[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 40 (Tuesday, February 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 10772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4774]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021700D]


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) Ad-Hoc 
Groundfish Strategic Plan Development Committee will hold a telephone 
conference and a work session which are open to the public.

DATES: The telephone conference will be held March 21, 2000, from 10 
a.m. until noon. The work session will be held Wednesday, June 14 at 10 
a.m. and may go into the evening until business for the day is 
completed. The work session will reconvene at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 
15 and continue throughout the day until business for the day is 
completed.

ADDRESSES: Five listening stations for the March 21 telephone 
conference will be available. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
specific locations for the telephone conference.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Glock, telephone: (503) 326-
6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the telephone conference is 
to review data prepared by the Council's Groundfish Management Team, to 
develop a public comment process for the draft strategic plan document, 
and to prepare for the upcoming March Council meeting. The purpose of 
the June working session is complete a final review of the draft 
strategic plan document before it is presented to the Council at its 
June 26-30 meeting.
    The listening stations are located at:
    1. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1111 Washington 
Street, SE, Room 635, Olympia, WA 98501
    Contact: Mr. Phil Anderson; (503) 902-2720
    2. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2040 SE Marine Science 
Drive, Newport, OR 97365
    Contact: Mr. Neal Coenen; (541) 867-4741, Ext. 226
    3. NMFS Northwest Region Office, Director's Conference Room, 7600 
Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Seattle, WA 98115
    Contact: Mr. Bill Robinson; (206) 526-6142
    4. California Department of Fish and Game, 330 Golden Shore, Suite 
50, Long Beach, CA 90802
    Contact: Ms. Patty Wolf; (562) 590-4873
    5. Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 
224, Portland, OR 97201
    Contact: Mr. Jim Glock; (503) 326-6352 Ext. 17
    The June work session will be held at the Pacific States Marine 
Fisheries Commission, Large Conference Room, 45 SE 82nd Drive, Suite 
100, Gladstone, OR; telephone: (503) 650-5400.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, 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 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 Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This 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 22, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-4774 Filed 2-28-00; 8:45 am]
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