[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10271-10272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3772]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020801C]


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 public meetings of the Ad Hoc Charter Vessel/Headboat Advisory 
Panel (AP) on March 1, 2001, the Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) on March 2, 
2001, and the Standing Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) on 
March 7, 2001.

DATES: The Ad Hoc Charter Vessel/Headboat AP will meet beginning at 8 
a.m. on March 1, 2001. The SEP will meet beginning at 8:30 a.m. on 
March 2, 2001. The Standing SSC will meet beginning at 8 a.m. on March 
7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Tampa Airport Hotel, 
2225 Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: 813-877-6688.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wayne Swingle, Executive Director, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ad Hoc Charter Vessel/Headboat AP, SEP, 
and Standing SSC will meet to review the provisions of the Draft 
Amendment for a Charter Vessel/Headboat Permit Moratorium (Amendment) 
and provide recommendations to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council. The SSC will also review the recommendations of the SEP on the 
amendment provisions.
    The amendment includes a large number of alternatives that address 
the following issues:
    A. Duration of Moratorium and Alternatives Instead of a Moratorium
    B. A New Gulf Permit for the Reef Fish and Coastal Migratory 
Pelagics Fisheries
    C. Initial Eligibility Requirements for Permits and/or Endorsements
    D. Annual Permit and Endorsement Transfers During the Moratorium
    E. Vessel Passenger Restriction on Permit Transfers
    F. Annual Reissuance of Permits Not Renewed (or Permanently 
Revoked)

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    G. Appeals Process under the Moratorium
    H. Reporting Requirements to Maintain the New Gulf Permit/
Endorsement
    The Alternatives included in the amendment were developed by the AP 
and the Council.
    Copies of the agenda can be obtained by calling 813-228-2815.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the panels for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions of the 
panels will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in 
the agendas and any issues arising after publication of this notice 
that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take action to address the emergency.

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 
February 22, 2001.

    Dated: February 9, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-3772 Filed 2-13-01; 8:45 am]
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