[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55689-55690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26837]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[I.D. 093099A]
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory entities will hold public meetings and a hearing for an
amendment to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan that
will address stock rebuilding and specific rebuilding programs for
lingcod, bocaccio, and Pacific ocean perch. This document announces the
dates and locations of the Council meetings and public hearing.
DATES: The Council and its advisory entities will meet October 31-
November 5, 1999. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and
times for these meetings.
ADDRESSES: The meetings and hearing will be held at the Red Lion Hotel
Sacramento, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California; telephone: 916-922-
8041.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director;
telephone: 503-326-6352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dates and Times
The Council meeting will begin on Tuesday, November 2, 1999, at 8
a.m., reconvening each day through Friday, November 5, 1999. All
meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will be held
from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 4, 1999, to address
litigation and personnel matters. The Council will meet as late as
necessary each day to complete its scheduled business. The public
hearing will be held during the regular session on Wednesday, November
3, 1999, beginning at approximately 10 a.m. (The exact time is not
known because the time required for other agenda items is uncertain.)
Advisory Meetings
The Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will convene on Sunday,
October 31, 1999, at 1 p.m. and on Monday, November 1, 1999, at 8 a.m.
to address groundfish issues on the Council agenda. They will continue
to meet as necessary through November 5, 1999, to address groundfish
issues on the Council agenda.
The Salmon Technical Team will meet on Monday, November 1, 1999, at
8 a.m. and on Tuesday, November 2, 1999, at 8 a.m. to address salmon
issues on the Council agenda.
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene on
Monday, November 1, 1999, at 8:30 a.m., and on Tuesday, November 2, at
1999, 8 a.m. to address scientific issues on the Council agenda.
The Habitat Steering Group will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Monday,
November 1, 1999, to address issues and actions affecting habitat of
fish species managed by the Council.
The Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) will meet on Monday,
November 1, 1999, at 10 a.m. and will convene at 8 a.m. Tuesday,
November 2, 1999, through Thursday, November 4, 1999, to address
groundfish management items on the Council agenda.
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The Work Group on Gear Impacts will meet on Monday, November 1,
1999, from 12:00 noon to 1 p.m. to develop a work plan to address
fishing gear impacts on essential fish habitat.
The Budget Committee will meet on Monday, November 1, 1999, at 1
p.m. to review the status of the 1999 Council budget and the proposed
budget for 2000.
The Salmon Advisory Subpanel will meet on Monday, November 1, 1999,
at 1 p.m. to address salmon management items on the Council agenda.
The SSC, GMT, and GAP will meet jointly on Tuesday, November 2,
1999, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon to discuss the stock assessment process.
The Enforcement Consultants will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
November 2, 1999, and will continue to meet as necessary through
November 5, 1999, to address enforcement issues relating to Council
agenda items.
The following items are on the Council agenda, but not necessarily
in this order:
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks, Introductions, Roll Call
2. Approve Agenda
3. Approve June and September Meeting Minutes
B. Pacific Halibut Management
1. Summary of 1999 Fisheries
2. Estimate of Bycatch in 1998
3. Changes to Catch Sharing Plan and Regulations for 2000
C. Salmon Management
1. Sequence of Events and Status of Fisheries in 1999
2. Potential Revisions to Methodologies, Including Hook-and-Release
Mortality Estimates for Recreational Fisheries
3. Revisions to the Preseason Process
4. Changes to 2000 Management Measures to Protect Central Valley
Spring Chinook
5. Test Fishery Protocol
6. Report on Selective Fishery Off Oregon in 1999
7. Process for Reviewing Oregon Coastal Natural Coho Salmon
Management Program in 2000
D. Habitat Issues
E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. Update on Implementation of Limited Entry
2. Pacific Mackerel Harvest Guideline
F. Highly Migratory Species Management - Guidance to Plan Development
Team
G. Groundfish Management
1. Status of Federal Regulations, NMFS Activities and Applications
for Exempted Fishing Permits
2. Fishery Management Plan Amendment for Stock Rebuilding and
Specific Rebuilding Programs for Lingcod, Bocaccio, and Pacific Ocean
Perch (Public Hearing)
3. Final Harvest Levels for 2000
4. Regulatory Amendment to Establish an Observer Program
5. Review of Stock Assessment Process and Stocks to be Assessed in
2000
6. Terms of Reference for Harvest Policy Workshop
7. Management Measures for 2000
8. Status of Fisheries and Inseason Adjustments (If Necessary)
9. Control Date for Groundfish Limited Entry
10. Strategic Plan for Groundfish
11. Groundfish Priorities and Schedules
H. Administrative and Other Matters
1. Report of the Budget Committee
2. Status of Legislation
3. Appointments
4. Draft Agenda for March 2000
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any
issues arising after publication of this document 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 Mr. John S. Rhoton at (503) 326-
6352 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 7, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-26837 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am]
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