[Federal Register: November 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 211)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102599B]

 
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's (Council) 
Marine Reserves Advisory Panel will meet in Charleston, SC.

DATES: The Marine Reserves Advisory Panel meeting will be held on 
November 17, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on November 18, 
1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: 843-571-1000.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, telephone: (843) 571-
4366; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: kim.iverson@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The advisory panel will review and provide 
comments and guidance on the following documents: the initial draft of 
``Why Consider Marine Reserves''; ``The Use of Marine Reserves in the 
South Atlantic Council's Area of Authority''; and the draft Memorandum 
of Understanding (MOU) between the South Atlantic Council and the 
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
    Although non-emergency issues may come before this Panel 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. Action will be restricted to those 
issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 
provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take 
final action to address the emergency.

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 November 3, 1999.

    Dated: October 27, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-28645 Filed 11-1-99; 8:45 am]
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