[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 105 (Wednesday, May 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 34663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13573]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 052400E]


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 (PFMC) Groundfish 
Management Team (GMT) will hold a working meeting which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The GMT working meeting will begin Monday, June 19, 2000 at 1 
p.m. and may go into the evening until business for the day is 
completed. The meeting will reconvene from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 
June 20 through Thursday, June 22 at 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at NMFS Northwest Regional Office, 
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA; telephone: (206) 526-6120.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Glock, Groundfish Fishery 
Management Coordinator, (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the GMT meeting is to prepare 
reports and technical advice for the upcoming PFMC meeting and in 
support of PFMC decisions. The GMT will discuss, receive reports, and/
or prepare reports on the following topics during this working session, 
(1) GMT organization and work plan for 2000; (2) draft groundfish 
strategic plan; (3) rockfish bycatch rates and related issues; (4) 
observer program issues; (5) sustainable groundfish harvest rates; (6) 
plan amendment for bycatch and other issues; (7) capacity reduction and 
permit issues; (8) rebuilding plans for canary and cowcod rockfish, and 
other species as necessary; (9) inseason catch monitoring, projections, 
and management; and (10) stock assessment priorities and biological 
sampling.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the GMT 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 any any issues arising after 
publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservationa and Management 
Act, provided the publci has been notified of the Council's action 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 Dr. Don McIsaac at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 24, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-13573 Filed 5-30-00; 8:45 am]
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