[Federal Register: May 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 84)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 042699C]

 
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) Ad-Hoc 
Allocation Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting which is open to 
the public.

DATES: The meeting will begin on Tuesday, May 25, 1999, at 8 a.m. and 
will continue through Wednesday, May 26, 1999, as necessary.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery Management 
Council Office, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR.
     Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Walker, Fishery Management 
Analyst; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to develop 
preliminary options for allocations involved in rebuilding plans for 
lingcod and bocaccio rockfish. The Committee will discuss allocations 
of lingcod and bocaccio rockfish between the recreational and 
commercial fisheries and between gear sectors of the limited entry 
fleet. The Committee will begin work on a report to present to the 
Council at its June meeting. The Committee will also review a draft 
Request for Proposals for an external facilitator to assist the Council 
in long-term strategic planning for groundfish management.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically identified in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. John Rhoton at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 27, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-11027 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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