[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53139-53140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22917]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 090303C]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Non-
Target Species Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 9, 2003, at 6 p.m., Ballroom 
C.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, 401 East 6th 
Avenue, Yukon Room, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, Council staff, 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Non-Target Species Committee will hold 
an organizational meeting to review technical recommendations on 
management of non-target groundfish species by the ad hoc working group 
and to identify appropriate alternative management approaches. The 
proposed terms of reference for this committee include identification 
of efficient methods for monitoring non-target catch, improving 
abundance estimates of non-target species, and development of harvest 
recommendations that build sustainable populations of non-target 
species. Another meeting of the committee will be scheduled before the 
end of 2003.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come

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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

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 907-271-2809 at least 7 working 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 3, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-22917 Filed 9-8-03; 8:45 am]
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