[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6567]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030698C]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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) Coastal 
Pelagic Species Plan Development Team (CPSPDT) and Coastal Pelagic 
Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold public meetings.

DATES: The CPSPDT meeting will be held in La Jolla, CA on Friday, March 
27, 1998, at 10:00 a.m. and may go into the evening until business for 
the day is completed. The CPSAS meeting will be held in Monterey, CA on 
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, at 10:00 a.m. and may go into the evening 
until business for the day is completed. Persons wishing to attend 
these meetings should check to make sure that the meetings will be held 
by calling Dr. Doyle Hanan; telephone: (619) 546-7170 or Dr. Larry 
Jacobson; telephone: (619) 546-7117.

ADDRESSES: The meeting in La Jolla will be held at NMFS Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, Room C-127, La 
Jolla, CA. The meeting in Monterey will be held at the California 
Department of Fish and Game office, 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100, 
Monterey, CA.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2120 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Doyle Hanan, telephone: (619) 546-
7170; or Dr. Larry Jacobson, telephone: (619) 546-7117.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the CPSPDT meeting is 
to continue revisions to the draft fishery management plan for coastal 
pelagic species for presentation to the Council at its April meeting, 
including analysis of options for limited entry, maximum sustainable 
yield control rules, essential fish habitat, and other matters related 
to the fishery management plan. The primary purpose of the CPSAS 
meeting is to review documents developed by the CPSPDT.
    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 may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed 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: March 6, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-6567 Filed 3-10-98; 3:04 pm]
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