[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64942-64943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31370]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111898A]
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meetings of the North Pacific Fishery Management
Council and its advisory bodies.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet in Anchorage, Alaska the week of December
6, 1998.
DATES: 1. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet
beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 6, continuing through at
least Wednesday, December 9, 1998.
2. The Advisory Panel (AP) will begin meeting at 8:00 a.m. on
Monday, December 7, and continue through Friday, December 11, 1998.
3. The Council will meet beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday,
December 9, continuing through Monday, December 14, 1998.
Other workgroup or committee meetings may be held during the week.
Notices of these meetings will be posted at the hotel. All meetings are
open to the public with the exception of Council executive sessions,
which may be held during the noon hour during the meeting week, if
necessary, to discuss personnel, international issues, or litigation.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 503
W. Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Council staff, telephone: 907-271-
2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The agenda for the Council's plenary session will include the
following issues. The Council may take appropriate action on any of the
issues identified.
1. Reports from NMFS and Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
on the current status of the fisheries off Alaska, enforcement reports
from the United States Coast Guard and NMFS Enforcement, and report
from NMFS on seabird bycatch in groundfish fisheries.
2. Receive an update on Section 7 findings for Steller sea lions
and provide input or take action as necessary. Discuss necessary
follow-up amendments to fishery management plans for 2000.
3. Review progress on 1999 implementation of the American Fisheries
Act and provide guidance to staff for follow-up amendments.
4. Receive a status report from the Council's Socioeconomic Data
Committee.
5. Approve appointments to the Council's AP and SSC for 1999.
6. Review an initial performance report for the Improved Retention/
Improved Utilization Program in the groundfish fisheries and take final
action on a regulatory amendment to the program.
7. Groundfish amendments issues scheduled for discussion or action
are as follows:
a. Take final action on an amendment for demersal shelf rockfish
retention in the Gulf of Alaska individual fishing quotas fisheries.
b. Receive report on an experimental fishery conducted by the
Groundfish Forum.
8. The Council will receive the final Stock Assessment and
Evaluation (SAFE) reports for the 1999 Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries and approve final 1999
harvest and bycatch allocations.
9. The Council will review current staff tasking and provide
guidance to staff.
Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during the meeting. Action will be restricted
to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed in this
notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Helen Allen, 907-
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271-2809, at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: November 18, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-31370 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am]
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