[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 31147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12294]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050400A]


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's (Council) Ad-Hoc 
Marine Committee (MRC) to hold a work session that is open to the 
public.

DATES: The work session will be held Tuesday, May 30, 2000 and 
Wednesday, May 31, 2000. The meeting on Tuesday will start at 1 p.m. 
and end when business for the day has been finished. The Wednesday 
meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and will continue until 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council office, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, 
OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Seger, Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this work session is 
to review a draft analysis developed to assist in determining whether 
or not marine reserves should be used by the Council as a management 
tool.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the Ad-Hoc Marine 
Reserve Committee meeting agenda may come before the Ad-Hoc Marine 
Reserve Committee for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal Ad-Hoc Marine Reserve Committee action during this meetings. 
Ad-Hoc Marine Reserve Committee 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 CPSMT'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: May 5, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-12294 Filed 5-15-00; 8:45 am]
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