[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11986-11987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5519]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.022800E]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (NPFMC) Halibut 
Charter Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Committee will meet in 
Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 22-23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Clarion Suites, 325 W. 8th 
Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, NPFMC, 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. on 
Wednesday, March 22, and continue through Thursday, March 23. This will 
be the first meeting of the newly-appointed committee. The committee's 
charge is to begin development of preliminary elements and options for 
a potential IFQ program for Alaskan halibut charter fisheries. The 
committee will report its progress to the NPFMC in April.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not 
be the subject

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of formal action during this meeting. Action 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 Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the committee'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 Helen Allen, 907-271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 29, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-5519 Filed 3-6-00; 8:45 am]
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