[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1201-1202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-553]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 010302A]


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: A subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's 
(Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Strategic Plan Implementation Oversight 
Committee (SPOC) will hold a meeting which is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 
2002, recess when business for the day is completed, then reconvene at 
8 a.m. Thursday, January 31, 2002, and adjourn at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the West Conference Room at the 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Seger, Fishery Economics Staff 
Officer, telephone: 503-326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to continue 
development of a SPOC subcommittee report on options for controlling 
capacity in the open access fishery. The SPOC subcommittee will discuss 
catch and participation analyses of the open access fishery, potential 
qualification criteria for permitting, and other data and issues 
relevant to capacity reduction in the open access fishery.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the SPOC subcommittee for discussion, those issues may 
not be the subject of formal SPOC subcommittee action during this 
meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 
in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice 
requiring emergency action under

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section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the SPOC 
subcommittee's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This 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: January 3, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-553 Filed 1-8-02; 8:45 am]
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