[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62441-62442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27603]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100903F]


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) Ad Hoc 
Groundfish Habitat Technical Review Committee will hold a working 
meeting. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Ad Hoc Groundfish Habitat Technical Review Committee working 
meeting will begin Thursday, November 20 at 8:30 a.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. Friday, November 21.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
NOAA, NMFS, Santa Cruz Laboratory, Conference Room, 110 Shaffer Road, 
Santa Cruz, CA 95060, Contact: Ms. Cheryl Kaine; 831-420-3933.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384; telephone: 503-
820-2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher Dahl, NEPA Specialist, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, telephone: 503-820-2280, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Ad Hoc Groundfish Habitat 
Technical Review Committee meeting is to guide the ongoing assessment 
of essential fish habitat for Pacific coast groundfish. On November 20-
21, the committee will review technical elements of the assessment in 
order to provide feedback and direction to NMFS and the Council. 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 non-emergency issues not contained in the committee 
meeting agenda may come before the committee for discussion, those 
issues may not be the subject of formal committee action during thee 
meetings. Ad Hoc Habitat Technical Review 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 Cheryl Kaine at (831) 420-3933, at least 7 days 
prior to the meeting date.


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    Dated: October 24, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-27603 Filed 11-3-03; 8:45 am]
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