[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37544-37545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18611]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 070298H]


South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold joint meetings of its Shrimp Committee and Rock Shrimp Advisory 
Panel and its Calico Scallop Committee and Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meetings will be held from July 28-30, 1998. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The meeting will be held at the Town & 
Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC; telephone: (843) 
571-1000.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Buchanan, Public Information 
Officer; telephone: (843) 571-4366; fax:

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(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

    July 28, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. & July 29, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 
12:00 noon
    The Shrimp Committee and Rock Shrimp Advisory Panel will review and 
provide comments on the Comprehensive Habitat Amendment and the 
Sustainable Fisheries Act Amendment, provide detailed input on rock 
shrimp catch by area for use in determining impacts, and hear a 
presentation on vessel monitoring systems before discussing any other 
business.
    July 29, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. & July 30, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 
12:00 noon
    The Calico Scallop Committee and Calico Scallop Advisory Panel will 
hear a presentation on vessel monitoring systems, review and provide 
comments on the Comprehensive Habitat Amendment and the Sustainable 
Fisheries Act Amendment and on the Calico Scallop Fishery Management 
Plan, and provide detailed input on calico scallop catch by area for 
use in determining impacts before discussing any other business.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be of 
formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those 
issues specifically identified in the agenda listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    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 (see ADDRESSES) 
by July 20, 1998.

    Dated: July 8, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-18611 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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