[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3485-3486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-728]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011806C]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting/Workshop

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Groundfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel for 
Pacific hake (whiting) will hold a work session which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The Pacific hake (whiting) STAR Panel meeting will be held 
beginning 1 p.m., February 6, 2006. The meeting will continue on 
February 7, 2006 beginning at 8:30 a.m. through February 10, 2006. The 
meetings will end at 5 p.m. each day, or as necessary to complete 
business.

ADDRESSES: The Pacific hake (whiting) STAR Panel meeting will be held 
at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science 
Center, The Auditorium, 2725 Montlake Boulevard

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East, Seattle, WA 98112; telephone: 206-860-3200.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, Northwest Fisheries 
Science Center (NWFSC); telephone: 206-860-3480; or Mr. John DeVore, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: 503-820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review 
draft whiting stock assessment documents and any other pertinent stock 
information, work with the Stock Assessment Team to make necessary 
revisions to the draft whiting stock assessment, and produce a STAR 
Panel report for use by the Council family and other interested 
persons. No management actions will be decided by the STAR Panel. The 
STAR Panel's role will be development of recommendations and reports 
for consideration by the Council at its March meeting in Seattle, 
Washington.
    Entry to the NWFSC requires visitors to show a valid picture ID and 
register with security. A visitor's badge, which must be worn while at 
the NWFSC facility, will be issued to non-federal employees 
participating in the meeting.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the STAR Panel meeting participants for discussion, 
those issues may not be the subject of formal STAR Panel meeting action 
during this meeting. STAR Panel meeting 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 STAR Panel 
meeting participants' 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 five 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 18, 2006.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-728 Filed 1-20-06; 8:45 am]
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