98-28599. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 57101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28599]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102098D]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee has 
scheduled a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, November 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Leif Erickson Lodge, 2245 NW 
57th Street, Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arni Thomson, Alaska Crab Coalition, 
206-547-7560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will convene at 9:00 a.m. and 
continue until the following subjects have been addressed:
    1. Reports on the 1999 budget for the Alaska Department of Fish and 
Game (ADF&G); the ADF&G proposed observer program, Crab Plan Team 
activities.
    2. Status of crab stocks.
    3. Proposed delay in season openings.
    4. Tanner crab harvest and rebuilding strategy.
    5. Review of American Fisheries Act, SB 1221.
    6. Review proposals submitted to the Alaska Board of Fisheries for 
their March 1999 meeting.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. 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 Helen Allen, 907-271-2809, at least 5 working 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 20, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-28599 Filed 10-23-98; 8:45 am]
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