[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 46178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17558]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070202D]


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) Groundfish 
Management Team (GMT) will hold a working meeting which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The GMT working meeting will begin Monday, July 29, 2001 at 1 
p.m. and may go into the evening until business for the day is 
completed. The meeting will reconvene from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 
July 30 through Friday, August 2.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at: Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384, 
(503) 820-2280.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John DeVore, Groundfish Fishery 
Management Coordinator; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the GMT meeting is to 
prepare final recommendations regarding groundfish harvest levels and 
management for 2003. The GMT will also prepare reports, 
recommendations, and analyses in support of various Council decisions 
through the remainder of the year. The following specific items 
comprise the draft agenda: (1) prepare final acceptable biological 
catch (ABC) and optimum yield (OY) recommendations for 2003, (2) 
calculate limited entry, open access, and other allocations, (3) 
evaluate management options and the Environmental Assessment of 
Proposed Groundfish Management Measures and Specifications for 2003, 
(4) complete and/or review economic/social analysis of proposed harvest 
levels and management measures for 2003, (5) evaluate a restructured 
bycatch model, (6) complete and/or review rebuilding plans for 
overfished groundfish stocks,(7) resolve any outstanding recreational 
data issues and evaluate the need for inseason management adjustments, 
(8) consider recommending any Exempted Fishing Permits, (9) evaluate 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements, (10) recommend 2003 
groundfish stock assessment priorities, (11) evaluate issues and 
consider recommendations for delegating nearshore management authority 
to the states, (12) consider recommendations for FMP Amendment 17 and 
multi-year management issues, (13) consider recommendations for marine 
reserve proposals for Channel Island National Marine Sanctuary, and 
(14) other miscellaneous Council groundfish issues.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the GMT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal GMT action during this meeting. GMT action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed 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 GMT'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) 820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 9, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-17558 Filed 7-11-02; 8:45 am]
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