[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5615-5616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2574]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 012800I]


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 (Council) will hold a 
meeting to discuss stock assessment plans for 2000. The meeting will be 
open to the public.

DATES:  The meeting will be held February 28-February 29, 2000. The 
meeting will begin on Monday, February 28, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., and 
reconvene February 29, 2000 at 8:00 a.m.; the meeting will run as late 
as necessary each day to complete scheduled business.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Pacific States Marine 
Fisheries Commission, 45 SE 82nd Drive, Suite 100, Gladstone, OR 97027-
2522.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dan Waldeck, Fishery Management 
Analyst; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The purpose of the meeting is to plan the 
stock assessment process for groundfish species in 2000. The meeting 
will consider revisions to the terms of reference used for 1999 stock 
assessments, revise the goals and objectives for the annual stock 
assessment cycle, develop a calendar for 2000 stock assessment 
activities, confirm the list of species to be assessed in 2000, 
designate the resources and personnel for the assessments and the 
reviews, and discuss ways of improving coordination of the process. The 
meeting will also consider developing draft terms of reference for the 
process to rebuild overfished stocks.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this notice may be 
discussed at the meeting, those issues will not be the subject of 
formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those 
issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

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.


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    Dated: January 28, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-2574 Filed 2-3-00; 8:45 am]
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