[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34159]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 121598H]


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) Highly 
Migratory Species (HMS) Policy Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 
Tuesday, January 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Tuna Foundation, One 
Tuna Lane, San Diego, CA.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW. Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to prepare 
Council recommendations for the next session of the Multilateral High 
Level conference on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory 
Fish Stocks in the Western and Central pacific to be held February 10-
19, 1999 in Honolulu, HI.
    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. Actions will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda as 
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 work session date.

    Dated: December 18, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-34159 Filed 12-23-98; 8:45 am]
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