Federal Register: December 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 250)
DOCID: FR Doc E3-00663
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DOCUMENT ID: [I.D. 122303C]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Meetings:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 is scheduled as a full day training opportunity for GMT members beginning at 8 a.m. The GMT session will reconvene from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, January 15 and 8 a.m. through noon Friday, January 16, 2004.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a work planning session which is open to the public.
SUMMARY:
Pacific Fishery Management Council,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The primary goal of the work planning exercise is to identify team members who will be responsible for the requisite GMT work products for development of the 200506 management measures. Harvest specifications and management measures for 200506 will not be discussed at this meeting. The GMT will consider the 2005 06 management measures at a subsequent public meeting tentatively scheduled for February, 2004.
Although nonemergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the GMT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal GMT action during this meeting. GMT action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the GMT'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) 8202280 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: December 23, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Mr. John DeVore, Groundfish Staff Officer; telephone: (503) 8202280.