[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8178-8179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-347]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021704D]


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), King and 
Tanner, Scallop, plan teams will meet via video conference in 4 
locations and by teleconference, telephone: 907-586-7060.

DATES: The meetings will be held on March 8, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 12 
noon, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska Time); March 9, 2004, from 10:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska Time).

ADDRESSES: The listening stations are located in Anchorage, Juneau, 
Kodiak, AK and Seattle, WA. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
locations.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram, Cathy Coon, North Pacific 
Fishery Management Council; telephone: 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The listening/video stations are as follows:
    North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th Avenue, Room 
301, Anchorage, AK;
    Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 
4, Conference Room, Seattle, WA;
    NMFS, 709 W 9th Street, 4th Floor, Sustainable Fisheries Conference 
Room, Juneau, AK;
    Fishery Industry Technology Center, 301 Research Center, Conference 
Room, Kodiak, AK.
    The meetings will begin at 8 a.m. on March 8. The plan team will 
review proposals for designation of Habitat Areas of Particular Concern 
(HAPC), that were submitted to the Council. The plan teams will 
evaluate the proposals and develop recommendations to assist the 
Council with development of HAPC designation alternatives.
    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 Bendixen,

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907-271-2809, at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 18, 2004.
Tracey Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-347 Filed 2-20-04; 8:45 am]
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