[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13839-13840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7462]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031698A]


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 (Council) and its 
advisory entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Council, and its advisory entities will meet during the week 
of April 5-10, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates 
and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, Columbia 
River, 1401 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR 97217; telephone: 
(503) 283-2111.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council meeting will begin on Monday,

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April 6, at 1 p.m. with a closed session to discuss litigation and 
personnel matters. The open session begins at 1:30 p.m. The Council 
will reconvene Tuesday, April 7 through Friday, April 10, at 8 a.m. in 
open session. The Council will meet as late as necessary each day to 
complete its scheduled business.
    The following items are on the Council agenda, but not necessarily 
in this order:
    A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks, Introductions, Roll Call;
    2. Approve Agenda; and
    3. Approve November 1997 and March 1998 Meeting Minutes;
    B. Salmon Management
    1. Tentative Adoption of 1998 Ocean Salmon Measures for Analysis;
    2. Clarify Council Direction, If Necessary;
    3. Review of Draft Plan Amendments;
    4. Methodology Reviews for 1998;
    5. Identification of Stocks Not Meeting Escapement Goals for three 
Consecutive Years; and
    6. Final Action on 1998 Measures;
    C. Habitat Issues - Report of the Steering Group
    D. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. Review of Draft Plan Amendments;
    E. Groundfish Management
    1. NMFS Report on Regulations, Research Projects, etc.;
    2. Status of Fisheries and Inseason Adjustments;
    3. Comprehensive Observer Program;
    4. Review of Draft Plan Amendments;
    5. Lingcod and Rockfish Allocation;
    6. Capacity Reduction Program; and
    7. Groundfish Management Team, Staff, and NMFS Workload;
    F. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. Area 2A Bycatch Calculation; and
    G. Administrative and Other Matters
    1. Scoping Session on Marine Protected Areas;
    2. Research and Data Needs;
    3. Update on Dungeness Crab and Other Legislation;
    4. Report of the Budget Committee;
    5. Appointments to Advisory Entities; and
    6. Draft June 1998 Agenda.

Advisory Meetings

    The Salmon Technical Team will meet as necessary Monday through 
Friday, April 6-10, 1998, to address salmon management items on the 
Council agenda.
    The Habitat Steering Group meets at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 6, to 
address issues and actions affecting habitat of fish species managed by 
the Council.
    The Salmon Advisory Subpanel will convene on Monday, April 6, at 9 
a.m., and will continue to meet throughout the week as necessary to 
address salmon management items on the Council agenda.
    The Scientific and Statistical Committee will convene on Monday, 
April 6, at 8 a.m., and on Tuesday, April 7, at 8 a.m.
    The Groundfish Management Team will convene on Sunday, April 5, at 
2 p.m., and on Monday, April 6, at 8 a.m., and will continue to meet 
throughout the week as necessary to address groundfish management items 
on the Council agenda.
    The Groundfish Advisory Subpanel will convene on Monday, April 6, 
at 1 p.m., and on Tuesday, April 7, at 8 a.m., and will continue to 
meet throughout the week as necessary to address groundfish management 
items on the Council agenda.
    The Buyback Committee will convene on Monday, April 6 at 8 a.m., to 
address capacity reduction items on the Council agenda.
    The Enforcement Consultants meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, to 
address enforcement issues relating to Council agenda items.
    The Budget Committee meets on Monday, April 6, at 11 a.m., to 
review the status of the 1998 Council budget.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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 W. Greene at (503) 326-
6352 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 17, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-7462 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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