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586–7228 at least 3 days before the

meeting date.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; 42 U.S.C.

et seq.

Dated: March 13, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee;

Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of

meetings of the Marine Fisheries

Advisory Committee (MAFAC), Bycatch

Subcommittee, from April 14 to April

15, 1997.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as

follows:

1. April 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m. - 5 p.m.

2. April 15, 1997, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Falmouth Inn, 824 Main Street,

Falmouth, MA. Requests for special

accommodations may be directed to

MAFAC, Office of Operations,

Management and Information, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Wheeler, Executive Secretary;

telephone: (301) 713–2252.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As

required by section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby

given of meetings of MAFAC or MAFAC

Subcommittees. MAFAC was

established by the Secretary of

Commerce (Secretary) on February 17,

1971, to advise the Secretary on all

living marine resource matters that are

the responsibility of Commerce. This

Committee ensures that the living

marine resource policies and programs

of this Nation are adequate to meet the

needs of commercial and recreational

fisheries, and environmental, state,

consumer, academic, and other national

interests.

Matters To Be Considered

Matters to be considered include

Bycatch Subcommittee business only:

April 14, 1997

(1) Briefing on NMFS Bycatch Task

Force

(2) Briefing on Atlantic States Marine

Fisheries Commission Bycatch

Initiatives

April 15, 1997

(1) Discussion of Impact of MagnusonStevens Act on bycatch considerations

within the Fishery Management Plan

process.

(2) Briefing and discussion of Take

Reduction Team Efforts on Harbor

Porpoise and Large Whale TRT efforts.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to MAFAC (see

ADDRESSES).

Dated: March 14, 1997.

Charles Karnella,

Acting Director, Office of Operation,

Management and Information, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings to

discuss various issues.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

advisory entities will hold public

meetings.

DATES: The Council meeting will be

held April 8–11, 1997. Various advisory

groups will be meeting on Monday,

April 7. The Council meeting will begin

on Tuesday, April 8, at 8 a.m., in a

closed session (not open to the public)

to discuss litigation and personnel

matters. The open session begins at 8:30

a.m. The Council meeting reconvenes at

8 a.m., Wednesday through Friday, and

will adjourn when Council business has

been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Clarion Hotel, 401 East Millbrae

Avenue, Millbrae, CA 94030, (415) 697–

8735.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director,

Pacific Fishery Management Council,

2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224,

Portland, OR; telephone: (503) 326–

6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council Agenda

A. Call to Order

B. Salmon Management

1. Tentative Adoption of 1997 Ocean

Salmon Management Measures for

Analysis

2. Clarify Council Direction

3. Methodology Reviews for 1997

4. Identification of Stocks Not

Meeting Escapement Goals for 3

Consecutive Years

5. Final Action on 1997 Measures -

Including Halibut Incidental Catch

C. Habitat Issues

Report of Steering Group - Consider

Adding Marine Habitat Expertise to

Steering Group

D. Groundfish Management

1. Status of Federal Regulations

Implementing Council Actions

2. Status of Fisheries and Inseason

Management Adjustments

3. Revised Stock Assessment Process

4. Review of Harvest Policy

5. Development of Groundfish Fishery

Capacity Reduction Program

6. Scoping for Plan Amendments

7. California Gillnet Regulations in

the Exclusive Economic Zone

8. Status Report on Oregon Observer

Program

9. Report of the Industry Meeting on

Salmon Bycatch Avoidance in the

Whiting Fishery

10. Composition of the Groundfish

Advisory Panel

11. Member, Staff, and Agency Work

Load

E. Administrative and Other Matters

1. Report of the Budget Committee

2. Status of Legislation

3. Draft Agenda for June 1997

Other Meetings

The Groundfish Management Team

will meet on Monday, April 7, at 8 a.m.

to discuss final action on Federal gillnet

regulations off California, inseason

management adjustments, and initiation

of the plan amendment process to meet

new requirements of the MagnusonStevens Conservation and Management

Act.

The Salmon Technical Team will

convene as necessary Monday, April 7–

11, to address salmon management

items on the Council agenda.

The Scientific and Statistical

Committee will convene on Monday,

April 7, at 9 a.m., and Tuesday, April

8, at 8 a.m., to address scientific issues

related to Council agenda items.

The Habitat Steering Group will

convene on Monday, April 7, at 10 a.m.,