[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48061-48062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24230]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 090897A]


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 (GMT) will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 29, 1997 at 1:00 
p.m. and will continue through Friday, October 3, 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 
prepare analyses and reports for the Council's November 1997 meeting. 
The GMT will address topics as drafting assignments are prepared and 
completed during this meeting. As a result, daily agendas or schedules 
will not be available in advance of the

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meeting. However, proposed items that may be discussed by the GMT in 
preparation for the Council's November meeting include development of 
final acceptable biological catch and harvest guideline recommendations 
for 1998, review and analysis of proposed management options for 1998, 
inseason catch projections for the remainder of 1997, and preparation 
of fishery management plan amendments, the Stock Assessment and Fishery 
Evaluation document, and the Draft Environmental Assessment for 
Proposed Harvest Levels.
    Although other issues may come before the GMT for discussion, in 
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal GMT 
action during this meeting. GMT action will be restricted to those 
issues specifically identified in this notice.

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: September 8, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-24230 Filed 9-11-97; 8:45 am]
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