[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17417-17418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1570]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040105A]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION:  Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly 
Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a work session, 
which is open to the public.

DATES:  The work session will be Thursday, May 12, 2005, from 1 p.m. 
until 5 p.m. and Friday, May 13, 2005, from 9 a.m. until business for 
the day is completed.

ADDRESSES:  The work session will be held at the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Large Conference 
Room, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, Room D-203, La Jolla, CA 92037, (858) 
546-7000
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The main purpose of this work session is for 
the HMSMT to review issues related to the implementation of the HMS 
fishery management plan and make recommendations to the Council on 
future action on these issues. Issues discussed could include the 
Council's response to overfishing of bigeye tuna and other HMS so 
declared in the future, developing sea turtle bycatch mitigation 
measures for the West Coast high seas longline fishery, establishing a 
limited entry program for the West Coast high seas longline fishery, 
implementation of an observer coverage plan, and review of exempted 
fishing permits, among others. This HMSMT

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work session is for the purpose of developing information for the 
Council's consideration at a future Council meeting; no management 
actions will be decided by the HMSMT at this work session.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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 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) 820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 1, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-1570 Filed 4-5-05; 8:45 am]
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