[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 59494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24015]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091102A]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Coastal 
Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic Species 
Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold public meetings.

DATES: The CPSMT will meet on Tuesday, October 8, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 
12 p.m. The CPSAS will meet on Tuesday, October 8, 2002, from 1 p.m. 
until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held in the large conference room at 
NMFS, 501 W Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802, telephone: (562) 980-
4000.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Waldeck, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the CPSMT meeting is to 
review the Pacific sardine biomass estimate and harvest guideline for 
2003. The purpose of the CPSAS meeting is to review documents developed 
by the CPSMT, notably the Pacific sardine biomass estimate and 
recommended harvest guideline for 2003.Although nonemergency issues not 
contained in the CPSMT and CPSAS meeting agendas may come before the 
committees for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during this meeting. 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 CPSMT's or 
CPSAS'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 12, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-24015 Filed 9-20-02; 8:45 am]
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