[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 5649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1408]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 013006D]


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 Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Coastal 
Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic Species 
Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold joint and separate work sessions, 
focused on Krill management and other fishery-related matters, which 
are open to the public.

DATES: The CPSMT and the CPSAS will meet in a joint session on 
Wednesday, February 22, 2006, from 9 a.m. until 12 noon, and will meet 
separately from 1 p.m. until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at NMFS Southwest Regional Office, 
501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802, (562) 980-
4000.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the joint session is 
to review a draft Environmental Assessment and Amendment 12 to the 
Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan regarding krill 
management. The CPSAS and CPSMT will also review the status of ongoing 
CPS fisheries and marine protected area issues. During separate 
afternoon sessions, the CPSAS and CPSMT will elect officers for 2006 
and will develop recommendations for presentation to the Council at the 
March 2006 Council meeting. Additionally, the CPSMT will develop plans 
for completing the 2006 CPS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 
document.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting 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

    The 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 5 
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. E6-1408 Filed 2-1-06; 8:45 am]
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