[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 9925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3939]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022305F]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council's Non-Target Species Committee.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Non-
Target Species Committee will meet at the Alaska Fishery Science Center 
(AFSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 14, 2005, from 10:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. and March 15, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the AFSC, 7600 Sand Point Way 
North East, Building 4, Room 2143, Seattle, WA 98115.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, Council staff, 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will: (1) review and provide 
comments on a discussion paper to separate the Gulf of Alaska and 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands other species category into squid, 
shark, skate, sculpins, and octopus groups for total allowable catch 
setting; (2) draft a problem statement for (target and non-target) 
rockfish management; and (3) draft an outline for a discussion paper to 
address problem(s) in the rockfish fisheries. The committee will report 
to the Council at the April 2005 Council meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified 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 Council's 
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 Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 
working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 24, 2005
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-3939 Filed 2-28-05; 8:45 am]
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