[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 32793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15192]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060601B]


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) Groundfish 
Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panels will hold consecutive work 
sessions to review assessment information for shortspine thornyhead/
Dover sole, and for sablefish. These meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The STAR Panel for shortspine thornyhead and Dover sole will 
meet beginning at 8 a.m., July 9, 2001 and continue through July 12, 
2001. The STAR Panel for sablefish will meet beginning at 8 a.m., July 
13, 2001 and continue through July 16, 2001. The STAR Panels will meet 
each day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The STAR Panel meetings will be held in the Marilyn Potts 
Guin Library, at the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State 
University, 2030 South Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chuck Tracy or Dan Waldeck, Staff 
Officers; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Two meetings will be held consecutively, the 
first from July 9-12, 2001; the second from July 13-16, 2001. The 
purpose of the first meeting is to review assessments of shortspine 
thornyhead and Dover sole. The purpose of the second meeting is to 
review assessments of sablefish. The STAR Panels will work with stock 
assessment teams to make necessary revisions to assessment documents 
and produce STAR Panel reports for use by the Council family and other 
interested persons.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in STAR Panel agendas 
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: June 12, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-15192 Filed 6-15-01; 8:45 am]
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