[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48885-48886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20918]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080803B]


North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Gulf 
of Alaska (GOA) and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BS/AI) groundfish plan 
teams will meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meetings will be held on September 8-11, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Bldg. 4, Room 2076 (BS/AI Plan Team) 
and Room 2039 (GOA Plan Team), Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday, 
September 8, and continue through Thursday September 11. The plan teams 
will review available stock assessments and catch statistics for Gulf 
of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries, review 
methodology for and adopt overfishing level and available biological 
catch projections for preliminary 2004 groundfish fisheries, review 
draft ecosystem chapter, review draft ecosystem assessment chapter, and 
review other potential Council actions on management on non-target 
groundfish and the total allowable catch setting process.

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    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified 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 Council'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 Benidxen, 907-271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 8, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-20918 Filed 8-14-03; 8:45 am]
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