[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 55335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5140]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091505C]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Coastal Pelagic Species 
Fishery Management Plan Work Sessions Focused on 2006 Pacific Sardine 
Harvest Guideline and Krill Management Alternatives

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Coastal 
Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) and Coastal Pelagic Species 
Management Team (CPSMT) will hold separate work sessions, which are 
open to the public.

DATES: The CPSMT will meet Wednesday, October 5, 2005 from 9 a.m. until 
business for the day is completed. The CPSAS will meet Thursday, 
October 6, 2005 from 9 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Large Conference Room (A-
216), 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, Oregon 97220-1384.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPSMT and CPSAS will meet separately to 
review the 2005 Pacific sardine stock assessment and harvest guideline 
recommendation for the 2006 season, krill management alternatives, 
proposed fishing regulations in federal waters of the Channel Islands 
National Marine Sanctuary, and Vessel Monitoring System expansion 
alternatives. The CPSMT and CPSAS will develop recommendations on these 
items for presentation to the Council at the November 2005 Council 
meeting.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the CPSAS or CPSMT for discussion, 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 CPSAS's or CPSMT's 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 
five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 15, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5140 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]
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