[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17920]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 063097F]


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 of the Alaska Board of Fisheries/North 
Pacific Fishery Management Council joint committee.

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SUMMARY: Representatives of the North Pacific Fishery Management 
Council and the Alaska Board of Fisheries will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held July 21-22, 1997, beginning at 9:00 
a.m. on July 21.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 219 of the Old Federal 
Building, 605 W. 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clarence Pautzke, Phone: 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will review the joint protocol 
previously adopted by both bodies and determine how it can be best 
implemented. Other topics on the agenda will include halibut management 
in local areas, state waters groundfish fisheries, crab pot-groundfish 
trawler preemption, shoreside regulations for improved retention and 
utilization of groundfish, and review of proposals for state waters 
management. Other items of mutual interest, such as scallop and crab 
management, will be added as appropriate.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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 prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 1, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-17920 Filed 7-8-97; 8:45 am]
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