[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 42401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18102]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071003F]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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) Ad Hoc 
Groundfish Habitat Technical Review Committee will hold two working 
meetings, one by teleconference on August 4, 2003, and one in person on 
September 3-5, 2003. The meetings are open to the public.

DATES:  See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates and times.

ADDRESSES:  See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for listening stations for 
the August 4th teleconference.
    The September 3-5, 2003 meeting will take place at NOAA, NMFS, 
Northwest Regional Office, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Building 9, 
Seattle, WA 98115, Contact: Ms. Maryann Nickerson, telephone: 206-526-
4490.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Ste. 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    August 4, 2003, 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m
    September 3, 2003, 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.
    September 4, 2003, 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
    September 5, 2003, 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.
    Listening stations for the August 4, 2003 teleconference will be 
available at the following addresses:
    1. NOAA, NMFS, Northwest Region, Directors Conference Room, 7600 
Sand Point Way NE, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115, Contact: Ms. Maryann 
Nickerson, telephone: 206-526-4490;
    2. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Main Conference 
Room, 45 SE 82nd Drive, Ste. 100, Gladstone, OR 97027-2522, Contact: 
Ms. Teresa Fairchild, telephone: 503-650-5400;
    3. Hatfield Marine Science Center, Guin Library, Barry Fisher 
Conference Room, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365-5296, 
Contact: Mr. Bruce McCain, telephone: 541-867-0523;
    4. NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz Laboratory, 
Room 219 (Small Conference Room), 110 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 
95060, Contact: Ms. Mary Yoklavich, telephone: 831-420-3940.
    The purpose of the Ad Hoc Groundfish Habitat Technical Review 
Committee meetings is to guide the ongoing assessment of essential fish 
habitat for Pacific Coast groundfish. On August 4, the committee will 
review certain elements of the assessment in order to provide technical 
feedback that may be implemented prior to the workshop in September. 
Opportunity for comment by non-committee members during the 
teleconference will be limited.
    On September 3-5, the committee will meet in a working meeting in 
Seattle to consider the assessment in its entirety, including 
developments in the analytical framework and data consolidation. By 
holding a public meeting, the committee will provide opportunity for 
public participation in the assessment process. The committee will only 
consider technical and scientific questions related to the assessment 
and will not engage in policy discussions as part of its mission.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the committee's 
agendas may come before the committee for discussion, those issues may 
not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Committee 
action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this 
document and to any issues arising after publication of this document 
requiring emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been 
notified of the committee's intent to take final action to address the 
emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Ms. Maryann Nickerson; 206-526-4490 at least 7 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 14, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-18102 Filed 7-16-03; 8:45 am]
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