[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 2118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-818]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 010804B]


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) Highly 
Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a work session, 
which is open to the public.

DATES: The work session will be Tuesday, January 27, 2004 from 1 p.m. 
until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, January 28, 2004 from 8 a.m. until business 
for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at NMFS, Southwest Fisheries 
Science Center, Large Conference Room, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, Room 
D-203, La Jolla, CA 92037; telephone: (858) 546-7000.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dan Waldeck, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The main purpose of this work session is for 
the HMSMT to continue work on development of initial recommendations 
for a limited entry program for the high seas longline fishery, 
including potential control dates, qualifying periods, qualifying 
landing amounts, capacity goals, and permit transferability 
considerations. This HMSMT work session is for the purpose of 
developing information for the Council's consideration at a future 
Council meeting; formal action on limited entry or other HMS fishery 
management plan (FMP)-related issues will not occur at this work 
session.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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 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: January 8, 2004.
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-818 Filed 1-13-04; 8:45 am]
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