[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25461-25462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12252]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 042998C]


Pacific 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 Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish 
Management Team (GMT) will hold a meeting which is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will begin on Monday, June 1, 1998, at 1 p.m. and 
will continue through 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 1998. The Tuesday and 
Wednesday sessions will begin at 8 a.m. and may go into the evening 
until business for the day is completed. An opportunity for public 
comment will be provided at 4 p.m. each day of the meeting and 3 p.m. 
on Thursday.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the conference room at the 
Council office, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.
     Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Glock, Groundfish Fishery 
Management Coordinator; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to finish 
preparation of the draft fishery management plan amendment and to 
prepare technical advice and reports to support Council decisions 
throughout the year. Specific issues the GMT will address include: (1) 
prepare and review sections of the draft groundfish fishery management 
plan amendment; (2) review inseason catch projections; (3) prepare 
recommendations related to groundfish research and data needs; (4) 
evaluate data and analysis requirements related to lingcod and rockfish 
allocation; (5) evaluate Pacific grenadier and rockfish landings 
trends; (6) develop recommendations for stock assessment priorities for 
1999; (7) review analysis of voluntary observer program data; (8) 
review buy back program; (9) review ``fish for research'' emergency 
rule and permit conditions; and (10) development of discard estimates 
for lingcod.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Team for discussion, according to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be of formal 
discussion during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those 
issues specifically identified in the agenda in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to

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Larry Six at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 1, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-12252 Filed 5-7-98; 8:45 am]
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