[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 75 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 20863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-871]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041204A]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Council's Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a 
working meeting to develop a preliminary draft environmental impact 
statement for harvest specifications and management measures for 2005-
2006 West Coast groundfish fisheries. This meeting is open to the 
public.

DATES: The GMT working meeting will convene on Monday, May 3, 2004, at 
1 p.m. and may go into the evening until business for the day is 
completed. The GMT meeting will reconvene from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Tuesday, May 4 through Friday, May 7 until business for the day is 
completed.

ADDRESSES: The GMT working meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council office, West Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador 
Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220, telephone: 503-820-2280.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384, telephone: 503-
820-2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council Staff Officer for Groundfish, telephone: 503-820-
2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the GMT working 
meeting is to develop a preliminary draft environmental impact 
statement for harvest specifications and management measures for 2005-
2006 West Coast groundfish fisheries and address other assignments 
relating to groundfish management.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the GMT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal GMT action during this meeting. GMT action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice requiring emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the GMT's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The 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: April 14, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-871 Filed 4-16-04; 8:45 am]
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