[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 1050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-324]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 010203D]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Committee 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Observer Committee will meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 23 and 24, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Center), 7600 Sand Point 
Way NE, Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Kimball, NPFMC, 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on 
Thursday, January 23, 2003, and continue through Friday, January 24, 
2003. The Committee's agenda includes the following issues:
    (1) Review a discussion paper which outlines a proposed problem 
statement and general alternatives and issues for long-term, 
significant revisions to the Observer Program.
    (2) Review a NMFS proposal for a short-term pilot project to test 
deployment of observer resources to determine catch composition and 
bycatch rates in a specific fishery.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
these issues may not be the subject of formal Committee action during 
this meeting. Committee 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 Act, provided the public has been 
notified of the Committee's intent to take final action to address the 
emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen, 907-271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 02, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-324 Filed 1-7-03; 8:45 am]
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