[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 38391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19012]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 070998A]


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) Ad Hoc 
Allocation Committee will hold a meeting which is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will begin on Monday, August 3, at 10 a.m. and will 
continue through Tuesday, August 4, 1998, as necessary.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery Management 
Council Office, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR.
     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 purpose of the meeting is to prepare 
options for allocation of lingcod and bocaccio rockfish between the 
recreational and commercial fisheries and between gear sectors of the 
limited entry fleet. The committee will also discuss longer-term 
priorities for allocation of other rockfish species. In addition, the 
committee will discuss alternative groundfish management strategies, 
such as permit stacking, a shorter limited entry season, and species 
endorsements. The committee will prepare a report to present to the 
Council at its September meeting.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Committee 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 
those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed 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 Mr. John Rhoton at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 10, 1998.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-19012 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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