[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 1876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-58]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 010605A]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting/Workshop

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Groundfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel for 
Pacific hake (Whiting) will hold a work session which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The Pacific hake (Whiting) STAR Panel meeting will be held 
beginning 1 p.m., February 1, 2005. The meeting will continue on 
February 2, 2005, beginning at 8:30 a.m. through February 3, 2005. The 
meetings will end at 5 p.m. each day, or as necessary to complete 
business.

ADDRESSES: The Pacific hake (Whiting) STAR Panel meeting will be held 
at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science 
Center, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112; telephone: 
206-860-3200.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, Northwest Fisheries 
Science Center (NWFSC); telephone: 206-860-3480; or Mr. John DeVore, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: 503-820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review 
draft whiting stock assessment documents and any other pertinent stock 
information, work with the Stock Assessment Team to make necessary 
revisions to the draft whiting stock assessment, and produce a STAR 
Panel report for use by the Council family and other interested 
persons. No management actions will be decided by the STAR Panel. The 
STAR Panel's role will be development of recommendations and reports 
for consideration by the Council at its March meeting in Sacramento, 
California.
    Entry to the NWFSC requires visitors to show a valid picture ID and 
register with security. A visitor's badge, which must be worn while at 
the NWFSC facility, will be issued to non-federal employees 
participating in the meeting.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the workshop participants for discussion, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal workshop action during this meeting. 
Workshop 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 Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the workshop participants' intent to take final 
action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This 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 503-820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 6, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-58 Filed 1-10-05; 8:45 am]
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