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North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; Correction

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 [Federal Register: September 25, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 186)]
[Notices]
[Page 57592-57593]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091200B]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings;
Correction

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings; correction.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public meetings. This document corrects
notice document published in the Federal Register on September 18,
2000.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Monday October 2, 2000, through
Tuesday October 9, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Centennial Building, 330
Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK, unless otherwise posted at the Centennial
Building and on the Council's website: www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Council staff, telephone: 907-271-
2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Correction

    This notice was previously published in the Federal Register on
Monday, September 18, 2000 (65 FR 56295). The previous notice contained
numerous errors and agenda items were inadvertently omitted. This
notice is being re-published in its entirety.
    The Council's Advisory Panel will begin at 8 a.m., Monday, October
2, and continue through Thursday, October 5. The Scientific Committee
will begin on Tuesday, October 3, and continue through Wednesday,
October 4.
    The Council will begin their plenary session at 8 a.m. on
Wednesday, October 4, continuing through Monday, October 9. All
meetings are open to the public except Executive Sessions which may be
held during the week to discuss litigation and/or personnel matters.
    Council: The agenda for the Council's plenary session will include
the following issues. The Council may take appropriate action on any of
the issues identified.
    1. Reports:
    (a) Executive Director's Report.
    (b) State Fisheries Report by Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game.

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    (c) NMFS Management Report.
    (d) Enforcement and Surveillance reports by NMFS and the Coast
Guard.
    2. Pacific cod/Steller sea lion interactions: Progress report on
analysis.
    3. American Fisheries Act:
    (a) Update on the Environmental Impact Statement and rulemaking.
    (b) Final action on groundfish processing sideboards and Bering
Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock processing excessive share caps.
    (c) Report from industry on Pacific cod sideboard issues.
    (d) Consider emergency rule for implementation in 2001.
    (e) Review industry proposals relating to co-op contracts and
leasing rules and take action as appropriate.
    4. Halibut subsistence regulations: final action on alternatives.
    5. Halibut Charter Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program:
    (a) Preliminary review of draft analysis and progress report.
    (b) Discussion of Gulf of Alaska Coastal Community Coalitions
proposals with regard to halibut IFQs for communities.
    6. Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program:
    (a) Initial review of an amendment package to conform State of
Alaska and Federal regulations.
    (b) Review State of Alaska recommendations for CDQ allocations for
2001.
    7. Groundfish Management:
    (a) Recommend interim and preliminary harvest specifications for
2001 BSAI and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish fisheries.
    (b) Initial review of an amendment to allocate BSAI Pacific cod
among pot gear sectors.
    (c) Progress report on rationalization of the GOA groundfish
fisheries.
    8. Crab Management:
    (a) Review of Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation reports for
BSAI king and Tanner crab.
    (b) Progress report on crab co-op development and buyback program.
    9. Staff Tasking: Review progress on current staff tasking and
provide direction to staff.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action
will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the
agenda listed in this notice.

Advisory Meetings

    Advisory Panel: The agenda for the Advisory Panel will mirror that
of the Council listed above, with the exception of the reports under
Item 1.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee: The Scientific and
Statistical Committee will address the following items on the Council
agenda:
    1. Steller sea lion/Pacific cod interactions.
    2. Halibut Charter IFQ Program.
    3. CDQ Program
    4. All issues under Groundfish Management.
    5. All issues under Crab Management.

Other Committee/Workgroup & Industry Meetings

    During the meeting week, the following groups will hold meetings to
discuss various agenda issues of interest:

Halibut Charter IFQ Committee:

    Will meet 1-5 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2000.

Socio-economic Data Committee:

    Will meet 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, 2000.
    Other committees and workgroups may hold impromptu meetings
throughout the meeting week. Such meetings will be announced during
regularly-scheduled meetings of the Council, Advisory Panel, and SSC,
and will be posted at the hotel.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Helen Allen at 907-271-2809 at
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 20, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-24587 Filed 9-22-00; 8:45 am]
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