[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 38864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10732]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070506E]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ad Hoc 
Salmon Amendment Committee (SAC) will hold a meeting to review a 
preliminary draft Environmental Assessment for an amendment to the 
Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP) addressing the issue 
of de minimis ocean fisheries during periods of depressed Klamath River 
fall Chinook stock status. The SAC will discuss preliminary analyses of 
the alternatives and initiate discussions to recommend a preferred 
alternative for the Council's September 11-15, 2006 meeting in Foster 
City, CA. The SAC meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, August 9, 2006, from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council office, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Salmon Management 
Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council; (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to review a 
preliminary draft Environmental Assessment for an amendment to the 
Salmon FMP addressing the issue of de minimis ocean fisheries during 
periods of depressed Klamath River fall Chinook stock status. This 
issue required a emergency implementation of the 2006 ocean salmon 
season. The development of an amendment is intended to avoid the need 
for an emergency rule in the future. The alternatives reviewed at this 
meeting will be the basis for developing a preferred alternative, which 
the Council is scheduled to adopt for public review and further 
analysis at its September 11-15, 2006 meeting in Foster City, CA.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the SAC for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically listed 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 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 Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 5, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-10732 Filed 7-7-06; 8:45 am]
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