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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 121694A]

 

North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC or 
Council) and its advisory bodies will meet the week of January 9, 1995, 
at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK. All meetings are 
open to the public with the exception of an executive session to be 
held during the lunch hour one day during the meeting week to review 
personnel matters and pending litigation. All meetings will be held at 
the hotel and are scheduled as follows:
    On January 9, the NPFMC Advisory Panel will begin meeting at 8:00 
a.m. and the Scientific and Statistical Committee will begin meeting at 
10:30 a.m. Each meeting will continue until business is completed.
    The Council will meet jointly with the Alaska Board of Fisheries 
beginning at 8:00 a.m. on January 10, and begin their normal plenary 
session at 8:00 a.m. on January 11. The meeting is expected to continue 
through January 14. There may be other workgroup and/or committee 
meetings held during the week. Notice of meetings will be posted.
    During the joint meeting on January 10, the Council and Alaska 
Board of Fisheries will address the following agenda items:
    (1) Crab management and crab bycatch in groundfish and other crab 
fisheries;
    (2) Salmon bycatch issues; and
    (3) Review scallop fishery issues and other fisheries issues of 
mutual interest.
    During the normal plenary NPFMC session beginning on January 11, 
the Council will address, and may take appropriate action on, the 
following agenda items, time permitting:
    (1) Report from the NMFS on current status of fisheries and 
regulations;
    (2) Review available information on implementation, administration 
and enforcement costs associated with the Council's proposed license 
limitation program for groundfish and crab fisheries;
    (3) Receive progress report on development of analysis for 
extension of inshore-offshore allocations and pollock community 
development quota program;
    (4) Review proposed rule for scallop fishery management plan, 
including issue of management jurisdiction over vessels not registered 
with the State of Alaska, crab bycatch limits, incorporation into the 
Research Plan, and permits for persons or vessels;
    (5) Review actions to protect red king crab in Bristol Bay, 
including a report on opilio bycatch and consider next steps;
    (6) Review proposed amendments to groundfish fishery management 
plans to protect chum and chinook salmon;
    (7) Review of the Salmon Research Foundation;
    (8) Review proposals for amendments to groundfish fishery 
management plans; give staff further direction;
    (9) Receive a committee report on options to manage the guided 
sport halibut fishery off Alaska and determine next steps;
    (10) Receive report from the NMFS on possible enforcement problems 
related to fisheries occurring outside the U.S. EEZ, particularly in 
relation to the sablefish IFQ program;
    (11) Preliminary review of an amendment to require improved sorting 
of halibut incidentally caught in trawl groundfish fisheries off 
Alaska;
    (12) Discuss inter-council coordination in developing management 
and data reporting amendments for the Pacific pelagics fishery;
    (13) Review and comment on State of Alaska oil and gas lease sales 
in areas adjacent to Council-managed fisheries;
    (14) Discuss issues of observer training and minority hire; and
    (15) Review a plan amendment for the sablefish and halibut 
Individual Fishery Quota (IFQ) Program that would exempt the Community 
Development Quota portion of the program from the block proposal. 
Receive a report from the IFQ Implementation Workgroup on various 
issues concerning the IFQ Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: North Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, P.O. Box 103136, Anchorage, AK 99510; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Helen Allen (907) 271-2809, 
at least 5 working days before the meeting begins.

    Dated: December 16, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-31423 Filed 12-21-94; 8:45 am]
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