97-1009. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Committee Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 2136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1009]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 010797B]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Joint Committee of the Alaska Board of Fisheries and North 
Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting in 
Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 19, 1997, beginning at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the University of Alaska, 
Observer Training Center, 707 A Street, Room 205, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Joint Committee of the Alaska Board of 
Fisheries and the Council was appointed to develop a protocol for 
future groundfish management off Alaska. This meeting will include 
discussions of:
    1. October 1996 Board action to develop a state water Pacific cod 
fishery in the Gulf of Alaska;
    2. December 1996 Council discussion of Board action;
    3. Other groundfish fisheries under joint management; and
    4. Development of recommendations to the Board and Council for a 
protocol for joint review of future groundfish management proposals.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Helen Allen, 907-271-2809, at least 5 working 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 9, 1997.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-1009 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am]
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