[Federal Register: December 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 241)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[I.D. 120899B]

 
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Public Workshops

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

ACTION: Notice of workshops.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will present workshops on recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements for the Alaska groundfish fisheries.

DATES: Workshops will be held on several dates. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The workshops will be held at several locations. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION specific locations where the workshops will 
be held.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS and the U.S. Coast Guard North Pacific 
Regional Fisheries Training Center will present an integrated approach 
to clarify and simplify NMFS 2000 recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements for the Alaska groundfish fisheries, to introduce the new 
shoreside processor electronic logbook delivery report, and to provide 
information on required permits and instructions on completion and 
submittal of the logsheets and reporting forms to record information 
for the American Fisheries Act, open-access groundfish, Western Alaska 
Community Development Quota Program, Individual Fishing Quota Program, 
and the at-sea scale program. Instructions on completion of fish 
tickets and the Commercial Operators Annual Report will be presented by 
Alaska Department of Fish and Game staff. Comments from the fishing 
industry will be welcome on the recordkeeping and reporting program and 
on any related issues.

Special Accommodations

    These workshops will be physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Patsy Bearden at 907-586-7228 at 
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

Dates of Workshops

    Wednesday, December 15, 1999, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Alaska local 
time (A.l.t.);
    Thursday, December 16, 1999, 7 p.m., A.l.t.;
    Friday, December 17, 1999, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., A.l.t.;
    Thursday, January 6, 2000, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Washington local 
time; and
    Wednesday, February 9, 2000, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., A.l.t.

Location of Workshops

    December 15, 1999, Bidarka Inn, 575 Sterling Highway, Homer, AK;
    December 16, 1999, U.S. Coast Guard, North Pacific Regional 
Training Center, Kodiak, AK;
    December 17, 1999, U.S. Coast Guard, North Pacific Regional 
Training Center, Kodiak, AK;
    January 6, 2000, NMFS Alaska Fishery Science Center, 7600 Sand 
Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA; and
    February 9, 2000, Westmark Shee Atika Hotel, 300 Seward Street, 
Sitka, AK.

    Dated: December 9, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-32530 Filed 12-10-99; 4:54 pm]
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