[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 9319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4636]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 021799C]


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 Groundfish Harvest Rate Review Panel will hold a work 
session which is open to the public.

DATES: The Groundfish Harvest Rate Review Panel will meet beginning at 
8 a.m., March 25, 1999 and continue until 12 p.m. on March 26, 1999 or 
as necessary to complete business.

ADDRESSES: The Harvest Rate Policy Review Panel meeting will be held at 
the California Department of Fish and Game Office, 20 Lower Ragsdale 
Drive, Suite 100, Main Conference Room, Monterey, CA 93940; telephone: 
(604) 535-1432.
     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 review 
recent information regarding appropriate harvest rates for various 
groundfish species. Some investigations indicate current harvest 
policies (F35% and F40%) may not adequately 
protect stocks and may not produce the maximum sustainable yield. This 
panel will provide external review of the new information on 
appropriate harvest rates. The review panel's conclusions will be 
forwarded to the Groundfish Management Team and the Council.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this panel for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Management and Conservation Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically 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: February 18, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-4636 Filed 2-24-99; 8:45 am]
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