[Federal Register: April 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 72)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040902A]

 
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 (Council) Coastal 
Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) will hold a work session, which 
is open to the public.

DATES: The CPSMT will meet Monday, April 29, 2002 and Tuesday, April 
30, 2002. On Monday, April 29th, the CPSMT will meet from 10 a.m. until 
5 p.m. On Tuesday, April 30th, the CPSMT will meet from 8 a.m. until 
business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the NMFS Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 
92037; telephone: (858) 546-7000. On Monday, April 29th, the CPSMT will 
meet in the large conference room, Room D-203. On Tuesday, April 30th, 
the CPSMT will meet in Room A-214.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Waldeck, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the work session is 
to initiate development of the 2002 stock assessment and fishery 
evaluation (SAFE) document for coastal pelagic species. The CPSMT will 
also discuss issues related to sea surface temperature and its affect 
on the Pacific sardine harvest guideline formula.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the CPSMT meeting 
agenda may come before the CPSMT for discussion, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal CPSMT action during this meeting. CPSMT 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 CPSMT's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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) 326-6352 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 9, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-9085 Filed 4-12-02; 8:45 am]
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