[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14125]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 052901C]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish 
Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel will hold a work session to review 
assessment information for species in the ``remaining rockfish'' 
complex. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The STAR Panel for the ``remaining rockfish'' complex will meet 
beginning at 1 p.m. June 25, 2001 and continue through June 29, 2001. 
Except for Monday, June 25, 2001, the STAR Panel will meet each day 
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The STAR Panel will be held in the Large Conference Room 
(Room 188) at NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz 
Laboratory, 110 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; telephone: (831) 
420-3900.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dan Waldeck, Staff Officer; 
telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to review 
assessments of black rockfish (in the southern area), yelloweye 
rockfish, and the first phase of a new method being developed for data 
poor rockfish species. The STAR Panel will work with stock assessment 
teams to make necessary revisions to the assessment documents and 
produce STAR Panel reports for use by the Council family and other 
interested persons.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the STAR Panel 
agenda may come before the STAR Panel for discussion, those issues may 
not be the subject of formal panel action during this meeting. STAR 
Panel 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 panel's intent 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 Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 30, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-14125 Filed 6-4-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S