[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 4706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2406]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011402G]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Halibut Subsistence Committee will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the RurAL CAP Building, 731 
Gambell Street, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, NPFMC, 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the 
Board Room of the RurAL CAP Building, and conclude by 4:30 p.m. The 
committee has been tasked by the Council to provide recommendations on 
a proposed regulatory change to the halibut subsistence fishery 
regulations in Alaska that would allow proxy fishing in the halibut 
subsistence fishery in certain subsistence fishing areas.
    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

    This meeting is 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: January 28, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-2406 Filed 1-30-02; 8:45 am]
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