[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 54 (Friday, March 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13021-13022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6227]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031604D]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Council and its advisory entities will meet April 4-9, 2004. 
The Council meeting will begin on Monday, April 5, at 11 a.m., 
reconvening each day through Friday. All meetings are open to the 
public, except a closed session will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. 
on Monday, April 5 to address litigation and personnel matters. The 
Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete its 
scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Red Lion Hotel Sacramento, 
1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95815; telephone: 916-922-8041.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Donald O. McIsaac, Executive 
Director; telephone: 503-820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the Council 
agenda, but not necessarily in this order:
    A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks and Introductions
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Director's Report
    4. Approve Agenda
    B. Administrative Matters
    1. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
    2. Regulatory Streamlining Process
    3. Fiscal Matters
    4. Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other 
Forums
    5. Staff Workload Priorities and Draft June 2004 Council Meeting 
Agenda
    C. Groundfish Management
    1. NMFS Report
    2. Groundfish Allocation Recommendations
    3. Groundfish Management Team Check-in on Inseason Management 
Issues (If Necessary)
    4. Observer Data and Model Implementation
    5. Policy on Groundfish Management Information Usage
    6. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS)
    7. Status of 2004 Groundfish Fisheries and Inseason Adjustments
    8. Final Harvest Levels for 2005-06 Fisheries
    9. Review of Experimental Fishery Permit (EFP) Activities for 2003 
and Initial Concepts for 2005-06
    10. Stock Assessment Planning for 2007-08 Fisheries Management
    11. Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 16-3: Rebuilding Plans 
for Cowcod, and Widow and Yelloweye Rockfish
    12. Bycatch Programmatic EIS
    13. Adoption of 2005-06 Proposed Management Alternatives for Public 
Review
    14. Latent Limited Entry Trawl Permits
    15. Inseason
    D. Salmon Management
    1. Identification of Stocks Not Meeting Conservation Objectives for 
Three Consecutive Years
    2. Methodology Review Process for 2004
    3. Final Action on 2004 Salmon Management Measures
    E. Habitat
    Current Habitat Issues
    F. Pacific Halibut Management
    Adopt Final 2004 Incidental Catch Regulations for Salmon Troll and 
Fished Gear Sablefish Fisheries
    G. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. NMFS Report
    2. Endangered Species Act Considerations Related to Sea Turtle/
Longline Fishery Interactions
    3. FMP Amendment for Limited Entry in the High Seas Pelagic 
Longline Fishery

SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS

SUNDAY, April 4, 2004

    Groundfish Management Team 9 a.m.
    Klamath Fishery Management Council 3 p.m.

MONDAY, April 5, 2004

    Council Secretariat 8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
    Joint Committees Briefing on EFH EIS 9 a.m.
    Habitat Committee 9 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants 4 p.m.
    Klamath Fishery Management Council As necessary
    Tribal Policy Group As necessary
    Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary

TUESDAY, April 6, 2004

    Council Secretariat 7 a.m.
    California State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.

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    Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
    Klamath Fishery Management Council As necessary
    Tribal Policy Group As necessary
    Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary
    Enforcement Consultants 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2004

    Council Secretariat 7 a.m.
    California State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
    Klamath Fishery Management Council As necessary
    Tribal Policy Group As necessary
    Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary
    Enforcement Consultants As necessary

THURSDAY, April 8, 2004

    Council Secretariat 7 a.m.
    California State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
    Tribal Policy Group As necessary
    Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary
    Enforcement Consultants As necessary

FRIDAY, April 9, 2004

    Council Secretariat 7 a.m.
    California State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team As necessary
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel As necessary
    Salmon Technical Team As necessary
    Tribal Policy Group As necessary
    Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary
    Enforcement Consultants As necessary
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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 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 Ms. Carolyn Porter at 503- 820-
2280 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 16, 2004.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-6227 Filed 3-18-04; 8:45 am]
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