[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13839-13840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7462]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031698A]
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, and its advisory entities will meet during the week
of April 5-10, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates
and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, Columbia
River, 1401 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR 97217; telephone:
(503) 283-2111.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director;
telephone: (503) 326-6352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council meeting will begin on Monday,
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April 6, at 1 p.m. with a closed session to discuss litigation and
personnel matters. The open session begins at 1:30 p.m. The Council
will reconvene Tuesday, April 7 through Friday, April 10, at 8 a.m. in
open session. The Council will meet as late as necessary each day to
complete its scheduled business.
The following items are on the Council agenda, but not necessarily
in this order:
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks, Introductions, Roll Call;
2. Approve Agenda; and
3. Approve November 1997 and March 1998 Meeting Minutes;
B. Salmon Management
1. Tentative Adoption of 1998 Ocean Salmon Measures for Analysis;
2. Clarify Council Direction, If Necessary;
3. Review of Draft Plan Amendments;
4. Methodology Reviews for 1998;
5. Identification of Stocks Not Meeting Escapement Goals for three
Consecutive Years; and
6. Final Action on 1998 Measures;
C. Habitat Issues - Report of the Steering Group
D. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. Review of Draft Plan Amendments;
E. Groundfish Management
1. NMFS Report on Regulations, Research Projects, etc.;
2. Status of Fisheries and Inseason Adjustments;
3. Comprehensive Observer Program;
4. Review of Draft Plan Amendments;
5. Lingcod and Rockfish Allocation;
6. Capacity Reduction Program; and
7. Groundfish Management Team, Staff, and NMFS Workload;
F. Pacific Halibut Management
1. Area 2A Bycatch Calculation; and
G. Administrative and Other Matters
1. Scoping Session on Marine Protected Areas;
2. Research and Data Needs;
3. Update on Dungeness Crab and Other Legislation;
4. Report of the Budget Committee;
5. Appointments to Advisory Entities; and
6. Draft June 1998 Agenda.
Advisory Meetings
The Salmon Technical Team will meet as necessary Monday through
Friday, April 6-10, 1998, to address salmon management items on the
Council agenda.
The Habitat Steering Group meets at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 6, to
address issues and actions affecting habitat of fish species managed by
the Council.
The Salmon Advisory Subpanel will convene on Monday, April 6, at 9
a.m., and will continue to meet throughout the week as necessary to
address salmon management items on the Council agenda.
The Scientific and Statistical Committee will convene on Monday,
April 6, at 8 a.m., and on Tuesday, April 7, at 8 a.m.
The Groundfish Management Team will convene on Sunday, April 5, at
2 p.m., and on Monday, April 6, at 8 a.m., and will continue to meet
throughout the week as necessary to address groundfish management items
on the Council agenda.
The Groundfish Advisory Subpanel will convene on Monday, April 6,
at 1 p.m., and on Tuesday, April 7, at 8 a.m., and will continue to
meet throughout the week as necessary to address groundfish management
items on the Council agenda.
The Buyback Committee will convene on Monday, April 6 at 8 a.m., to
address capacity reduction items on the Council agenda.
The Enforcement Consultants meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, to
address enforcement issues relating to Council agenda items.
The Budget Committee meets on Monday, April 6, at 11 a.m., to
review the status of the 1998 Council budget.
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 this 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 Mr. Eric W. Greene at (503) 326-
6352 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 17, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-7462 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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