98-14429. Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14429]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 052098A]


Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
Northern Anchovy Fishery; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of Advisory Subpanel meeting and status of the 
northern anchovy fishery.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Coastal 
Pelagics Advisory Subpanel will meet with representatives of the 
Coastal Pelagics Planning Team to discuss the biomass estimate for 
northern anchovy, which was last completed in 1995.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 11, 1998, at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 
West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4313.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James J. Morgan at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the meeting, data showing trends in the 
estimated spawning biomass will be presented with an overview of 
historical abundance; the quotas available for harvest will be 
announced; and public comments will be received. All materials relating 
to the annual quotas will be forwarded to the Council and its 
Scientific and Statistical Committee and will be available for public 
inspection at the Office of the Regional Administrator. The interim 
final quotas will be published in the Federal Register on or about 
August 1, 1998, with an opportunity for public comment.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to James J. Morgan at NMFS Regional Office (see 
ADDRESSES) by June 2, 1998.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 26, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-14429 Filed 5-27-98; 4:22 pm]
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