[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 1994)]
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[Federal Register: March 31, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 

Meetings; Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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 
River Basin Fisheries Task Force, established under the authority of 
the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
460ss et seq.). The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force will meet from 10 
a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, and from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on 
Wednesday, April 20, 1994. (There will be a public comment period each 
day).

PLACE: The meeting will be held at the Brookings Inn, Highway 101 
North, Brookings, Oregon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Ronald A. Iverson, Project Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
P.O. Box 1006, Yreka, California 96097-1006, telephone (916) 842-5763.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For background information on the Task 
Force, please refer to the notice of their initial meeting that 
appeared in the Federal Register on July 8, 1987 (52 FR 25639). The 
Task Force will meet to hear reports from water management and fishery 
agencies on plans for the dry water year anticipated for the Klamath 
Basin, and will make recommendations for protecting anadromous fish 
under drought conditions. The Klamath Fishery Management Council will 
report on anticipated 1994 salmon abundance, harvest management 
protections for natural stocks, and expected spawning escapements.

    The Task Force may respond with recommendations to the Council. 
Reports will be provided on restoration programs to be funded in the 
current fiscal year (FY 1994), and plans for next year's programs. The 
Task Force will consider adjustments in current-year funding 
priorities, and schedule milestones for ranking proposals for FY 1995 
funding.

    Dated: March 22, 1994.
Don Weathers,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-7688 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]
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