[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19656]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 072197C]


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 will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will begin on Monday, August 11, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. 
and will continue through Friday, August 15, 1997. The Tuesday through 
Friday sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. and may go into the evening 
until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the conference room 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 the meeting is to 
review recent groundfish stock assessments and develop recommendations 
for 1998 harvest levels and management measures. Agenda items scheduled 
also include inseason management projections, as well as preparation 
and review of fishery management plan amendments to address essential 
fish habitat, bycatch, overfishing, and other provisions required by 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The 
Groundfish Management Team will also discuss stock assessment and 
fishery evaluation preparation plans and assignments.

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: July 21, 1997.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-19656 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]
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