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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 120994A]

 

Pacific Halibut Fisheries

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC or 
Commission) announces that the Seventy-First Annual Meeting of the IPHC 
will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

DATES: The IPHC meeting will be held on Monday, January 23, 1995, 
through Thursday, January 26, 1995, 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The IPHC meeting will be held at 721 Government Street, 
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (The Empress Hotel and the adjoining 
Victoria Conference Centre).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Pennoyer, 907-586-7221; William 
W. Stelle, Jr., 206-526-6140; or Donald McCaughran, 206-634-1838.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission will distribute a brief 
summary of its stock assessment information and staff recommendations 
to Conference Board members and fisheries agencies in early December, 
1994. Requests for 1995 regulatory measures should be submitted to the 
Commission by late December, 1994. A summary of all recommendations 
will be distributed in early January, 1995.
    A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees until December 22, 
1994, at a special rate of Can$90.00 single or double. Phone: (604) 
384-8111; FAX: (604) 381-4334.

Meeting Schedule

    Please note that the public session will be Monday morning and that 
the Conference Board will begin its deliberations on Monday afternoon. 
This schedule will allow, as last year, time for discussion between the 
Commission and the Conference Board.
    Monday, January 23, the Commission will meet in private session 
from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, the Commission will meet 
in a public session with fishermen, vessel owners, processors, and all 
other interested parties. At this session, the Commission staff will 
present the results of recent research, summarize results of the 1994 
halibut fishery, and present its regulatory proposals for the 1995 
halibut fishery. From 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Commission will meet 
privately in an administrative session. In a concurrent session, the 
Conference Board will discuss recommendations for the 1995 fishery.
    Tuesday, January 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Commission will 
meet privately in an administrative session. The Conference Board will 
also meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to continue their discussion on 
recommendations for the 1995 fishery.
    Wednesday, January 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., the Conference 
Board will present its report to the Commission. From 9:30 a.m. to 12 
noon, the Commission will meet privately in an administrative session. 
From 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Commission will meet with the Conference 
Board and processors, if necessary.
    Thursday, January 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, the Commission 
will meet with the Advisory Group. The Commission will make decisions 
regarding the 1995 fishery at this session.

    Dated: December 12, 1994.
Joe P. Clem,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-30977 Filed 12-15-94; 8:45 am]
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