[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17096]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070201C]


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) Highly 
Migratory Species Plan Development Team (HMSPDT) will hold a work 
session, which is open to the public.

DATES: The HMSPDT will meet on Monday, July 23, 2001; Tuesday, July 24, 
2001; Wednesday, July 25, 2001; Thursday, July 26, 2001; and Friday, 
July 27, 2001. The HMSPDT will meet each day from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., 
except for Friday, July 27, 2001 when the HMSPDT will meet from 8 a.m. 
until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held in the large conference room 
at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores 
Drive, Room D-203, La Jolla, CA 92038-0271; (858) 546-7100.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Waldeck, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the work session is 
to continue revising the draft fishery management plan (FMP) for highly 
migratory species (HMS) per Council guidance stemming from the June 
2001 Council meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the HMSPDT meeting 
agenda may come before the HMSPDT for discussion, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal HMSPDT action during this meeting. HMSPDT 
action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this 
document and any issues arising after publication of this document that 
require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act, provided the public has been notified of the HMSPDT'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: July 3, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17096 Filed 7-6-01; 8:45 am]
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