[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 5648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1407]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 013006C]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council's Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee 
(PNCIAC).

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SUMMARY: The PNCIAC will convene a meeting on Thursday, February 23, 
2006, in Seattle, WA. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2006, from 9 
a.m. to 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Leif Erikson Hall, 2245 NW 
57th Street, Seattle, WA 98107 (in Ballard).
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Diana Stram, Council Staff, 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    1. Discussion and recommendation on the Alaska Crab Coalition (ACC) 
proposal before the Board of Fisheries to review and consider adjusting 
or eliminating the minimum total allowable catch (TAC) for reopening 
the Eastern District (Bristol Bay) bairdi fishery and other king crab 
fisheries.
    2. Discussion of Bristol Bay king crab harvest strategy and 2005 
season management concerns.
    3. Discussion of Bering Sea opilio crab harvest strategy and 
management concerns.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may be 
discussed, 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 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 Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 
working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 30, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-1407 Filed 2-1-06; 8:45 am]
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