[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 45 (Monday, March 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 10680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5186]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 030104F]


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 Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ad Hoc 
Allocation Committee (Committee) will hold a working meeting, which is 
open to the public.

DATES: The Committee meeting will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 
from 8 a.m. until business for the day is completed. The Committee 
meeting will reconvene on Thursday, March 25, 2004, from 8 a.m. until 
business is completed.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held at the Sheraton Portland 
Airport Hotel, 8235 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: 
(503) 249-7642.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Groundfish Fishery 
Management Coordinator; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Committee meeting is to 
develop options for allocations and other management measures for the 
2005-06 Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. The Committee will discuss 
the types of provisions that may be necessary to prevent further 
overfishing, to reduce bycatch of overfished species in the various 
groundfish fisheries, and to reduce bycatch in non-groundfish 
fisheries. In addition, the Committee may evaluate current catch levels 
of overfished groundfish species and propose inseason adjustments. No 
management actions will be decided by the Committee. The Committee's 
role will be the development of recommendations for consideration by 
the Pacific Fishery Management Council at its April meeting in 
Sacramento, CA.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the Committee for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subject of formal Committee action during this meeting. Committee 
action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 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 Committee'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 Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 2, 2004.
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-5186 Filed 3-5-04; 8:45 am]
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