[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40875-40876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1487]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 062904E]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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

ACTION:  Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY:  The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS 
will hold two public scoping hearings on alternatives and impacts to be 
included in an environmental impact statement (EIS) on dedicated access 
privileges for the Pacific Coast groundfish trawl fishery.

DATES:  The hearings will be held Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at 3 p.m. and 
Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The hearings will be held respectively at the Jim Traynor 
Conference Room, Building 4, 7600 Sand Point Way, Seattle, WA 98115; 
telephone: (206) 526-4490 and in the Auditorium of the Mark O. Hatfield 
Marine Science Center, 2030 S. Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365; 
telephone: (541) 867-0212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Seger, Staff Officer (Economist); 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
200, Portland, OR 97220-1384; telephone (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council and NMFS announced their intent 
to hold public scoping meetings on May 24, 2004, (69 FR 29482-29485) 
when the Council and NMFS issued their notice of intent to prepare an 
EIS on dedicated access privileges for the Pacific Coast groundfish 
trawl fishery. The first scoping meeting was held June 13, 2004, in 
conjunction with a Council meeting in Foster City, CA. The purpose of 
these hearings is to identify alternatives to be considered and the 
notable impacts that should be evaluated. These scoping hearings are 
not intended as a forum for comments in favor of or opposed to the 
alternatives. A scoping information pamphlet and detailed public 
scoping

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information document are available from the Council website 
(www.pcouncil.org) or on request from the Council office (see 
ADDRESSES).
    The hearings will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 
in this document.

Special Accommodations

    The 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: July 1, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-1487 Filed 7-6-04; 8:45 am]
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