[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 38391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19012]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 070998A]
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ad Hoc
Allocation Committee will hold a meeting which is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will begin on Monday, August 3, at 10 a.m. and will
continue through Tuesday, August 4, 1998, as necessary.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery Management
Council Office, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR.
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 purpose of the meeting is to prepare
options for allocation of lingcod and bocaccio rockfish between the
recreational and commercial fisheries and between gear sectors of the
limited entry fleet. The committee will also discuss longer-term
priorities for allocation of other rockfish species. In addition, the
committee will discuss alternative groundfish management strategies,
such as permit stacking, a shorter limited entry season, and species
endorsements. The committee will prepare a report to present to the
Council at its September meeting.
Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
this Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted
those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed in this
notice.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. John Rhoton at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: July 10, 1998.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-19012 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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