[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 29106-29107] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-13957] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 051997A] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Agency
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Action
Notice of public meeting.
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Summary
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's Groundfish Management Team will hold a public meeting.
Dates
The meeting will be held on June 2, 1997, beginning at 1:00 p.m. and may go into the evening until business for the day is completed. The meeting will reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 3, June 4, and June 5, 1997.
Addresses
The meeting will be held at the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center Facility, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Room 2039, Building 4, Seattle, WA; telephone: (206) 526-6150. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.
For Further Information Contact
Jim Glock, Groundfish Fishery Management Coordinator; telephone: (503) 326-6352.
Supplementary Information
The first day of the meeting will be dedicated to a workshop on the use of F35% as the proxy for maximum sustainable yield. Agenda items scheduled also include inseason management projections, an update on at-sea whiting fisheries, fishery management plan amendments
to essential fish habitat, bycatch, overfishing, and other provisions required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Groundfish Management Team will also discuss stock assessment and fishery evaluation preparation plans and assignments.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Eric Greene at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: May 21, 1997. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 97-13957 Filed 5-28-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F