[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18831]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071101G]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
committee formed to study reasonable and prudent alternatives (RPAs) 
for Steller sea lion protection in Alaska fisheries will meet in 
Juneau, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 23-24, 2001. The meeting will 
begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, August 23rd, and continue on Friday, 
August 24th.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Federal Building, 709 W. 9th 
Street, in the NMFS Conference Room, 4th Floor, Juneau, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell, NPFMC, 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Review the draft Environmental Impact Statement and Biological 
Opinion;
    2. Consider possible Gulf of Alaska pollock season date changes and 
apportionments of Total Allowable Catch; and
    3. Recommend any modifications to the Committee's preferred 
alternative for an area and fishery-specific approach, if necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified 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 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: July 13, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-18831 Filed 7-26-01; 8:45 am]
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