[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25456]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 091798C]
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
Total Catch Determination Committee will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 1998,
beginning at 1:00 p.m. and may go into the evening until business for
the day is completed. The meeting will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. on
Thursday, October 15, 1998 and continue until the agenda has been
completed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the conference room 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: Jim Glock, Groundfish Fishery
Management Coordinator; telephone: (503) 326-6352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This adhoc committee has been instructed to
continue the investigation and development of a program to determine
total groundfish fishing mortality and discard and to provide the
information necessary to assess the effects of trip limit management.
The adhoc committee will propose goals for a data collection program,
identify funding options and impediments, and develop an overall
program design. The Council has also instructed the committee to
conduct a full exploration of reasonable alternatives, including an
observer program and full retention, and to address equity issues
associated with participation of various gear groups, vessel size
categories, and funding.
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 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 18, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-25456 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
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