[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59493-59494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24014]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091702A]


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 
Fishery Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement Oversight 
Committee (Ad Hoc EIS Oversight Committee) will hold a working meeting, 
which is open to the public, on the draft Groundfish Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS).

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 7-8, 2002. The Ad Hoc EIS 
Oversight Committee working meeting will begin Monday, October 7, 2002 
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, 
October 8.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the conference room at the 
Pacific Fishery Management Council office, 7700 NE Ambassador 
Place,Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher Dahl, NEPA Specialist, 
(503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Ad Hoc EIS Oversight 
Committee meeting is to review the status of the PEIS and to develop 
comprehensive alternatives to the current groundfish management 
program. The committee met in May 2002 and developed an initial set of 
five program alternatives which were presented to the Council in June 
2002. The Council delayed adoption of those recommendations due to 
preliminary information that major management changes might be 
necessary for the remainder of 2002 and 2003. The Council has now 
completed its deliberations on the 2003 harvest levels and management 
measures. The Ad Hoc EIS Oversight Committee will consider the 
Council's 2003 management recommendations, the May 2002 report, public 
comments, and other information and may choose to revise the proposed 
alternatives. The Ad Hoc EIS Oversight Committee will present its 
proposed alternatives to the Council at the October 28-November 1 
meeting. The Council expects to adopt PEIS alternatives at that time.
    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

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Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council'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: September 17, 2002.
Theophilus R. Brainerd,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-24014 Filed 9-20-02; 8:45 am]
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