[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 72791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23736]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 112305C]


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Public 
Workshop

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

ACTION: Notice; public workshop.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will present a workshop on proposed catch-monitoring 
standards for the non-American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher/
processor sector. These standards are necessary to support proposed 
groundfish and prohibited species allocations to these sectors that are 
under consideration by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.

DATES: The workshop will be held on December 16, 2005, from 10 a.m. to 
1 p.m. local time.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Nordby Center, in 
Fishermen's terminal, 1711 W Nickerson St., Seattle, WA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Kinsolving, 928-774-4362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North Pacific Fisheries Management 
Council is developing proposed Amendment 80 to the Groundfish of the 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP). Amendment 80 would allocate prohibited species and target 
species other than Pacific cod and pollock to trawl catcher/processor 
vessels that are not qualified to fish for pollock under the AFA. One 
aspect of the analysis of alternatives being developed for Amendment 80 
includes options for catch monitoring, weighing, and accounting 
standards for the non-AFA trawl catcher/processor sector. On June 27, 
2005, NMFS conducted a workshop on the proposed standards and obtained 
comments from industry on various options. NMFS is conducting the 
December 16, 2005, workshop so that interested industry members may 
provide further guidance to NMFS on the development and implementation 
of these standards.
    This workshop is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Alan Kinsolving (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION).

    Dated: December 1, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-23736 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]
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