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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 120899E]

 
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) Scientific 
and Statistical Committee (SSC) Economic Subcommittee will hold a 
meeting which is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will begin on Thursday, January 13, 2000, at 1 p.m. 
and will continue through 4 p.m. Friday, January 14, 2000. The Thursday 
session may go into the evening until business for the day is 
completed. The Friday session will begin at 8 a.m. An opportunity for 
public comment will be provided at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to develop a 
discussion paper about overcapacity in Pacific coast groundfish 
fisheries and potential ways the Council may choose to consider to 
reduce capacity in these fisheries. The purpose of the discussion paper 
is to help the Council develop an understanding of the capacity 
problem, and highlight the methods, information, and resources needed 
for evaluating and developing capacity reduction programs.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this notice may come 
before the economic subcommittee for discussion, those issues will not 
be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and 
any issues arising after publication of this notice 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 SSC Economic Subcommittee'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 Mr. John Rhoton at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: December 10, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-32590 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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