[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 62 (Wednesday, March 31, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 16898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7249]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032204F]


North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee (SSLMC) will meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held April 26, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center (AFSC), 7600 Sand Point Way NE, National Marine Mammal Lab 
Conference Room, Seattle, WA. The meeting can also be accessed by 
conference line at (907) 789-6622.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Wilson, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda includes the following 
topics:
    1. Introductions and opening remarks;
    2. Council motion on Aleut Corporation Aleutian Islands pollock 
fishery;
    3. Update on the Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review 
(EA/RIR) on Aleut Corporation pollock fishery;
    4. Industry proposals for Steller Sea Lion (SSL) protection measure 
changes in the Aleutian Islands;
    5. NMFS position on Aleutian Island protection measures;
    6. Update on AFSC fishery interaction studies, Aleutian Island SSL 
counts, and other related research;
    7. Discussion and recommendations from SSLMC to the Council;
    8. Future activities of the SSLMC; and
    9. Action items, closing remarks.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this committee 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, 907-271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 26,2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-7249 Filed 3-30-04; 8:45 am]
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