98-1831. Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1831]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 011698B]


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, February 9, 1998, at 1 p.m. 
and will continue through 4 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Glock, Groundfish Fishery 
Management Coordinator; telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to develop a 
work plan for 1998 and to prepare technical advice and reports to 
support Council decisions throughout the year. Specific issues the GMT 
will address include: (1) discuss proposed revisions to the stock 
assessment process and appoint representatives to track the various 
assessments; (2) prepare a work plan for 1998 GMT activities; (3) 
prepare and review sections of the draft groundfish fishery management 
plan amendment; (4) review methodology for developing inseason catch 
projections; (5) prepare recommendations related to groundfish research 
and data needs; (6) evaluate data and analysis requirements related to 
lingcod and rockfish allocation and management, and begin preparation 
of the analysis; (7) discuss issues related to a groundfish vessel/
permit buy-back program; (8) evaluate Pacific grenadier and rockfish 
landings trends; and (9) prepare a groundfish economic data plan. The 
GMT plans to address topics in the order listed but will consider 
developing daily schedules as the meeting progresses. Due to the large 
number of agenda items, the GMT economic subgroup may meet separately 
and concurrently on Wednesday; it is not practical to establish daily 
agendas or schedules in advance of the meeting.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the GMT for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues will not be the subject 
of formal GMT action during this meeting. GMT action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically identified 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 Mr. Eric Greene at [phone] at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 20, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-1831 Filed 1-26-98; 8:45 am]
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