97-3807. Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6948-6949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3807]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 020697B]


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 (Council) and its 
advisory entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held March 4-7, 1997. Various 
advisory groups will be meeting on Monday, March 3.
    The Council meeting will begin on Tuesday, March 4, at 8 a.m. in a 
closed session (not open to the public) to discuss litigation. The open 
session begins at 8:30 a.m. The Council meeting reconvenes at 8 a.m. 
Wednesday, March 5 through Friday, March 7, and will adjourn when 
Council business has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Red Lion Lloyd Center, 1000 
NE Multnomah, Portland, OR 97232; telephone: [phone].

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    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, 
Portland, OR; telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the Council 
agenda:
    A. Call to Order
    B. Salmon Management
    1. Review of 1996 Fisheries and Summary of 1997 Stock Abundance 
Estimates
    2. Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Methodology Reviews
    3. Preliminary Definition of 1997 Management Options
    4. Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement 
Process
    5. Report on the Status of Puget Sound Salmon Stocks
    6. Adoption of 1997 Management Options for Analysis
    7. Adopt Options for Public Review
    8. Schedule of Hearings and Appointment of Hearing Officers
    C. Habitat Issues
    1. Report of Steering Group
    2. Membership of Steering Group
    D. Dungeness Crab/Shellfish Management - Determine Whether or not 
to Develop a Fishery Management Plan
    E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management - Amend or Drop Anchovy Plan
    F. Groundfish Management
    1. Fixed Gear Sablefish Management for 1998 and Beyond
    2. Reconsideration of 1997 Fixed Gear Sablefish Management Regime
    G. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. Status of Implementation of Council Recommendations for 1997 
Fisheries.
    2. Results of International Pacific Halibut Commission Annual 
Meeting
    3. Status of Estimate of Area 2A Bycatch
    4. SSC Review of New Assessment Model and Bycatch Compensation 
Procedure
    5. Incidental Catch in the Troll Salmon Fishery
    H. Administrative and Other Matters
    1. Report of the Budget Committee
    2. Status of Legislation
    3. Implementation of Magnuson-Stevens Act
    4. Changes to Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures
    5. Appointments
    6. Draft Agenda for April 1997
    Other meetings:
    The Trawl Buyback Committee will meet on Monday, March 3, at 1 p.m. 
to begin development of trawl buyback program.
    The Salmon Technical Team will convene as necessary Monday, March 
3-7 to address salmon management items on the Council agenda.
    The Scientific and Statistical Committee will convene on Monday, 
March 3, at 10 a.m. and Tuesday, March 4, at 8 a.m. to address 
scientific issues related to Council agenda items.
    The Habitat Steering Group will convene on Monday, March 3 at 10 
a.m. to address issues affecting the habitat of Council-managed 
species.
    The Salmon Advisory Panel will convene on Monday, March 3, at 9 
a.m. and will continue to meet throughout the week as necessary to 
address salmon management items on the Council agenda.
    The Budget Committee will convene on Monday, March 3, at 3 p.m. to 
review the status of 1996 and 1997 Council budgets.
    The Enforcement Consultants meet on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. to 
address enforcement issues related to Council agenda items.
    The U.S. Coast Guard will hold an open forum to discuss on going 
enforcement activities on Monday, March 3, at 7 p.m.
    Detailed agendas for the above advisory meetings will be available 
after February 21, 1997.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Eric W. Greene at [phone] 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 10, 1997.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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