[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 57928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16142]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092606F]


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.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly 
Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) and Highly Migratory Species 
Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) will hold a joint work session, which is open 
to the public.

DATES: The HMSMT/HMSAS work session will be held on Thursday, November 
2, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Friday, November 3, 2006, 
beginning at 8:30 a.m. until business is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work sessions will be held at the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Green Room, 8604 
La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037; telephone: (858) 546-7000.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMSMT/HMSAS work session will review 
U.S. and Canadian albacore catch and effort data including an industry 
discussion of data use, and highly migratory species (HMS)-related 
topics that are scheduled to appear on the Council's November 12-17, 
2006 meeting agenda. These topics include final action on HMS 
management measures for the April 1, 2007-March 31, 2009, management 
period; HMS fishery management plan amendment to address overfishing of 
bigeye tuna; review of exempted fishing permit proposals for the 2007 
season; and potential overfishing status determination for yellowfin 
tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The two committees may also plan 
future workload, including recommendations for future meetings.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. 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

    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.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 26, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-16142 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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