[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 17023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8559]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040203A]


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 
Management Team (GMT) will hold a working meeting which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The GMT working meeting will begin Monday, May 5, 2003 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, May 6 through 
Friday, May 9.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries 
Science Center, Santa Cruz Laboratory, 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 GMT working meeting is to 
plan strategies to effectively aid the Council in managing 2003 West 
Coast groundfish fisheries and Council initiatives expected to arise in 
2003. Additionally, the GMT will discuss groundfish management measures 
in place for the spring and summer months, review new groundfish stock 
assessments and survey results, discuss recommended management measures 
for 2004 fisheries, respond to assignments relating to implementation 
of the Council's groundfish strategic plan, review and consider 
technical aspects of draft stock rebuilding plans and analyses, 
consider criteria for recommending mid-course corrections to harvest 
levels under biennial management, consider standards and criteria for 
Council approval of Exempted Fishing Permits, and address other 
assignments relating to groundfish management.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the GMT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal GMT action during this meeting. GMT 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, provided the public has been notified of the GMT'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: April 2, 2003.
Theophilus R. Brainerd,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-8559 Filed 4-7-03; 8:45 am]
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