[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25151-25152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6442]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042506C]


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 Crab Plan Team.

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SUMMARY: The Crab Plan Team will meet at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 16-18, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE. Bldg 4, Seattle, WA 98115.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The team's agenda includes the following: 
Membership issues, election of vice-chair, discussion of need for 
additional Crab Plan Team members; trawl survey overview and review of 
2005-06 fisheries - Norton Sound, Bristol Bay red king crab bycatch 
data; detailed review of snow crab assessment; review of preliminary 
analysis of crab overfishing definition revisions; Center for 
Independent Experts review of crab overfishing analysis; economic 
review of crab fisheries data from Crab Rationalization program, review 
of stock assessment models, projection of status of stocks; Bering Sea 
Crab Essential Fish Habitat measures considered by the Council (St. 
Matthew blue king crab and Eastern Bering Sea snow crab discussion 
paper); summer research issues/schedules; discuss finalized state/
federal action plan and timeline for fall Total Allocation Catch (TAC) 
setting; review of recent Alaska Board of Fisheries actions on Bering 
Sea Tanner crab TAC and Community Development Quota (CDQ) fishery 
management plan; discussion of Stock Assessment Fishery Evaluation and 
other reporting issues; other issues/new business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will

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be restricted to those issues specifically identified 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 Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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: April 25, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-6442 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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