97-30158. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Essential Fish Habitat; Public meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61492-61493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30158]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111297B]


Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Essential Fish Habitat; Public 
meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is convening a meeting of the west coast salmon essential 
fish habitat (EFH) technical team to review

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EFH descriptions for salmon and adverse affects on salmon EFH. The 
meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The technical team meeting is on November 18, 1997, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel, 
1000 NE Multnomah, Portland, OR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Scordino, NMFS, 206/526-6143.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is in the process of developing 
recommendations on EFH for west coast salmon in accordance with recent 
amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act. EFH recommendations to be presented to the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council for an amendment to the salmon fishery management 
plan include a description of EFH for coho salmon, chinook salmon, pink 
salmon and sockeye salmon; a description of adverse effects to EFH, 
including fishing and nonfishing threats; and a description of measures 
to ensure the conservation and enhancement of EFH.
    NMFS has formed a technical team consisting of fishing industry, 
state, tribal, university, and Federal individuals to provide technical 
input and advice on the development of the NMFS recommendations. The 
technical team will meet 2 to 3 times between November and March to 
review draft EFH documents as they are prepared. The first meeting of 
the technical team is scheduled for November 18, 1997. The meetings 
will be open to the public, and the public will have an opportunity to 
comment. EFH documents will be available at the meeting. EFH background 
material can also be found on the Pacific States Marine Fisheries 
Commission website at www.psmfc.org/efh.html.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be requested at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: November 12, 1997.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-30158 Filed 11-12-97; 3:13 pm]
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