[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 44120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21207]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081501B]


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 Tuesday, September 18, 2001; Wednesday, 
September 19, 2001; and Thursday, September 20, 2001. The HMSPDT will 
meet on Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.; on Thursday 
the HMSPDT will meet from 8:30 a.m. until business for the day is 
completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Hubbs-Sea World 
Research Institute, East Conference Room, 2595 Ingraham Street, San 
Diego, CA 92109, telephone: 691-226-3870.
    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, telephone: 503-326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to 
incorporate Council, Scientific and Statistical Committee, Advisory 
Subpanel, and HMSPDT recommendations into a public review draft of the 
fishery management plan (FMP) for West Coast based highly migratory 
species fisheries, which will be submitted to the Council at their 
November 2001 meeting. This is a working meeting devoted to revising 
previous drafts into the public review draft. Time for public comment 
will be provided after each agenda topic. The proposed agenda is as 
follows:

Tuesday, September 18, 2001, 8:30 a.m.

    A. Call to Order
    B. Introductions
    C. Review and Approval of Agenda
    D. Distribute and Review New Documents
    E. Review Revised FMP

Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 8:30 a.m.

    A. Review Revised FMP (continued, as necessary)
    B. Review Regulatory Document

Thursday, September 20, 2001, 8:30 a.m.

    A. Review Regulatory Document (continued, as necessary)
    B. Further Discussion as Needed
    C. Deadlines for Final Draft Report to Council
    Although nonemergency 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 
Fishery Conservation and Management 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: August 16, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-21207 Filed 8-21-01; 8:45 am]
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