[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 7775] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-4599] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [I.D. 022196B] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on March 20, 1996, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn-Fort Brown, 1900 East Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, TX; telephone: 210-546-2201. Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 5401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa, FL 33609. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Biologist; telephone: 813-228-2815. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel will review preliminary versions of two draft amendments to fishery management plans (FMP). Draft Amendment 9 to the Shrimp FMP addresses shrimp trawl bycatch and possible requirements for bycatch reduction devices. Draft Amendment 14 to the Reef Fish FMP addresses a possible permanent license limitation system for fish trap users and options for a ban on fish traps in Federal waters off of southwest Florida. This amendment also contains options to revise the reef fish framework procedure for setting total allowable catch, and to change the transferability provisions for reef fish vessel permits when transferring between vessel owners and operators who are the income qualifiers for the permit. 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 March 13, 1996. Dated: February 22, 1996. Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 96-4599 Filed 2-28-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F