[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 48442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18740]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070202E]


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) Ad Hoc 
Marine Reserves Policy Committee will hold a working meeting which is 
open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 2002, from 12 
noon to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, August 15, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 12 
noon.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at a location to be announced on 
the Pacific Fishery Management Council's website (www.pcouncil.org) by 
July 15, 2002.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Gilden, Associate Staff 
Officer; telephone: (866) 806-7204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
consider policy recommendations for marine reserve proposals for the 
state waters of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the Ad Hoc Marine 
Reserves Policy Committee meeting agenda may come before the Ad Hoc 
Marine Reserves Policy Committee for discussion, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal Ad Hoc Marine Reserves Policy Committee action 
during this meeting. Ad Hoc Marine Reserves Policy Committee 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 Ad Hoc Marine Reserves Policy Committee 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 18, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-18740 Filed 7-23-02; 8:45 am]
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