[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12659]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 051496B]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish 
Management Team (GMT) will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 11, beginning at 8 a.m. and may 
go into the evening until business for the day is completed. The 
meeting will reconvene on June 12 at 8 a.m. and continue no later than 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council office, 2130 SW 
Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Glock, Groundfish Fishery 
Management Coordinator; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting is to 
review the Council's April 1996 instructions to the GMT and prepare 
reports for the June 1996 Council meeting. The GMT will review 
information relating to the rate of groundfish landings, including 
analysis of the size of landings of various species during 1995 and 
early 1996. The proposed agenda also includes preliminary review of 
industry proposals relating to sale of amounts of fish landed in excess 
of trip limits, restrictions on transfers (including leases) of limited 
entry permits, allowing vessels to begin their landing periods mid-
month, and data collection.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Eric Greene at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 15, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-12659 Filed 5-20-96; 8:45 am]
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