[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 162 (Monday, August 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 50678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21224]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081400C]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Gulf of Alaska 
and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands groundfish plan teams will meet in 
Seattle.

DATES: The meetings will be held on September 13-15, 2000. The meetings 
will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, September 13, and continue through 
Friday September 15.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Bldg. 4, Room 2079, Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501 2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plan teams will review available stock 
assessments and catch statistics for Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/
Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries and prepare preliminary stock 
assessment documents, including economic and ecosystem considerations, 
for the 2001 groundfish fisheries.
    Although non-emergency issues may come before this Council for 
discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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 Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the Council'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: August 15, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-21224 Filed 8-18-00; 8:45 am]
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