[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71450-71451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34285]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 121798B]


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 Thursday, January 21, 1999 at 8 a.m. 
and will continue through Friday, January 22 as necessary.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown, 
310 SW Lincoln Avenue, 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 develop 
options for allocation of lingcod and

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bocaccio rockfish between the recreational and commercial fisheries and 
between gear sectors of the limited entry fleet. The Committee will 
also discuss strategies for allocation of other rockfish species among 
commercial gear sectors. In addition, the Committee may discuss permit 
stacking and species endorsements. The Committee will begin work on a 
report to present to the Council at its April meeting. The Committee 
will also develop a process by which the Council may undertake long-
term strategic planning relating to its research and data needs.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
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

    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: December 21, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-34285 Filed 12-24-98; 8:45 am]
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