[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43574-43575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20919]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081001F]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Meetings of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council 
(Council) and its advisory committees.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on September 5-9, 2001. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Harrigan Centennial Hall, 
330 Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Council staff, telephone: 907-271-
2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council's Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5, and 
continue through Thursday, September 6. The Advisory Panel (AP) will 
begin at 8 a.m., Thursday, September 6, and continue through Saturday, 
September 8, 2001. The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. 
on Friday, September 7, continuing through Sunday, September 9, 2001. 
All meetings are open to the public except executive sessions which may 
be held during the week at which the Council may discuss personnel 
issues and/or current litigation.
    Council: The sole purpose of these meetings is to review the Draft 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) and associated 
Draft Biological Opinion (BiOp) for Steller sea lion protection 
measures in the Federal groundfish fisheries off Alaska, and send them 
out for public review. The agenda for the SSC, AP, and Council will 
consist of staff reports on Steller sea

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lion issues and initial review of Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives 
for management of the 2002 Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian 
Islands groundfish fisheries. Final action will be taken at the 
Council's October 3-8, 2001 meeting in Seattle, Washington.
    Newly-appointed Council members will also be sworn in at the 
meeting and the Council will elect a Chair and Vice-chair for the next 
year.
    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 at 907-271-2809 at 
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 10, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-20919 Filed 8-17-01; 8:45 am]
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