# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Public Workshop
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of workshop.
**SUMMARY:**
NMFS, Alaska Region, and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center will present a workshop at FISH EXPO concerning 2001 recordkeeping and reporting (R&R) requirements for the Alaska groundfish fisheries.
**DATES:**
The workshop will be held on Friday, November 17, 2000, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, local time, Seattle, WA.
**ADDRESSES:**
The workshop will be held in Room 310, FISH EXPO at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center, Seattle, WA.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The workshop will include discussion of proposed changes to the R&R requirements, codified at 50 CFR part 679, along with instructions for completion and submittal of the required forms and logsheets. Suggestions and feedback on existing procedures are welcome. Other R&R workshops are scheduled as follows; the times of these workshops will be decided at a later date.
1. January 4, 2001, NOAA/NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Building 9, Room A/B, Seattle, WA;
2. January 16, 2001, USCG Training Center, Kodiak, AK; and
3. January 18 and 19, 2001, Unalaska City Hall, Council Chambers, Unalaska, AK.
**Special Accommodations**
This workshop is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Patsy Bearden at 907-586-7008 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 28, 2000
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.