[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3484-3485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-732]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011806F]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Public 
Meetings

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

ACTION: Meetings of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and 
its advisory committees.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will hold public meetings February 6-14, 2006 at 
the Doubletree Hotel, 18740 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, WA 98188.

DATES: The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday, 
February 6 and continue through Saturday February 11, 2006. The 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on 
Monday February 6 and continue through Wednesday, February 8, 2006.
    The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 
February 8, continuing through February 14, 2006. All meetings are open 
to the public except executive sessions. The Ecosystem Committee will 
meet Tuesday, February 7, from 8 am to 12 pm. The Enforcement Committee 
will meet Tuesday, February 7, from 1 pm to 5 pm.

ADDRESSES: Doubletree Hotel, 18740 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, WA 
98188.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Council staff, Phone: 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council Plenary Session: The agenda for the 
Council's plenary session will include the following issues. The 
Council may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
    1. Reports
    Executive Director's Report
    NMFS Management Report
    U.S. Coast Guard Report
    Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) Report (includes Board of 
Fisheries (BOF) proposals and creel survey report).
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
    Protected Species Report (update on Consultation process)

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    2. Improved Retention/Improved Utilization (IR/IU): Final action on 
Amendment 80 (T).
    3. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) Pacific Cod Allocations: 
Initial review of Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact (EA/RIR) 
review.
    4. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Rationalization: Review other 
data and information and revise alternatives/options as appropriate.
    5. Observer Program: Committee report and Initial review of EA/RIR.
    6. Halibut Guideline Harvest Levels (GHLs): Committee report and 
Initial review of EA/RIR.
    7. American Fisheries Act (AFA): Review 2005 cooperative (co-op) 
reports and 2006 co-op agreements.
    8. Groundfish Management: Chiniak Gully experiment final review of 
EA; Review Exempted Fishery Permit (EFP); Review Other Species stock 
assessments (SSC only); Review Species of Concern assessments (SSC 
only); Lower Trophic Level Modeling Workshop (SSC only); Lower Trophic 
Level Modeling Workshop (SSC only).
    9. Research Priorities: Review and approve.
    10. Staff Tasking: Committees and tasking, discuss alternatives to 
change Maximum Retainable Amount (MRA) for the non-target AFA catcher 
processor fleet.
    11. Other Business
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
    1. BSAI Pacific cod Allocation.
    2. Observer Program.
    3. Groundfish Management.
    4. Research Priorities.
    The Advisory Panel will address the same agenda issues as the 
Council.

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 at 907-271-2809 at 
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 18, 2006.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc.E6-732 Filed 1-20-06; 8:45 am]
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