[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 59 (Friday, March 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 15816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6858]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031904C]


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Public 
Workshop

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

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will present a workshop on proposed catch-monitoring 
standards for catcher processors that intend to participate in 
fisheries for crab species managed under the Fishery Management Plan 
for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the Bering Sea/
Aleutian Islands (Crab FMP).

DATES: Tuesday, May 4, 2004, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Pacific local time 
(P.l.t.)

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Nordby Center, located in 
Fishermen's terminal, 1711 W. Nickerson Street, Seattle, WA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Kinsolving, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS and the State of Alaska Department of 
Fish and Game are developing proposed regulations to implement a quota-
based program for the crab fisheries covered by the Crab FMP. One 
aspect of this process is the development of catch monitoring, 
weighing, and accounting standards for catcher processors that catch 
and process crab. NMFS is conducting a workshop on May 4, 2004, from 10 
a.m. to 4 p.m., P.l.t., so that interested industry members may provide 
guidance to NMFS on the development and implementation of these 
standards.
    This workshop is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Alan Kinsolving (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT).

    Dated: March 22, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-6858 Filed 3-25-04; 8:45 am]
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