[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19960]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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


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) Committee 
on Alternative Groundfish Management will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will begin on Wednesday, August 20, 1997, at 9:00 
a.m. and may go into the evening until business for the day is 
completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Mt. St. Helens Room at the 
Shilo Inn - Portland Airport, 11707 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Six, Executive Director; 
telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the request of the Council, the Committee 
will discuss alternatives to the year-round fishery for potential 
implementation in 1998. Other alternative management strategies to be 
discussed include a full retention program, marine harvest regues, and 
others. The Committee will present their findings at the September 8-12 
Council meeting.

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 23, 1997.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-19960 Filed 7-29-97; 8:45 am]
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