[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65686-65687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30559]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111599B]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Coastal 
Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic Species 
Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold public meetings.
DATES: The CPSMT meeting will begin Thursday, December 9, 1999, in La 
Jolla, CA at 10 a.m. and will continue until 5 p.m. The CPSAS meeting 
will begin on Tuesday, December 14, 1999, in Long Beach, CA at 10 a.m. 
and may go into the evening until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting in La Jolla will be held at NMFS Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, Room D-203, La 
Jolla, CA. The meeting in Long Beach will be held at the NMFS Southwest 
Region Office, 501 West Ocean Blvd, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA.

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    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Doyle Hanan, (619) 546-7170, for 
persons wishing to attend.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the CPSMT meeting is 
to review the Pacific sardine biomass estimate and harvest guideline 
for 2000. Time permitting, the CPSMT will also discuss market squid 
maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and bycatch in coastal pelagic species 
fisheries. The primary purpose of the CPSAS meeting is to review 
documents developed by the CPSMT.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any 
issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency 
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action 
to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: November 18, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30559 Filed 11-22-99; 8:45 am]
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