 9 to the fishery management plan 
(FMP).
    May 31, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., and June 1, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 12 noon, at the Town and Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, 
Charleston, SC, the Council will hold a joint meeting of the four state 
Habitat and Environmental Protection Committee subpanels to receive 
input on the development of an FMP for Fisheries Habitat of the South 
Atlantic Region, the development of new Council habitat policy 
statements, and future coordination of the Council and other state and 
Federal agencies with the National Center for Ecosystem Health.
    June 1, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., and June 2, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 12:00 noon, the Rock Shrimp Ad-Hoc Advisory Panel will meet at 
the Town and Country Inn to review comments received at public hearings 
and finalize recommendations on options for Amendment 1 (Rock Shrimp to 
the Shrimp FMP).
    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office by May 8, 1995.

    Dated: April 28, 1995.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-10946 Filed 5-3-95; 8:45 am]
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