[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16785-16786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8394]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 033103E]


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 Groundfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel for 
bocaccio and black rockfish will hold a work session which is open to 
the public.

DATES: The bocaccio and black rockfish STAR Panel will meet beginning 
at 10 a.m., April 21, 2003. The meeting will continue on April 22, 2003 
beginning at 8 a.m. through April 25, 2003. The meetings will end at 5 
p.m. each day, or as necessary to complete business.

ADDRESSES: The bocaccio and black rockfish STAR Panel meeting will be 
held at NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz Laboratory 
Conference Room, 110 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; telephone: 
831-420-3900.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Groundfish Staff 
Officer; 503-820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to review 
draft stock assessment documents and any other pertinent information, 
work with the Stock Assessment Team to make necessary revisions, and 
produce a STAR Panel report for use by the Councilfamily and other 
interested persons.
    Entry to the Southwest Fisheries Science Center requires 
identification with photograph (such as a student ID, state drivers 
license, etc.).
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in STAR Panel agendas 
may come before the STAR panel for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subject of formal panel action during this meeting. STAR Panel 
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, providedthe public has been 
notified of the panel'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.


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    Dated: April 1, 2003.
Theophilus R. Brainerd,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-8394 Filed 4-4-03; 8:45 am]
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