[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61790-61791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5899]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 102005A]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (NPFMC) Gulf of 
Alaska (GOA) and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BS/AI) groundfish plan 
teams will meet in Seattle.

DATES: The meetings will be held on November 14-18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Bldg. 4, Room 2039 (BS/AI Plan Team) 
and Room 2076 (GOA Plan Team), Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, Diana Stram, NPFMC, 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday, 
November 14, and continue through Friday, November 18.
    The Teams will prepare the final Economic Stock Assessment Fishery 
Evaluation (SAFE) report, Ecosystem chapter, GOA and BSAI Groundfish 
SAFE reports and recommend Final acceptable biological catch 
Specifications for 2006/07 Groundfish fisheries.
    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 NPFMC's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen,

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(907) 271-2809, at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 20, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5899 Filed 10-25-05; 8:45 am]
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