[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 69052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33185]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 112398D]


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Public Workshops

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

ACTION: Notice of workshops.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces three workshops to explain provisions of the 
1999 recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the Alaska groundfish 
fisheries, to update information on the proposed electronic reporting 
system, to provide detailed instructions on completion and submittal of 
the required forms and logsheets, and to answer questions on 
recordkeeping and reporting from members of the fishing industry and 
from other interested parties.

DATES: The workshop dates are:
    1. December 15, 1998, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Alaska local time, 
Anchorage, Alaska.
    2. January 5, 1999, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Pacific standard time, 
Seattle, Washington.
    3. January 19, 1999, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Alaska local time, 
Juneau, Alaska.

ADDRESSES: The workshop locations are:
    1. Anchorage--Holiday Inn Hotel, 239 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, 
Alaska.
    2. Seattle--NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Building 9, Rooms 
A and B), 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, Washington.
    3. Juneau--Juneau Federal Building (NMFS Administrative Conference 
Room, 4th floor, room 445), 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, 
Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS has scheduled these workshops in 
response to requests by the affected fishing industry for a training 
workshop on the groundfish recordkeeping and reporting system.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Patsy A. Bearden (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) at least 5 days prior to the workshop dates.

    Dated: December 9, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33185 Filed 12-14-98; 8:45 am]
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