Fishery conservation and management: West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries— Northern anchovy,

[Federal Register: June 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 104)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 29689]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 052098A]

Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of Advisory Subpanel meeting and status of the northern anchovy fishery.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Coastal Pelagics Advisory Subpanel will meet with representatives of the Coastal Pelagics Planning Team to discuss the biomass estimate for northern anchovy, which was last completed in 1995.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 11, 1998, at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4313.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James J. Morgan at (562) 980-4036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the meeting, data showing trends in the estimated spawning biomass will be presented with an overview of historical abundance; the quotas available for harvest will be announced; and public comments will be received. All materials relating to the annual quotas will be forwarded to the Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee and will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Regional Administrator. The interim final quotas will be published in the Federal Register on or about August 1, 1998, with an opportunity for public comment.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to James J. Morgan at NMFS Regional Office (see ADDRESSES) by June 2, 1998.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: May 26, 1998. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98-14429Filed5-27-98; 4:22 pm]

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