[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 68721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33180]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 121996C]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Committee 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 Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee 
(PNCIAC), will meet on January 6, 1997, in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 6, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 
1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Leif Erickson Lodge Hall, 2245 
NW 57th Street, Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: 907-271-2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arni Thomson, Alaska Crab Coalition; 
telephone: 206-547-7560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PNCIAC's agenda includes the following:
    1. Alaska Department of Fish and Game proposal for a cost recovery 
funded observer program.
    2. Emergency petition for revised pot limits in the Bristol Bay red 
king crab fishery.
    3. Proposal to reduce the minimum size limit of Bristol Bay red 
king crab to 6 inches.
    4. Other related crab management issues.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Arni Thomson, Alaska Crab Coalition, 206-547-
7560, at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: December 23, 1996.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 96-33180 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45 am]
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