[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 13968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3913]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031406D]


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 April 5-11, 2006 at the 
Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

DATES: The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday, 
April 3 and continue through Saturday April 8, 2006. The Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday April 3 and 
continue through Wednesday, April, 5, 2006.
    The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 
April 5, continuing through April 11, 2006. All meetings are open to 
the public except executive sessions. The Enforcement Committee will 
meet Tuesday, April 4, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Iliamna Room. The 
Ecosystem Committee will meet Tuesday, April 4, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
in the Iliamna Room.

ADDRESSES: Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, 
Alaska.
    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
    NMFS Enforcement Report
    Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) Report (includes Board of 
Fisheries (BOF) Adak cod action)
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
    Protected Species Report
    Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee
    2. Community Development Communities (CDQs): Review Governor's CDQ 
allcation recommendations: Status report on CDQ cost recovery program; 
Initial review/final action CDQ community eligibility regulatory 
amendment; Status report on Amendment 71.
    3. Improved Retention/Improved Utilization (IR/IU): Final action on 
Amendment 80; Discuss alternatives for Maximum Retainable Amounts (MRA) 
adjustments.
    4. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) Pacific Cod Allocations: Final 
action on Amendment 85.
    5. BSAI Trawl Catcher Vessel (CV) eligibility: review discussion 
paper and take action as necessary.
    6. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Rationalization: Review 
discussion paper on skipper/crew provisions; review Critical Path 
analysis; review other information and revise alternatives/options as 
appropriate.
    7. Halibut Guideline Harvest Levels (GHL): Final action on Halibut 
GHL regulations; Receive Halibut Charter Stakeholder Committee report 
and take action as necessary.
    8. Groundfish Management: Initial review of Environmental 
Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review to defer management of GOA Dark 
Groundfish; Review Experimental Fishery Permit for longline targeting 
of silvergrey rockfish; Progress report on BSAI Salmon Bycatch 
Amendment Package B; and Salmon Bycatch research workshop (SSC only).
    9. Crab Management: Crab Overfishing Definitions update. (SSC only)
    10. Scallop Management: Review and approve Scallop Stock Assessment 
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE).
    11. Ecosystem Based Management: Receive Committee report and take 
action as necessary.
    12. Research Priorities: Review and approve.
    13. Staff Tasking: Review Committees and tasking, refine Vessel 
Management System (VMS) alternatives.
    14. Other Business
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
    1. Salmon Research Workshop
    2. Groundfish Management
    3. Crab Overfishing
    4. Scallop SAFE report
    5. 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: March 14, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-3913 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am]
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