02-21253. Notice of Meeting of the Klamath Fisheries Management Council

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces a meeting of the Klamath Fishery Management Council, established under the authority of the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 460ss et seq.). The Klamath Fishery Management Council makes recommendations to agencies that regulate harvest of anadromous fish in the Klamath River Basin. The objectives of this meeting are to hear technical reports, discuss management of Klamath Basin spring Chinook, review the 2002 fisheries, and discuss fall Chinook management and allocation issues related to the 2003 season. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES:

The Klamath Fishery Management Council will meet from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, 2002, and from 8 a.m to 1 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office, 1829 South Oregon Street, Yreka, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Phil Detrich, Project Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 1829 South Oregon Street; Yreka, California 96097; telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

For background information on the Klamath Fishery Management Council, please refer to the notice of their initial meeting that appeared in the Federal Register on July 8, 1987 (52 FR 25639).

Dated: August 14, 2002.

John Engbring,

Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento, California.