[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 50047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13990]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081706C]


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 committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Crab 
Plan Team will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 13, 14 and 15, 2006. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Captain Cook Hotel, Quadrant 
Room, 4th and K Street, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
September 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, September 14, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, September 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    The agenda includes the following: Review crab overfishing 
definitions; review NMFS and Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) 
surveys; review model and assessment results from Bristol Bay Red King 
Crab and Bering Sea Snow Crab; review and compile the Stock Assessment 
Fishery Evaluation Report; make recommendations on crab bycatch and 
Essential Fish Habitat considerations; discuss issues and timing for 
May 2007 meetings; other 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 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 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, (907) 271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 18, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-13990 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]
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