94-6646. Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 031594D]

 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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 meet on April 4-8, 1994, at the Holiday Inn 
Crowne Plaza, San Francisco Airport, 600 Airport Boulevard, Burlingame, 
CA; telephone: [phone]. The Council meeting will begin on April 
5, at 8 a.m. in closed session (not open to the public) to discuss 
personnel matters and litigation. An open session will begin at 8:30 
a.m. The Council meeting will reconvene at 8 a.m. each day from April 6 
through April 8. The meetings may continue each day into the evening 
hours if necessary to complete business.
    The following items are on the Council's agenda:

A. Call to Order.
    1. Opening Remarks, Introductions, Roll Call.
    2. Approve Proposed Agenda.
    3. Approve November 1993 Minutes.
B. Habitat Issues.
    1. Presentation of Vital Habitat Concerns.
    2. Reports of the Klamath and Sacramento Review Groups.
C. Salmon Management.
    1. Tentative Adoption of 1994 Ocean Salmon Management Measures 
for Salmon Technical Team Analysis.
    2. Clarification of Tentative 1994 Measures, If Necessary.
    3. Final Action on 1994 Measures.
D. Administrative and Other Matters.
    1. Budget Committee Report.
    2. Legislative Committee Report.
    3. Approve August Meeting Agenda.
    4. Research and Data Needs.
E. Groundfish Management.
    1. Status of Federal Regulations Implementing Council Actions.
    2. Status of Limited Entry and Open Access Fisheries and 
Inseason Trip Limit Adjustments.
    3. Implementation of the Cape Lookout Management Line.
    4. Designation of Open Access Trip Limits as Routine.
    5. Draft Policy on Multi-Year Harvest Guidelines.
    6. Multiple ``A'' Permits Per Vessel.
    7. Multiple Gears on Board.
    8. Status Report on At-Sea Processing.
    9. Final Action on Individual Quotas for Fixed Gear Sablefish 
Fisheries.
F. Work Load Priorities.

Other Meetings

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet April 4 
beginning at 1 p.m. and April 6 at 8 a.m. (if necessary) to address 
scientific issues on the Council agenda.
    The Salmon Technical Team will meet as necessary (irregular hours) 
throughout the April 4-8 period to prepare impact analyses of the 
proposed salmon management measures for 1994.
    The Groundfish Management Team will convene at 9 a.m. on April 4 to 
address groundfish management items on the Council agenda.
    The Groundfish Advisory Subpanel will convene at 1 p.m. on April 4, 
at 8 a.m. on April 5, and at 7 a.m. on April 6 (if necessary) to 
address groundfish management items on the Council agenda.
    The Salmon Advisory Subpanel will convene at 9 a.m. on April 4 and 
at 8 a.m. each day thereafter through April 8 to address salmon 
management items on the Council agenda.
    The Habitat Steering Group will meet at 3 p.m. on April 4 to 
consider activities affecting the habitat of fish stocks managed by the 
Council.
    The Budget Committee will convene at 1 p.m. on April 4 to review 
the status of the fiscal year 1994 Council budget and adopt a fiscal 
year 1995 budget proposal for Council action.
    The Legislative Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on April 4 to address 
legislative amendments impacting Council management.
    The Enforcement Consultants will meet at 7 p.m. on April 5 to 
address enforcement issues related to Council agenda items.
    Detailed agendas for the above advisory meetings will be available 
after March 17, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2000 SW. First Avenue, suite 420, 
Portland, OR; telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Michelle Perry Sailer at 
[phone], at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 16, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-6646 Filed 3-21-94; 8:45 am]
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