[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 49259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4608]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081705B]


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Notice of 
Crab Rationalization Program Public Workshop

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

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will present a public workshop on the new Crab 
Rationalization Program (Program) for participants in the Bering Sea 
and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) king and Tanner crab fisheries. At this 
workshop, NMFS will review the Program, discuss the key Program 
elements, provide information on the application process, and answer 
questions. This workshop is specifically intended to address issues 
related to the Arbitration System portion of the Program. NMFS is 
conducting this public workshop to assist participants in complying 
with the requirements of this new Program.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2005, from 
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Leif Erickson Hall, 2245 
Northwest 57th Street, Seattle, WA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn Merrill, telephone: 907-586-
7228; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 2, 2005, NMFS published a final 
rule implementing the Program as Amendments 18 and 19 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs 
(70 FR 10174).
    NMFS conducted four public workshops in March and April of 2005 in 
Alaska, Oregon, and Washington to assist fishery participants in 
complying with the requirements of the Program. At these workshops, 
NMFS reviewed the Program, discussed the key Program elements, and 
provided information on the application process. NMFS conducted an 
additional workshop on the Arbitration System in Seattle, WA, on May 9, 
2005.
    As with the May workshop, the September 1, 2005 workshop is 
intended to specifically focus on the Arbitration System. Elements 
related to economic data collection, monitoring and enforcement, 
electronic reporting, quota share and individual fishing quota 
application and transfer provisions, the appeals process, fee 
collection, and the loan program may be addressed secondarily. 
Additionally, NMFS will answer questions from workshop participants. 
For further information on the Crab Rationalization Program, please 
visit the NMFS Alaska Region Internet site at www.fakr.noaa.gov.

Special Accommodations

    This workshop is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for special accommodations should be directed to Glenn Merrill 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 working days before 
the workshop date.

    Dated: August 18, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-4608 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
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