[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 42966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21046]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 072997B]


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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Plan Team will hold a meeting in 
Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 28, 1997, beginning at 8:00 
a.m. and concluding by 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the West Coast International 
Inn, Susitna Room, 3333 W International Airport Road, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell; telephone: 907-271-
2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the meeting will include the 
following subjects:
    1. Review:
    (a) Available guideline harvest levels,
    (b) Crab fishery management plan (FMP) proposals,
    (c) Joint Council and Alaska Board of Fish Meeting,
    (d) Essential fish habitat report, and
    (e) Status of FMP updates;
    2. Discussion:
    (a) Overfishing definition, and
    (b) Other crab management issues.

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: August 4, 1997.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-21046 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]
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