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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 021594C]

 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory entities will meet on March 7-11, 1994, at the Columbia River 
Red Lion, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR; telephone: 
(503) 283-2111. The meeting will begin on March 8, at 8 a.m. in closed 
session (not open to the public) to discuss personnel matters and 
litigation. An open session will begin at 8:30 a.m. The Council meeting 
will then reconvene at 8 a.m. each day from March 9 through Friday, 
March 11. The meeting may continue each day into the evening hours if 
necessary to complete business.
    The following items are on the Council's agenda:

A. Call to Order

    1. Opening Remarks, Introductions, Roll Call.
    2. Remarks by Admiral John W. Lockwood, Coast Guard.
    3. Approve Proposed Agenda.
    4. Approve November 1993 Minutes.

B. Salmon Management

    1. Review of 1993 Fisheries and Summary of 1994 Stock Abundance 
Estimates.
    2. Reports of the Klamath and Sacramento Review Groups.
    3. Endangered Species Act Considerations for 1994.
    4. Report of the Working Group on Inseason.

Modification of Hook-and-Release Mortality Estimates

    5. Preliminary Definition of 1994 Management Options.
    6. Adopt 1994 Management Options for Analysis.
    7. Preliminary Discussion of a Salmon Plan Amendment.
    8. Adopt 1994 Options for Public Review.
    9. Adopt Schedule of Hearings on 1994 Options.

C. Administrative and Other Matters

    1. Request of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council for 
Authority to Manage Pacific Ocean Pelagic Fish Resources.
    2. Report of the Budget Committee.
    3. Status of Legislation.
    4. Appointments to Council Advisory Groups.
    5. Work Load Priorities for 1994.
    6. Adopt Draft Agenda for April 1994 Meeting

D. Pacific Halibut Allocation

    1. Report of the Scientific and Statistical Committee on Halibut 
Bycatch and Stock Assessment.
    2. Status of the 1994 Catch Sharing Plan.
    3. Summary of International Pacific Halibut Commission Meeting.
    4. Catch Sharing Plan for 1995 and Beyond.

E. Groundfish Management

    1. Status of Federal Regulations.
    2. Recommendations of the Groundfish Permit Review Board.
    3. Status of the Proposed Fixed Gear Sablefish Individual Quota 
Program.
    4. Data Collection Program for the Shore-based Whiting Fishery 
in 1994.
    5. Report of Industry Workshops.
    6. Black Rockfish Management off Oregon.

F. Habitat Issues

    1. Report of the Snake River Salmon Recovery Team.
    2. Report of the Habitat Steering Group.

Other Meetings

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet March 7 
beginning at 1 p.m. and March 8 at 8 a.m. to address scientific issues 
on the Council agenda.
    The Groundfish Permit Review Board will meet March 7 beginning at 8 
a.m. to review appeals on applications for West Coast groundfish 
limited entry permits which were denied by NMFS.
    The Salmon Technical Team will meet as necessary (irregular hours) 
throughout the March 7-11 period to prepare impact analyses of the 
proposed salmon management measures for 1994.
    The Salmon Advisory Subpanel will convene at 9 a.m. on March 7 and 
at 8 a.m. each day thereafter through March 11 to address salmon 
management items on the Council agenda.
    The Habitat Steering Group will meet from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 
7 to consider activities affecting the habitat of fish stocks managed 
by the Council.
    The Budget Committee will convene at 3 p.m. on March 7 to review 
the status of the fiscal year 1994 Council budget and other related 
issues.
    The Enforcement Consultants will meet at 7 p.m. on March 8 to 
address enforcement issues related to Council agenda items.
    Detailed agendas for the above advisory meetings will be available 
after February 24, 1994.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Michelle Perry Sailer at (503) 326-6352, at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2000 SW. First Avenue, suite 420, 
Portland, OR; telephone (503) 326-6352.

    Dated: February 15, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-3939 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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