[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7402-7403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3756]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 020698C]
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish
Management Team (GMT), Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP), Scientific
and Statistical Committee Salmon Subcommittee, Scientific and
Statistical Committee Economic Subcommittee, Scientific and Statistical
Committee Groundfish Subcommittee, and the full Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold meetings which are open to the
public.
DATES: The meetings will be held on March 2-5, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Portland
Downtown, 310 SW Lincoln, Portland, OR 97201; telephone: (503) 221-
0450.
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Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Walker, Fishery Management
Analyst; telephone: (503) 326-6352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GAP, the GMT, and the Groundfish
Subcommittee of the SSC will meet jointly Monday, March 2, 1998, at 1
p.m. through Wednesday, March 4, at 10 a.m. The GMT will continue
meeting Wednesday, March 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Salmon
Subcommittee and the Economic Subcommittee of the SSC will meet
Tuesday, March 3, at 8 a.m. through Wednesday, March 4, at 10 a.m., and
the full SSC will meet Wednesday, March 4, at 10 a.m. through Thursday,
March 5, at 5 p.m.
The purpose of the joint GAP, GMT, and Groundfish Subcommittee of
the SSC's meeting is to discuss groundfish management and research
issues, including but not limited to draft plan amendments to the
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (including new
definitions, essential fish habitat designation, overfishing and
maximum sustainable yield control rules, and bycatch provisions), the
proposed stock assessment review process, capacity reduction, and fixed
gear sablefish management. These groups will address priorities for
groundfish research on Wednesday, March 4, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. From
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Wednesday, March 4, the GMT will hold a work
session to revise the draft amendment documents and materials related
to the joint meeting.
The Salmon Subcommittee of the SSC will review the Klamath Ocean
Harvest Model, Amendment 13 to the Salmon Plan, new Oregon hooking
mortality figures, draft plan amendments to the Salmon Plan, possible
revisions to the harvest modeling for Sacramento fall chinook, and
other items scheduled on the agenda for the full SSC meeting.
The Economic Subcommittee of the SSC will discuss the economic data
plan, the groundfish capacity reduction plan, and other items scheduled
on the agenda of the full SSC meeting.
The full SSC will discuss the review of 1997 salmon fisheries and
summary of 1998 stock abundance estimates, salmon estimation procedures
and methodologies, draft plan amendments to the draft coastal pelagic
species management plan, the Oregon coastal natural coho rebuilding
analysis and progress report, groundfish final provisions for 1998
primary fixed gear sablefish season, groundfish capacity reduction
program, and the groundfish stock assessment review process for 1998.
Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
these groups for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues will not be the
subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified 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 Mr. Eric Greene at (503) 326-6352
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 9, 1998.
Gary. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-3756 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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