[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 35475] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-17085] [[Page 35475]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 061997B] Longline Advisory Panel; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Advisory Panel (AP) for the pelagic longline fishery for Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) will hold its first meeting on July 9-10, 1997, in Silver Spring, MD. DATES: The meeting will begin on July 9, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. and will continue on July 10, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Lauck, telephone: (301) 713-2347, Fax (301) 713-1917. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The longline AP is established under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The longline AP will assist the Secretary of Commerce in preparing a study on the feasibility of implementing a comprehensive management system for the pelagic longline fishery for Atlantic HMS. Input for the study will include, among other things, the deliberations and recommendations of the longline AP and the findings of a series of workshops and surveys with affected fishery participants to identify future management options for the fishery. The longline AP meeting is open to the public and will be attended by members of the AP, including appointed members, representatives of the five fishery management councils that work with HMS, the Atlantic and Gulf states that work with HMS, the Atlantic and Gulf states marine fisheries commissions, and the Chair, or his representative, of the U.S. Advisory Committee to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Potential agenda items include: (1) The role of the AP in the HMS management process. (2) Operating Practices and Procedures for the AP. (3) Initial scoping by the AP for a study on the feasibility of implementing a comprehensive management system for the pelagic longline fishery for Atlantic HMS. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Liz Lauck, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone (301) 713-2347 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: June 24, 1997. Bruce Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 97-17085 Filed 6-25-97 ;4:42 pm] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F