97-30874. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30874]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111097B]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Addendum to previously published agenda.

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SUMMARY: The following items have been added to the previously 
published agenda for the meeting of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council (Council) December 9-14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
W. Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.
    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:
    1. The Council has added a discussion of topics relating to the 
recently-approved License Limitation Program for Alaska groundfish and 
crab fisheries, including discussion of the treatment of vessels which 
were foreign-owned on June 17, 1995, and the timing of a trawl closure 
in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska and reallocation of sablefish bycatch to 
the individual fishing quota fishery. The Council may initiate analysis 
of amendments to the program and/or give direction to staff as 
appropriate.
    2. The Council will also receive a report on an experimental 
fishing project involving mesh panel openings.
    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 Council action during the meeting. Council 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, 907-271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 18, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock, Ph.D.,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-30874 Filed 11-24-97; 8:45 am]
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