[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 51099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24484]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 090799D]
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) Groundfish
Management Team (GMT) will hold a working meeting which is open to the
public.
DATES: The GMT working meeting will begin Monday, October 4, 1999, at
noon and may go into the evening until business for the day is
completed. The meeting will reconvene from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday,
October 5 through Friday, October 8.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery Management
Council Conference Room, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR;
telephone: (503) 326-6352.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Glock, Groundfish Fishery
Management Coordinator; telephone: (503) 326-6352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the meeting is to
develop final recommendations for groundfish harvest levels and
management measures for 2000. The GMT will prepare the annual Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation document, other reports, and
technical advice for the upcoming Council meeting and in support of
Council decisions throughout the year. The GMT will discuss, receive
reports, and/or prepare reports on the following topics during this
working session: (1) default harvest rate policies; (2) rebuilding
plans for lingcod, bocaccio, and Pacific ocean perch, including
allocation and bycatch reduction; (3) preparation of preliminary 2000
harvest level and management recommendations, including optimum yield/
management line issues and identification of rockfish complexes;(4)
fishing community baseline document; (5) inseason management; (6)
observer program design and documentation needs;(7) survey of trawl
gears; and (8) recreational data issues.
Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
this Team 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
to those issues specifically 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: September 10, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-24484 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am]
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