[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 81 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 22000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8524]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042505A]


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) Coastal 
Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) will hold a work session, which 
is open to the public. The CPSMT will meet Wednesday, May 18, 2005 from 
8 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

DATES: The CPSMT will meet Wednesday, May 18, 2005 from 8 a.m. until 
business for the day is completed.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPSMT will review the current Pacific 
mackerel stock assessment and develop harvest guideline and seasonal 
structure recommendations for the 2005-2006 fishery. The CPSMT will 
also review the 2005 CPS stock assessment and fishery evaluation (SAFE) 
document and analyses pertaining to a long-term allocation framework to 
apportion the annual Pacific sardine harvest guideline. Additionally, 
the CPSMT will develop recommendations for Council consideration at its 
June meeting in Foster City, CA review progress on development of 
management measures to regulate directed fisheries for krill, receive 
an update on Vessel Monitoring System issues, and address other 
assignments relating to coastal pelagic species management. No 
management actions will be decided by the CPSMT.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the CPSMT for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal CPSMT action during this meeting. CPSMT 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 CPSMT'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 Ms. Carolyn Porter at 503-820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 25, 2005.
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-8524 Filed 4-27-05; 8:45 am]
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