[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7402-7403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3756]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 020698C]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish 
Management Team (GMT), Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP), Scientific 
and Statistical Committee Salmon Subcommittee, Scientific and 
Statistical Committee Economic Subcommittee, Scientific and Statistical 
Committee Groundfish Subcommittee, and the full Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold meetings which are open to the 
public.

DATES: The meetings will be held on March 2-5, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Portland 
Downtown, 310 SW Lincoln, Portland, OR 97201; telephone: (503) 221-
0450.

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     Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Walker, Fishery Management 
Analyst; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GAP, the GMT, and the Groundfish 
Subcommittee of the SSC will meet jointly Monday, March 2, 1998, at 1 
p.m. through Wednesday, March 4, at 10 a.m. The GMT will continue 
meeting Wednesday, March 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Salmon 
Subcommittee and the Economic Subcommittee of the SSC will meet 
Tuesday, March 3, at 8 a.m. through Wednesday, March 4, at 10 a.m., and 
the full SSC will meet Wednesday, March 4, at 10 a.m. through Thursday, 
March 5, at 5 p.m.
    The purpose of the joint GAP, GMT, and Groundfish Subcommittee of 
the SSC's meeting is to discuss groundfish management and research 
issues, including but not limited to draft plan amendments to the 
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (including new 
definitions, essential fish habitat designation, overfishing and 
maximum sustainable yield control rules, and bycatch provisions), the 
proposed stock assessment review process, capacity reduction, and fixed 
gear sablefish management. These groups will address priorities for 
groundfish research on Wednesday, March 4, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. From 
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Wednesday, March 4, the GMT will hold a work 
session to revise the draft amendment documents and materials related 
to the joint meeting.
    The Salmon Subcommittee of the SSC will review the Klamath Ocean 
Harvest Model, Amendment 13 to the Salmon Plan, new Oregon hooking 
mortality figures, draft plan amendments to the Salmon Plan, possible 
revisions to the harvest modeling for Sacramento fall chinook, and 
other items scheduled on the agenda for the full SSC meeting.
    The Economic Subcommittee of the SSC will discuss the economic data 
plan, the groundfish capacity reduction plan, and other items scheduled 
on the agenda of the full SSC meeting.
    The full SSC will discuss the review of 1997 salmon fisheries and 
summary of 1998 stock abundance estimates, salmon estimation procedures 
and methodologies, draft plan amendments to the draft coastal pelagic 
species management plan, the Oregon coastal natural coho rebuilding 
analysis and progress report, groundfish final provisions for 1998 
primary fixed gear sablefish season, groundfish capacity reduction 
program, and the groundfish stock assessment review process for 1998.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
these groups for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues will not be the 
subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Eric Greene at (503) 326-6352 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 9, 1998.
Gary. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-3756 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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