[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17730]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071001C]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: A subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's 
(Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Strategic Plan Implementation Oversight 
Committee (SPOC) will hold a working meeting to further discuss full 
retention measures for groundfish in West Coast groundfish fisheries. 
Additionally, the Council's Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold 
a working meeting. Both meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The SPOC subcommittee meeting will convene Monday, August 6, 
2001, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The GMT working meeting will begin 
Monday, August 6, 2001 at 1 p.m. and may go into the evening until 
business for the day is completed. The GMT meeting will reconvene from 
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 7 through Friday, August 10 until 
business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the Pacific Fishery Management 
Council office, Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, 
Portland, OR 97220; 503-326-6352.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John DeVore, Staff Officer, 
Groundfish; 503-326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the SPOC subcommittee 
meeting is to further discuss full retention of groundfish in West 
Coast fisheries as per implementation of the Council's groundfish 
strategic plan. The primary purpose of the GMT meeting is to review the 
groundfish management measures in place for the fall months and prepare 
recommendations for Council consideration, respond to assignments 
relating to implementation of the Council's groundfish strategic plan, 
consider technical aspects of draft stock rebuilding plans and 
analyses, review new groundfish stock assessments, and address other 
assignments relating to groundfish management.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the SPOC subcommittee or GMT for discussion, those issues may 
not be the subject of formal GMT action during this meeting. SPOC 
subcommittee and/or GMT 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 SPOC subcommittee's 
and/or GMT's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are 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 10, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17730 Filed 7-13-01; 8:45 am]
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