[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 9325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4036]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 020995A]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meetings

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 hold a public meeting on March 6-10, 1995, at 
the Holiday Inn and Conference Center, 275 South Airport Boulevard, 
South San Francisco, CA 94080; telephone: (415) 873-3550. The Council 
meeting will begin on March 7, 1995, at 8:00 a.m. in a closed session 
(not open to the public) to discuss personnel matters and litigation. 
The open session begins at 8:30 a.m. The Council will reconvene at 8:00 
a.m. each day, March 8 through March 10, and may continue sessions each 
day into the evening hours, if necessary, to complete business.
    The following items are on the Council agenda:

A. Call to Order

    1. Opening remarks, introductions, roll call;
    2. Proposed agenda; and
    3. Approve minutes of October 1994 meeting.

B. Salmon Management

    1. Review of 1994 fisheries and summary of 1995 stock abundance 
estimates;
    2. Endangered Species Act considerations for 1995;
    3. Preliminary definition of 1995 management options;
    4. Adoption of 1995 management options for Salmon Technical Team 
analysis
    5. Status report on escapement estimation methodology for Oregon 
coastal natural coho salmon;
    6. Review of overfishing definition;
    7. Adopt 1995 management options for public review; and
    8. Schedule of hearings and appointment of hearing officers

C. Habitat Issues

    1. Report of the Habitat Steering Group.

D. Administrative Matters and Other Matters

    1. Report of the Budget Committee;
    2. Report of the Legislative Committee on Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson Act) amendments;
    3. Marine Mammal Protection Act implementation plans;
    4. National review of overfishing definitions;
    5. Appointments;
    6. Revisions to Council rules and procedures; and
    7. April 1995 agenda.

E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

    1. Final action on management approach; and
    2. Review of overfishing definition.

F. Pacific Halibut Management

    1. Status of implementation of catch sharing plan;
    2. Results of the International Pacific Halibut Commission annual 
meeting;
    3. Proposed halibut/chinook ratio for the 1995 troll fishery; and
    4. Update on estimate of bycatch.

G. Groundfish Management

    1. Status of Federal regulations;
    2. Consistency of state setnet closure in the exclusive economic 
zone off Southern California with Groundfish Plan;
    3. Progress report on the Oregon Trawl Observer Program; and
    4. Groundfish analytical work load and Groundfish Management Team 
Work Plan.

Other Meetings

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet on March 6, at 
1:00 p.m., to address scientific issues on the Council agenda.
    The Salmon Technical Team will meet, as necessary (irregular 
hours), throughout the week, March 6-10, to prepare impact analyses of 
the proposed salmon management measures for 1995.
    The Salmon Advisory Subpanel will meet on March 6, at 9:00 a.m., 
and at 8:00 a.m. each day thereafter through March 10, to address 
salmon management items on the Council agenda.
    The Habitat Steering Group will meet on March 6, at 10:00 a.m., to 
consider activities affecting the habitat of fish stocks managed by the 
Council.
    The Legislative Committee will meet on March 6, at 1:00 p.m., to 
discuss reauthorization of the Magnuson Act and other legislative 
issues impacting Council activities.
    The Budget Committee will meet on March 6, at 3:00 p.m., to review 
the status of the fiscal year 1995 Council budget and other related 
issues.
    The Enforcement Consultants will meet on March 7, at 7:00 p.m., to 
address enforcement issues related to Council agenda items.
    Detailed agendas for the above advisory meetings will be available 
after February 24, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW. Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, 
Portland, OR 97201; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

    Dated: February 13, 1995.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-4036 Filed 2-16-95; 8:45 am]
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